On June 6th, the Farmers' Union of Tan Lac District collaborated with the Provincial Farmers' Support Center to organize the grand opening of the safe agricultural produce store in Tan Lac District.
Hoa Binh is implementing a series of solutions in order to early start work on and finish important projects, focusing on accelerating the progress of site clearance, resettlement construction, conversion of forest and rice land, and implementing related procedures in accordance with regulations. The province is developing a detailed plan to remove difficulties for each project to realise the goal of capital disbursement. The effectiveness of directing investment projects has been made a criterion to evaluate the performance of agencies, units and their heads.
The implementation of the "One Commune, One Product” (OCOP) programme in Hoa Binh province has helped local companies, cooperatives, along with production and business establishments boost the development of their key and typical products, as well as the rural industries and services they are strong at. Science and technology have played an important role in the fast and sustainable development of OCOP products.
Ngo Kim Quyen, from Dong Tien commune, Hoa Binh city, has earned a stable income from cordyceps – a three-star OCOP product.
Learning by himself, Mr. Ngo Kim Quyen in Dong Tien ward, Hoa Binh city, Hoa Binh province has successfully cultured cordyceps. The product meets OCOP 3-star standards.
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.
Recently, non-cash payment in the province has developed quite strongly, being present in most business, buying and selling and exchange activities. Non-cash transferring activities not only take place in the stores, the service and manufacturing establishments, but they are increasingly popular in many small businesses, something that was rare in the past.
Building OCOP products is part of the measures that Hoa Binh has worked out to improve the values of local fisheries as well as promote sustainable development of the sector.
With a determination to becoming wealthy at his home village, Xa Ngoc Hung, a young Muong ethnic man, who is director of the Da Giang Eco Cooperative in Tien Phong commune, Da Bac district, has succeeded in developing fish cage farming on the Da River, bringing high profit.
Huu Nghi (friendship) street has been an outstanding residential area in Vu Ban town, Lac Son district, with the "cultural family” status bestowed on at least 99% of the local households for years.
Over the past time, with various good and creative ways of doing, farmers' associations at all levels in Hoa Binh province have promoted their role as a bridge to help members develop the economy, reduce poverty, and effectively implement the new-style rural area building movement, thus contributing to giving a facelift to rural areas.
Hop Tien commune’s wild honey product is one of the two first 4-star One Commune – One Product (OCOP) items of Kim Boi district.
Currently, farmers in Kim Boi district are busy harvesting various types of melon, such as honeydew melon, cucumber, and watermelon. The cultivation of these plants has so far helped farmers maximise land use, enhance production value per unit area, and contribute to the restructuring of local crops.
Bui Hai Nguyen, a young farmer in Lien Hong 1 village, Khoan Du commune, Lac Thuy district, has made a good example of youth startup as he takes advantage of e-commerce to promote local chili.
Kim Boi mineral water has been known as a precious natural gift bestowed upon the district of Kim Boi. Kim Boi mineral water is extracted from limestone beds formed 250 million years old at a depth of 175.5m with a temperature of 36.5°C. It contains many minerals useful for human health such as calcium, sodium and magnesium.
Hoa Binh has paid due attention to fire prevention at local industrial parks through promoting communications work to raise businesses’ awareness of fire safety, and guiding them how to well implement related regulations.
The provincial Administrative Reform Steering Committee (ARSC) held a conference on May 7 to evaluate the results of the Public Administrative Reform (PAR) Index, the Satisfaction Index of Public Administrative Services (SIPAS), and the Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI) for 2023; and to discuss ways to improve indexes for 2024 and the subsequent years. Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee and head of the ARSC Bui Van Khanh chaired the event.
Kudzu powder product of Nhuan Trach agricultural services and starch processing cooperative in Dong Se hamlet, Nhuan Trạch commune, Luong Son district was certified as meeting One Commune One Product (OCOP)’s 3-star standard last year. For local residents, kudzu is a crop that helped them improve income, alleviate hunger and reduce poverty. The certification of the product is a prerequisite for local households to continue their production and expand their market.
Yen Thuy district has effectively implemented a project to support the construction of model new-style rural residential areas and gardens under the national target programme on new-style rural area building for 2021-2025.
With favourable climate and land advantages, the agriculture sector in Hoa Binh has been attracting investment from enterprises, organisations, and cooperatives, gradually asserting the position of some local specialties in the international market.
Currently, Luong Son district counts 905 business establishments operating in industry and handicraft, helping generate jobs and stable incomes for local labourers.
Hoa Binh scored the highest points in two out of the eight indicators of the Public Administrative Reform (PAR) Index ranking in 2023 that the Ministry of Home Affairs announced on April 17.
A working delegation from Hoa Binh province led by Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Bui Van Khanh is attending a programme to popularise Vietnamese products in the US and Canada on April 20-28.