(HBO) – Located on a hill in Hoa Nghia Ward, Hoa Binh City, Hoa Binh Biopharm JSC has actively applied science in agriculture, especially medicinal herb farming.
The firm was established in July 2013 and a few months later in
2014, it took a brave step to start a study on multiplying and cultivating
cordyceps on organic substances.
On April 10, 2014, it received Certificate No.1/DNKH from the
provincial Department of Science and Technology recognizing it as a company of
science and technology, the first of its kind in the province.
Since then, the department has been creating many opportunities
for the firm in its research and development.
Workers
of Hoa Binh Biopharm JSC tend cordyceps.
The firm’s director Dang Thi Phuong Hao said that the company has
completed the study on multiplying and cultivating cordyceps on organic
substances in May 2015; and its findings were verified and recognised by the
provincial science council. Since then, the company produced hundreds kilogrammes
of fresh cordyceps every year to supply for the production of medicine and
supplementary foods in some domestic pharmaceutical enterprises.
Hoa Binh Biopharm also has its own cordycep products which were
tested on guinea pigs at the Hanoi Medical University and proven to be safe for
human.
The company has been conducting various studies on multiplying and
cultivating several indigenous orchids, morinda officinalis, solanum
procumbens, Yacon, golden eye-grass, jiaogulan, Ming aralia, and dioscorea
hamiltonii./.
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.
