(HBO) - The Hoa Binh Cooperative Alliance on December 25 organised a supply-demand connection conference, attracting the participation of 30 cooperatives and 150 delegates representing 30 retailers and distributors of farm produce in the province.
Representatives of the Hoa Binh
Cooperative Alliance, participating enterprises and cooperatives sign a
memorandum of understanding on cooperation.
The conference featured 30
stalls from the cooperatives that showcase products like food, fresh fruit,
medical tea, and handicrafts. Many of the goods meet the VietGAP and
local-level "One Commune, One Product” standards.
Participating enterprises
included those looking for stable material plantations like the Van Ho food
processing company, Voganic organic farming company, and Biobee Vietnam limited
company, as well as those operating in farm produce retail and distribution
like the Phuc Thinh Food.
At the event, participants
focused their discussion on development potential of cooperative-made products
and distribution demand from enterprises and supermarkets in Hoa Binh and other
localities. Sides involved took the occasion to sign a memorandum of
understanding, laying a basis for the future singing of partnership and
investment contracts and the formation of cooperative – enterprise supply
chains./.
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.
