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.
The green-skinned pomelos from Tan Lac district have been
packaged and labeled before being exported to the EU market.
Along with
this, the process of guiding the evaluation of the establishments for
certification of compliance with the safety conditions has been intensified.
Since the beginning of 2025, the Sub-Department has guided, evaluated, and
issued the food safety certification to 5 establishments involved in the
production and trading of agricultural, forestry, and fishery products; evaluated
and issued 2 certificates for the establishments selling pesticides, and 2
certificates for the establishments selling fertilizers in the province’s
agricultural supply businesses; and issued 16 certificates confirming the
product safety in the supply chain for agricultural, forestry, and fishery
businesses in the province. Additionally, technical support was provided to RYB
Company and ECO Company to export 12 tons of pomelos to the EU, UK, and US
markets.
In compliance
with Circular No. 38/2018/TT-BNNPTNT dated December 25, 2018, and Circular No.
17/2024/TT-BNNPTNT dated November 28, 2024, from the Ministry of Agriculture
and Environment, the Agriculture and Environment sector in Hoa Binh Province
has conducted the assessments and evaluations of 6 agricultural, forestry, and
fishery production and trading establishments. The results showed that 5
establishments met the standards, and 1 establishment did not meet the
standards.
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.
