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.
Beyond pig farming, safe vegetable cultivation in Dong Chui hamlet has provided stable incomes for dozens of households, further strengthening the movement for outstanding farmers in production and business.
For Can Minh Son, livestock farming has been a family tradition for years. With 100-120 pigs per batch, his family has built a well-structured pig farm with biogas facilities. To diversify income, they also run a grocery store and rent accommodations for workers near the Luong Son Industrial Park.
Another standout farmer is Hoang Van Nhi from Rut hamlet, who has earned the provincial-level Outstanding Farmer title for many years. With 20 years of experience, he has expanded his farm from a few dozen pigs to over 200, including 100 porkers, 20 breeding sows, and 100 hybrid wild boars. His disease prevention and circular farming methods have ensured stability and high productivity. In 2024, his pig farming business generated over 2 billion VND in revenue, yielding a net profit of approximately 600 million VND.
According to Dinh Minh Quy, Vice Chairman of the Tan Vinh Farmers’ Association, the movement for outstanding farmers in production and business has received widespread participation. Currently, the commune has dozens of pig farms with herds ranging from 100 to 200 pigs. Additionally, many farmers focus on poultry farming and safe vegetable production.
To empower local farmers, the association actively promotes policies encouraging vocational training, modern agricultural techniques, and technological applications to enhance productivity and product quality. It also offers career counseling, business development support, and cooperative formation assistance.
The association has partnered with organisations to identify training needs and organise vocational courses in safe vegetable farming and livestock breeding. Additionally, it has initiated projects under the Farmers' Support Fund, currently managing three loan projects totaling 1.2 billion VND, benefiting 30 households. Furthermore, the association maintains three loan groups linked to the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies with a total outstanding loan of 5 billion VND (120 borrowers) and five loan groups connected to Agribank, with a total outstanding loan of 17 billion VND (218 borrowers).
Besides livestock and crop production, the association encourages handicrafts, tourism, and service industries. Currently, two cooperatives with over 20 members specialize in bamboo and rattan weaving, generating a monthly income of 3.5 - 5 million VND per worker.
As of 2024, the Tan Vinh Farmers' Association boasts 594 members, with 226 recognised as outstanding farmers. The commune has eliminated poverty among its members, achieving an average annual income of 64 million VND per person.
According to data from the Hoa Binh Provincial Party Committee, the industrial production index for the first six months of 2025 is estimated to have increased by 20% compared to the same period last year. This marks the highest year-on-year growth rate for this period since 2020.
In the first six months of 2025, Hoa Binh province’s export turnover was estimated at 1.145 billion USD, marking an 18.11% increase compared to the same period in 2024. Import turnover was estimated at $ 804 million, a 17.15% increase, which helped the province maintain a positive trade balance.
The lives of the ethnic minority farmers in Tan Lac district have gradually improved thanks to the new directions in agricultural production. This is a testament to the collective strength fostered through the professional associations and groups implemented by various levels of the district’s Farmers’ Union.
With the motto the "product quality comes first,” after nearly one year of establishment and operation, Muong village’s Clean Food Agricultural and Commercial Cooperative, located in Cau Hamlet, Hung Son Commune (Kim Boi district), has launched reputable, high-quality agricultural products to the market that are well-received by consumers. The products such as Muong village’s pork sausage, salt-cured chicken, and salt-cured pork hocks have gradually carved out a place in the market and they are on the path to obtaining the OCOP certification.
In the past, the phrase "bumper harvest, rock-bottom prices" was a familiar refrain for Vietnamese farmers engaged in fragmented, small-scale agriculture. But today, a new spirit is emerging across rural areas of Hoa Binh province - one of collaboration, organisation, and collective economic models that provide a stable foundation for production.
Maintaining growing area codes and packing facility codes in accordance with regulations is a mandatory requirement for agricultural products to be eligible for export. Recently, the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Hoa Binh province has intensified technical supervision of designated farming areas and packing facilities to safeguard the "green passport" that enables its products to access international markets.
