(HBO) – Da Bac is a mountainous district with intertwined hills, mountains, rivers and streams, leading to many narrow strips and steep topography. This variable terrain causes difficulties for not only transport but also natural resources exploitation and economic development.

The inter-hamlet road in Tan Pheo commune has met local transport, trading and socio-economic development demand.

Forests are the most valuable asset of Da Bac, which is home to the largest natural area compared to that of other districts in Hoa Binh province, and most of the area is forest land – 65.12 percent or more than 50,660ha. Forests are "green lungs”, and they also provide humans with precious produce nurtured by their own diverse resources.

Developing forest-based economic activities has been and will remain a suitable development direction for the district. From now to 2050, Da Bac plans to turn forest-based activities into a spearhead economic sector and continue consolidating the four local socio-economic pillars of forest-based economic activities, livestock and crop production by farming households, herbal plant development, and tourism.

As a district with the highest household poverty rate in Hoa Binh – 51.75 percent in 2015, Da Bac faces numerous challenges to the realisation of the resolution of the provincial Party Congress for the 2015-2020 tenure. Amid limited resources, the district’s Party organisation and administration consider developing road transport infrastructure as the top priority.

So far, all communes in Da Bac have had roads helping their centres accessible by car. Up to 98 percent of the district-managed roads, 97 percent of inter-commune roads, 70 percent of inter-hamlet roads, and 72 percent of roads in local villages have been paved. More roads crossing fields have been built or renovated, over 1,260km of the roads managed by district and communal authorities have received regular maintenance, and Provincial Road 433 has continued to be upgraded.

Aside from the resolve to invest in infrastructure to boost socio-economic development, Da Bac district has also paid attention to improving people’s awareness. Realising the necessity to escape from poverty on their own, local residents are determined to overcome hardships and not to rely on external support.

From 2015 to 2019, the household poverty rate here decreased by 4.9 percent annually on average to 32 percent at the end of last year. Compared to 2015, per capita income surged 160 percent to 27.5 million VND (nearly 1,200 USD) in late 2019./.

 


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