By the end of June 2024, Hoa Binh province has 9 processed seafood products
recognized with OCOP 3 and 4 star standards. Building and developing OCOP
products is one of the important solutions to develop sustainable aquaculture.
Developing OCOP products helps increase the value of aquatic products. Photo taken in Binh Thanh commune, Cao Phong district, Hoa Binh province.
With a large hydroelectric lake, Hoa Binh is one of the five provinces with the greatest potential in the country for economic development of lake fisheries. In recent years, Hoa Binh province has issued policies to encourage and support the development of sustainable cage fish farming; building the brands "Da River Fish - Hoa Binh" and "Da River Shrimp - Hoa Binh" (certified by the Department of Intellectual Property).
In addition, Hoa Binh province promoted the development of OCOP aquatic products and brought practical results in promoting and consuming the products. Up to now, Hoa Binh province has 9 processed products (fish fillets, fish floss) certified with OCOP, including: 5 products with 4 stars and 4 products with 3 stars.
In 2023, Da River black carp and Da River barbel fish are products of Da Giang ECO Cooperative, Tien Phong commune, Da Bac district that are recognized as 3-star OCOP products. With 5 hamlets bordering Hoa Binh hydroelectric lake, cage fish farming has developed in this commune.
Comrade Bui Khac Vinh, Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Da Bac district, Hoa Binh province said: Building OCOP products on fisheries is one of the important solutions that the district has been implementing to develop OCOP products. Develop cage fish farming commensurate with its potential and advantages.
Comrade Luong Thanh Hai, Director of Hoa Binh Provincial Department of Fisheries said: Currently, the Agriculture and Rural Development sector focuses on testing cage fish farming models according to VietGAP standards; build and develop OCOP products to improve product quality and value. Besides, build chain link models from seed production, farming, processing, and marketing. Encourage the development of cooperatives, linking production with product consumption in a concentrated, large-scale manner associated with the application of quality standards.
After more than four years of implementing a project launched by the Hoa Binh Party Committee’s Standing Board on developing agriculture and promoting product consumption linked with building new-style rural areas for the 2021-2025 period, the province’s industry and trade sector has made significant strides, greatly contributing to local socio-economic development.
Luong Son district has identified 2025 as the year for the accelerated breakthrough to successfully implement the socio-economic development plan for the 5-year period from 2021 to 2025. The district has been focusing on executing the plans and trying to achieve a GRDP growth rate of approximately 15%.
Since the beginning of this year, under the direction of the Department of Agriculture and Environment, the Sub-Department of Agricultural, Forestry, and Fishery Product Quality Management has strengthened the integration of the professional activities to promote and guide the organizations and individuals in the production and trading of agricultural, forestry, and fishery products to comply with the legal regulations regarding the use of chemicals, pesticides and veterinary medicines in crop cultivation, livestock farming and aquaculture. They also provide guidance to processing and manufacturing establishments on keeping the records to trace the product origins and using food additives from the approved list according to the regulations.
Hoa Binh province saw a significant rise in state budget revenue in the first two months of 2025, heard a meeting chaired by Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Quach Tat Liem.
Ha Thi Ha Chi, a 26-year-old graduate in law, has taken an unconventional path by returning to her hometown in Mai Chau district to establish the Tong Dau Cooperative, creating stable jobs for local women and bringing Thai ethnic brocade weaving to the global market.
As the Lunar New Year 2025 approached, pork prices surged, creating a profitable season for farmers in Tan Vinh commune, Luong Son district. Taking advantage of the rising demand, Can Minh Son, a farmer from Coi hamlet, sold over 30 pigs at 69,000 VND/kg, each weighing more than 100 kg. After deducting expenses, his family earned a profit of over 50 million VND.
