(HBO) – Lac Thuy district in the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh aims to have from 150 – 200 hectares of safe vegetables by 2020, with more than half of the products to be sold outside the province. To that end, the province has implemented the planning on centralised production areas, built mechanised application models and applied VietGAP standards in communes, especially those with big areas of crops.
The Lac Long safe
vegetable cooperative is one of the largest waxy pumpkin production areas in
Lac Thuy district.
Currently, Lac Thuy has over 4.5 hectares of safe vegetables, mostly in Lac
Long and Dong Tam communes. After more than two years of implementation of the
project on restructuring the agricultural sector towards higher added value and
sustainable development in Lac Thuy district during 2016-2020, local people’s
lives have been ensured. Many models of safe vegetable production models have each
generated more than 100 million VND annually, contributing to raising income
and generating jobs for local people.
The district mainly cultivates high-value industrial plants like waxy pumpkin,
pumpkin and chili. The total area of chili in the district exceeds 12 hectares,
mainly in Dong Tam, Chi Ne and Khoan Du communes with a cumulative area
amounting to 5 hectares.
To ensure product consumption for local farmers, Lac Thuy signed a contract
with Vietnam Chili Ltd., Co. which buys all products of local farmers with a
price of 5,500 VND per kg. The company even purchases the products with a price
equivalent to 80 percent of market price in case of price changes.
Apart from chili, Lac Thuy has also expanded production on waxy pumpkin and
pumpkin. The district now has 10.5 hectares of pumpkin in Lac Long and Hung Thi
communes. This year, round pumpkins were
sold to Truong Son JSC at a price of 3,500 VND per kg. /.
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.
