(HBO) - From the beginning of the year until now, the Program on loan for clean water and environmental sanitation implemented in the province has loaned 3,650 turns of households with the loan turnover of over 66 billion VND; the turnover of the debt collection has reached over 37 billion VND. By the end of June, the total debit balance of the program was over 433 billion VND with 35,714 households having the debit balance. From this source, the households have invested in building the facilities of clean water and sanitation.
From preferential loans, the people in Yen Thuong commune (Cao Phong) have invested in building the facilities of clean water and sanitation to improve the quality of life.
This is the fourth largest program of the debit balance out of 20 preferential credit programs being implemented in the province. In fact, in recent years, the credit program of the clean water and environmental sanitation has actively contributed to improving the living conditions, the health, the quality of life and the rural environmental sanitation for people, changing the face of the rural areas and actively participating in the environmental criteria in new rural construction.
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.
