(HBO) – Fifty co-operatives and 16 cooperative groups were established in the northern province of Hoa Binh in 2022, an increase of 35% and 14% respectively compared with those in 2021. By now, the province has a total of 485 cooperatives, four People's Credit Funds, and 209 cooperative groups.
Hoa Binh province’s cooperatives
participate in trade promotion in Hanoi.
Of those, 405 co-operatives, three People’s Credit Funds, and
168 co-operative groups are operating.
The province's collective economic organisations attracted over
17,000 members and created jobs for 28,300 workers.
The average revenue of cooperatives in the province is estimated
at 2.36 billion VND (100,500 USD), up 5.83% compared to that of 2021.
Last year, each cooperatives got an average profit of 260
million VND, 4% higher than that of 2021.
Cooperatives members and workers got an average yearly income of
54 million VND, 8.17% higher than that of 2021.
Tran An Dinh, chairman of the provincial Cooperatives Alliance,
said that from the beginning of last year, the alliance proposed the provincial
People’s Committee mechanism, policies, and measures to support collective
economic organisations, and cooperatives in production recovery.
Many local cooperatives shifted from producing and consuming
products to providing services for their members' production and daily
activities, he said.
The alliance also carried out trade promotion activities in
Hanoi, Lao Cai city, central and Central Highland provinces as well as
those taking place in the southern region.
Co-operatives and cooperative groups in the province signed
contracts with partners across the country on the production and consumption of
products.
In 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic forced many transport, trade, and
tourism cooperatives to suspend their operation. However, in 2022, cooperatives
operating in these two fields made breakthroughs and recovered quickly.
Giang A La, Chairman and Director of Hang Kia Agricultural and
Tourism Service Cooperative in Mai Chau district, said that to attract tourists
last year, the cooperative invested in upgrading rooms and designed new tours
for tourists to explore the forests, enjoy hovering clouds around mountains,
experience farming activities, and learn about the culture of the Mong people.
Besides, the cooperative regularly posted images of nature and
Hang Kia culture on social networks like Facebook or Zalo, La said, adding that
his co-operative actively participated in trade promotion activities in the
provinces and across the country. He said that last year saw a jump in the number of the
co-operative's clients. Its rooms were booked fully on weekends and holidays./.
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.