On November 7, 2022, the Hoa Binh provincial People’s Committee issued Action Plan No. 212/KH-UBND on the implementation of the national programme on aquaculture development for the 2021 - 2030 period in the locality. Improvements have been recorded thanks to programme implementation over the last more than two years.
Cage fish farming has developed fast in Thung Nai commune, Cao Phong district, over the past years.
Dang Thi Duyen, deputy head of the province’s sub-department of fisheries, said the plan looks to develop efficient and sustainable aquaculture actively adapting to climate change; improve the productivity, quality, value, and competitiveness of aquaculture products; meet the domestic market’s demand and work towards export; and effectively tap into local aquaculture advantages and potential.
It targets an annual aquaculture output of 14,000 tonnes and the fisheries sector’s annual growth rate of 6.5% by 2030. It also aims to create jobs and raise income for locals to contribute to poverty reduction, socio-economic stability, national defence, and security in Hoa Binh.
To carry out the plan, in 2022, the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development selected, supplemented, and replaced breeding fish, including carp, grass carp, and mud carp, she said.
Every year, the fisheries sector conducts monitoring of the aquaculture environment to serve management, give production directions, and issue timely warnings and response guidance when the farming environment worsens so as to minimise environment-related losses and sustainably develop aquaculture.
Over the last couple of years, many farming models applying the VietGAP standards and sci-tech advances have taken shape and multiplied, thereby raising the added value, cutting production cost, reducing post-harvest losses, and contributing to the fisheries sector’s sustainable development.
During 2022 - 2024, the sector’s production value grew 6.5% annually, reaching the set target. However, Duyen said, it is still necessary to conduct surveys and build a plan on the arrangement of cages in concentrated aquatic farming zones in connection with tourist sites in the vicinity of the Hoa Binh lake, thereby improving the programme’s effectiveness and sustainably developing aquaculture in the province.
The People’s Committee of Lac Son district held a market in the resettlement zone of Dom Bai hamlet, Mien Doi commune, on October 26 - 27 to exhibit, introduce, and promote the sale of "One Commune, One Product” (OCOP) and typical products of Lac Son district. The event also offered visitors a chance to enjoy natural scenic landscapes.
A movement to promote the proactive engagement of women in the study, creative labour and building prosperous and happy families is spreading more and more widely in the local women’s unions in Hoa Binh, attracting a large number of women. Bui Thi Xiem, Director of Thien Loi An medicinal herbs cooperative in Kim Boi commune, Kim Boi district, emerges as one of typical examples in implementing the movement.
A project to build the Cuoi Ha ecological urban and entertainment area and cable car system in Kim Boi and Cuoi Ha communes is one of the two major projects of Hoa Binh in Kim Boi district. Currently, the local administration is working to speed up ground clearance for the project and the construction of resettlement areas for affected people, thus supporting the investor in implementing the project.
The Northern Region Industry and Trade Fair- Hoa Binh 2024 took place from October 14-20, featuring over 200 businesses with 250 booths from 30 northern provinces and several central and southern localities.
Over the past years, businesses in Hoa Binh province have maintained and expanded operations, significantly contributing to local development.
The Standing Board of the Party Committee of Provincial Agencies of Hoa Binh on October 11 held a get-together with enterprises under the Party Organisation of Provincial Agencies, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Vietnam Entrepreneurs’ Day (October 13, 2004-2024).