(HBO) – Members of the Duong Nam agricultural, forestry services cooperative in Phu Thanh commune, Lac Thuy district, Hoa Binh province are now busy with cultivating its orange areas that are likely to produce abundant crops this year. The oranges grown by Duong Nam cooperative are renowned for their signature flavour and sweet taste, helping them gain a strong foothold in the market in recent years.
A leader of Duong Nam
cooperative in Phu Thanh commune, Lac Thuy district, discusses with a cooperative member about orange
farming techniques to ensure the fruit’s safety.
The cooperative
was founded in June, 2017,with Duong Ngoc Chuc as the director. Its members have since joined hands to grow high-quality and high-value agricultural
products on an area of 13 hectares, including eight hectares of orange, four hectares of grapefruit and one hectare of tea.
The cooperative
believes the product quality and consumers’ confidence are two factors driving its sustainable development. That is why its members
have been using safe and clean practices in cultivating citrus fruit trees,
particularly orange, with restricted use of pesticides. To improve the orange’s
yield, the cooperative has regularly fertilised the trees with soybeans and
used biopesticides like ginger, garlic and chilli.
Last year, the
cooperative produced 100 tonnes of safe orange and purchased another 600 tonnes to supply to Hanoi and major
supermarket chains such as BigC and Lotte. Its revenue exceeded 4 billion VND
and its members earned 5 – 6 million VND on average per person per month.
It has been
honoured as an outstanding organisation by the provincial Cooperative
Alliance./.
During the two days of November 14th – 15th, at the Provincial Cultural Palace, the Department of Industry and Trade organized a conference to connect the product consumption of the ethnic minorities and the mountainous areas in 2024. There was the attendance of the representatives of leaders of a number of departments, branches, businesses, manufacturers and distributors inside and outside the province.
The One Commune One Product (OCOP) programme is reshaping the rural economy of Lac Son district, helping improve living standards, particularly among the ethnic minority communities in remote areas of Lac Son district.
The Van Mai dam xanh (Bangana lemassoni) fish has long been famous for its unique and delicious flavour, earning a spot on the menus of many restaurants and attracting food connoisseurs. In recent years, residents in Van Mai commune, Mai Chau district, have expanded their fish farming areas and striven to build a strong reputation for their product. They are also working to establish it as an OCOP (One Commune, One Product) item to increase their income.
Outstanding rural industrial products of Hoa Binh province in 2024 were recently honoured and granted certificates, becoming a source of pride for producers and also a boost for local economic development. The honourees are all deeply imbued with the local cultural identity and boast considerable commercial potential, helping popularise the image of Hoa Binh to domestic and international consumers. This is also a solid stepping stone for rural industrial establishments to develop.
In the first 10 months of 2024, Hoa Binh city made significant progress in job creation and labour exports, sending 112 workers abroad through partnerships with authorised recruitment firms.
An award ceremony to announce the official certification for Mai Chau district’s Bangana lemassoni fish, a specialty of the locality because of its unique flavour, was held recently in the district.
