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Hoa Binh province has mobilised all resources to propel local agricultural products to make inroads into foreign markets, towards lifting the export turnover of key agricultural products to 137.8 million USD by 2030, accounting for 3.4% of the locality’s total export value of goods.
The locality aims to export farm produce to the US, the European Union, the UK, China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea.
Workers of Kim Boi joint Stock Company in Ba Hang Doi town, Lac Thuy district, transport a shipment of bamboo shoots in preparation for export to the Dutch market in February.
To maintain agriculture's role as the 'backbone' of the provincial economy, since 2015, provincial authorities have issued numerous resolutions on developing livestock farming, cultivation, aquaculture, and support for the sale of products>
In August 2015, the provincial People's Committee approved an agricultural restructuring project by 2020 in the direction of increasing value-added and promoting sustainable development. As a result, during this period, the local agricultural sector made great strides, with its average annual growth expanding by 4.5%, accounting for nearly 20% of the province's economic structure.
On the basis of the result, the agriculture and rural development sector of Hoa Binh continued restructuring the agriculture sector in 2021 – 2025 with specific roadmaps.Hoa Binh has set a goal of diversifying export markets, expanding the annual average export turnover by over 18%.
Apart from specifically implementing the agricultural restructuring plan for the 2021 - 2025 period, the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development effectively managed planning in the field of agriculture and rural development, promoted investment attraction in agriculture, and well performed various projects, plans, and solutions to further develop agriculture and rural areas.
Nguyen Huy Nhuan, Director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, said with incentives for agricultural and rural development, investment capital for agricultural development in the locality has significantly increased over the recent times.
Agricultural production has achieved remarkable achievements, with some targets set for the period met and exceeded.With its potential and advantages in land and agricultural techniques, over the recent years, Hoa Binh has continuously expanded areas for producing agricultural products, focusing on producing safe agricultural products with high quality, developing production chains that meet VietGAP and GlobalGAP standards to serve both domestic and foreign markets.
Numerous activities to promote trade cooperation and supply-demand connection have been conducted, helping the locality seek and expand markets for its agricultural products. In 2022 and 2023, local firms exported many agricultural products to the US, the UK, and the EU, including fresh sugarcane, bamboo shoot, orange, and tea.
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.
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