(HBO) – The farmers’ association of Hoa Binh province has held a conference to review the 10-year implementation of a project on enhancing the effectiveness of the farmer support fund from 2011 – 2020, farmers’ campaigns in the first nine months of this year and the implementation of goals for the remaining months.
Leaders of the Hoa Binh farmers’ association present certificates of merit to organisations and individuals in recognition oftheir outstanding achievements in raising and managing the farmer support fund from 2011 – 2020.
The fund increased to nearly 35.9 billion VND from about 1.5 billion VND10years ago whenthe project was launched. It has provided interest-free loans worth around 134.8 billion VND for 527 projects, helping thousandsoffarmer members expand production and create employments.
Statistics show that annual income of farmers in the province averages more than 40 million VND in 2020, compared tothenearly 15 million VND in 2011. Loans taken out from the fund have been used properly and effectively with interest and principal paid on schedule.
The farmers’ association has cooperated with the Hoa Binh branches of Agribank, the Bank for Social Policies and Lien Viet Post Bank to provide easier access to loans for local farmers. More than 3 trillion VND worth of loans have been taken out by hundreds of thousands of farmer households to expand production thanks to these joint efforts.
During the event, attendees outlined achievements as well as challenges of the projects over the last decade. The association announced it had adopted four major tasks and solutions to develop and enhance the effectiveness of the farmer support fund. Awareness campaign will be accelerated to further promote the importance of the fund to farmers.
The association also took the occasion to honour six organisations and six individuals in recognition oftheir outstanding contributions to raising and managing the fund from 2011 to 2020./.
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.
