Various emulation movements have been rolled out in Mai Chau district of Hoa Binh province over the past years, encouraging local farmers to promote business and production for sustainable poverty alleviation as well as restructuring of crops and livestock for better incomes. The movements have attracted enthusiastic response from members of the district farmers’ union, particularly ethnic people.
A farmer in Van
Mai commune of Mai Chau district has gained better income thanks to crop
restructuring.
Ha Van Sem, a Thai ethnic minority man in Na
Chieng hamlet, Na Phon commune, was named as one of the 100 most excellent
farmers in the country in 2023. He began his tourism business in 2017 then
decided to expand to high-end resort model by building more stilt houses and
facilities to serve tourists with concessional loans from the local
authorities. He now owns a spacious homestay with quality accommodations that
fetch 2 million VND (78.6 USD) per day and night for each stilt house.
Sem said thanks to support from the local
sectors, especially the farmers’ unions at all levels, he had opportunities to
engage in several vocational training courses on tour guides, restaurant
management, cooking and market demand.
During 2021-2023, his homestay gained an average
of 1.3 billion VND in revenue and up to 800 million VND in profit a year.
Over the past time, the district farmers’ union
has worked closely with its members so as to provide them with rational support
measures for their business development. It has encouraged local farmers to
join the excellent household business movement and the emulation movement to
build new-style rural areas.
The farmers’ unions at all levels have joined
hands with competent authorities to arrange training courses on the transfer of
the state-of-the-art science technology to members, as well as field trips to
farms with outstanding agricultural models, while supporting the farmers with
capital goods and concessional loans.
With the movement of excellent farmers with role
models of production and business put in place, many farmers have applied
technological advances into production, helping them gain up to 1 billion VND
in revenue a year.
According to Chairman of the district farmers’
union Pham The Anh, many good economic models have been developed since the
movement was rolled out, helping to improve the livelihoods of the ethnic
minority people and shortening economic development gap between areas in the
district.
The National Science and Engineering Fair for secondary and high school students was held at Ton Duc Thang University in Ho Chi Minh City from March 19-21 by the Ministry of Education and Training.
As women's participation in key leadership positions of Hoa Binh province is still modest while some women in rural and mountainous areas or from ethnic minorities face limited access to policies, the provincial Party Committee's Organisation Board has advised the provincial Party Committee's Standing Board to direct Party committees at all levels and localities to pay more attention to training female personnel and creating favourable conditions for women to take over leadership and management roles, thus addressing a shortage in the number of female cadres.
The Department of Education and Training of Hoa Binh province held a conference on March 18 to review the performance of the "Safe and Happy School" Project and set out tasks for 2025. The project, funded by the Taiwan Fund for Children and Families (TFCF), aims to create a safe, inclusive, and supportive learning environment for students. The event saw the attendance of representatives from the TFCF and 26 beneficiary schools.
With over 70% of their workers being women, trade unions across industrial parks (IPs) in Hoa Binh have been actively safeguarding their legal rights and interests while implementing initiatives to improve their income and well-being.
In recent years, the Hoa Binh provincial General Hospital has continuously innovated itself and improved the quality of medical services to meet the increasing needs of local people. With substantial investments in infrastructure and modern equipment, along with a team of highly qualified doctors and nurses, the hospital has gradually established itself as one of the leading medical units in the Northwestern region and a trusted destination for healthcare for people inside and outside the province.
From mastering the fundamentals of programming to achieving national recognition, the Programming Club of the Le Van Tam Primary School (STAR LVT28) in Hoa Binh city has made remarkable strides in the field of robotics.
