(HBO) - The People's Committee of Hoa Binh province held a conference to promote supply and demand and popularise its products in Hai Phong city on December 12 afternoon.
Attending the event were Nguyen Ngoc Bao, President of the
Vietnam Cooperative Alliance; Dinh Cong Su, Vice Chairman of the Hoa Binh
provincial People's Committee, head of the provincial Steering Committee for
Collective Economic Development; Le Anh Quan, Vice Chairman of the Hai Phong
People's Committee, head of themunicipal Steering Committee for Collective Economic Development; and
leaders of several departments, sectors and localities, as well as cooperative
unions of Bac Giang, Bac Ninh, Thai Binh, Hai Duong, Nam Dinh, Hanoi, and Hai
Phong.

President of Vietnam Cooperative Alliance Nguyen Ngoc
Bao, Vice Chairman of Hoa Binh provincial People's Committee Dinh Cong Su and
delegates visit booths of Hoa Binh typical products at the conference.
Over the recent years, Hoa Binh has seen positive results in
the cultivation and sale of farm produce, with its products affirming their
position in the market. The province has 123 products that meet provincial OCOP
(One Commune One Product) standards, including 66 products of 57 cooperatives
and cooperative clusters. In 2022, it is estimated that about 1,057 tonnes of
local agricultural products are exported such as Son Thuy longan to the EU
market; Tan Lac red pomelo to the UK; sugarcane to the Republic of Korea, the
US, and the European Union; Yen Thuy’s Dien pomelo to the UK; and bamboo shoots
to Japan.
At the conference, there were 12 booths introducing typical
products, 3- and 4-star OCOP products of Hoa Binh province such as chicken, orange,
pomelo, fish, and honey.

Enterprises and cooperatives sign memoranda of
understanding on cooperation in selling products.
Speaking at the event, Vice Chairman Su emphasised that the
conference was an opportunity for the province to promote its typical products
to a large number of consumers in Hai Phong city and surrounding localities.
This was also a forum for businesses outside the province to access, link,
cooperate in product consumption, connect services with cooperatives of Hoa
Binh.
The province commits to creating all favourable conditions
for enterprises to cooperate, and do long-term business and investment in the
locality, he affirmed./.
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.