In the cause of sustainable poverty reduction, the State’s supporting policies are considered a powerful lever to help poor and near-poor households escape poverty in Hoa Binh province. Over the past years, the Party committee and authorities of Tan My commune (Lac Son district) have always paid attention to and focused on implementing sustainable poverty reduction. Their efforts have produced positive results.
Bui Van Dung in Tan My commune, Lac Son district, runs a grocery shop to help his family have a stable income.
Quach Van San, Vice Chairman of the commune People's Committee,
said that the communal People’s Committee has advised the local Party committee
to issue a resolution on poverty reduction, while including the work in
socio-economic development plans.
In 2023, Tan My commune has intensified the implementation of
the National Target Programme for Sustainable Poverty Reduction. In particular,
in order to support poor and near-poor households as well as those who newly
escape poverty in economic development, the commune has opened vocational
training classes for them.
The training courses are mostly short term, focusing on animal
husbandry, farming, agricultural machine repair, industrial sewing, among
others. Poor and near-poor households can also borrow loans from the Bank of
Social Policies for household economic development. They are also provided with
loans from the National Target Programme for socio-economic development in
ethnic minority and mountainous areas to buy water tanks to improve water
sources and environmental sanitation in daily life.
The locality’s economic structure has seen a strong shift.
Currently, about 1,500 labourers in the commune have joined the labour market.
Many have found jobs in industrial parks in nearby Bac Ninh and Bac Giang
provinces, while some others have returned to work at local electronics and
garment manufacturing enterprises.
In 2023, the agriculture - forestry sector make up 47% in the
commune's economy, industry - handicrafts - construction 27%, and trade -
services 26%.
Living condition of the locals have continued to improve, with
the average income per capita reaching 53 million VND (2,200 USD) a year. The
commune has 1,661 households with over 7,700 people. The poverty rate decreased
to 7.83% while near-poor households accounted for 6.86%.
During the two days of November 14th – 15th, at the Provincial Cultural Palace, the Department of Industry and Trade organized a conference to connect the product consumption of the ethnic minorities and the mountainous areas in 2024. There was the attendance of the representatives of leaders of a number of departments, branches, businesses, manufacturers and distributors inside and outside the province.
The One Commune One Product (OCOP) programme is reshaping the rural economy of Lac Son district, helping improve living standards, particularly among the ethnic minority communities in remote areas of Lac Son district.
The Van Mai dam xanh (Bangana lemassoni) fish has long been famous for its unique and delicious flavour, earning a spot on the menus of many restaurants and attracting food connoisseurs. In recent years, residents in Van Mai commune, Mai Chau district, have expanded their fish farming areas and striven to build a strong reputation for their product. They are also working to establish it as an OCOP (One Commune, One Product) item to increase their income.
Outstanding rural industrial products of Hoa Binh province in 2024 were recently honoured and granted certificates, becoming a source of pride for producers and also a boost for local economic development. The honourees are all deeply imbued with the local cultural identity and boast considerable commercial potential, helping popularise the image of Hoa Binh to domestic and international consumers. This is also a solid stepping stone for rural industrial establishments to develop.
In the first 10 months of 2024, Hoa Binh city made significant progress in job creation and labour exports, sending 112 workers abroad through partnerships with authorised recruitment firms.
An award ceremony to announce the official certification for Mai Chau district’s Bangana lemassoni fish, a specialty of the locality because of its unique flavour, was held recently in the district.