(HBO) – The Vietnam Farmers’ Union (VNFU) Central Committee held a ceremony in Hanoi on November 28 to honour typical agricultural products in 2016.
Group
of organic producers in Luong Son district receives certificate recognising its
organic vegetables as typical agricultural products in 2016.
The
event, the fourth of its kind, was held by the VNFU to honour agricultural
products with high economic values as well as organisations and individuals
with innovative ideas and experience in agricultural production and services
development.
As
many as 157 products nationwide were honoured as typical agricultural products
at this year’s event. All three products of Hoa Binh province nominated by the
provincial Farmers’ Union were certified as typical agricultural products,
including organic vegetables of the group of organic producers in Luong Son
district, Cao Phong orange and Son Thuy longan of Kim Boi district.
Among
the three honoured products, Son Thuy longan of Kim Boi district received the
title for the first time. Cao Phong orange and Luong Son organic vegetables
were named typical agricultural products for three times as they brought in
outstanding economic values and formed production areas that ensure food safety
and generate high income for local farmers./.
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.
