Hoa Binh province’s fresh pomelo export reaped fruit in 2023. The province has maintained a fresh pomelo production - export chain, helping boost export and domestic sale.
Members of Dai Dong agricultural cooperative in Ngoc Luong commune, Yen Thuy district, take care of Dien pomelos for new crop.
So far this year, the provincial agriculture sector
has proactively implemented several solutions to rapidly increase the
production of the fruit with eye-catching look, ensuring food safety, and
traceability, among others.
In the 2023 crop, the province had 201 orchards, 11 cooperatives and
cooperative groups participating in the pomelo production chain with a scale of
269.08 hectares. It has granted Production Unit Codes (PUCs) for 24 pomelo
growing areas. So far, the province has seven GlobalGAP certified
establishments with a total area of 145.5 hectares.
In the 2024 – 2025 crop, Hoa Binh aims to have a pomelo output qualified for
export of at least 300 tonnes, issue at least two new codes, and have at least
one packaging facility eligible to enter the EU market.
To achieve this goal, the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
has issued Document No. 334/SNN-TTBVTV, dated January 31, 2024, on
strengthening the production capacity of fresh grapefruit for export and
domestic markets.
It has requested People's Committees of districts and Hoa Binh city to direct
relevant agencies and grassroots authorities to review the local pomelo
production areas which are capable of meeting export conditions.
In addition, the department will carry out regular and strict supervision, urge
farmers, cooperatives and cooperative groups participating in the association
of pomelo cultivation for export to comply with regulations on cultivation
according to GlobalGAP, regulations on maintaining PUCs while taking advantage
of resources from the National Target Programmes for the period of 2021-2025
and other mechanisms and policies to proactively propose and formulate
district-level chain linkage projects and plans, continue to invest, and
renovate and upgrade infrastructure in concentrated production areas, among
others.
Nguyen Hong Yen, director general of the provincial horticulture and plant
protection branch, said in order to ensure the quantity, standards and quality
of the product, it is necessary to expand growing areas participating in the
pomelo export chain, and improve the quality of existing growing areas to
increase the proportion of Grade One fruits that can meet export requirements. He said the branch
will continue to support businesses to find new markets. This year, the
province aims at exporting the fruit to more foreign markets such as Republic
of Korea and Halal ones.
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.
