(HBO) - Since the beginning of 2023, localities in the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh have continued to invest in cage fish farming in large water areas while maintaining fish farming in ponds, lakes, fields and reservoirs.
Farmers in Hien Luong commune, Da Bac district, develop
cage fish farming
Currently, the province has 2,695 hectares of water surface
for fish farming and 4,900 fish cages. In the first two months of this year,
the province's fish output was estimated at 3,063 tonnes, of which 2,577 tonnes
from aquaculture.
Fishing activities in the province take place mainly on Da
river hydropower reservoir, large rivers, lakes, springs and dams with means of
exploitation including 1,470 boats of all kinds, 1,250 nets and 445 hooves.
The province’s fries output for the spring-autumn crop this
year is estimated at 31 million of all types.
The inspection and protection of aquatic
resources have been strengthened, helping to reduce the use of explosives,
electric pulses and poisons in order to promote and develop aquatic resources
in the locality./.
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.
