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28 | 10 | 2011
An innovative organic production cooperative debuted in Hoa Binh Province’s Luong Son District on October 27 thanks to financial support from the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID).
Under the project, which was jointly implemented by the AECID, the Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development (ISPARD) and Hoa Binh’s local authorities, an organic agriculture cooperative was established, aimed at linking farmers, scientists, businesses and the state.
The project is expected to increase farmers’ income and provide consumers with safe farm produce. With a total output of more than 77-tonnes of vegetables in the first year, the cooperative will expand to other areas, covering up to six hectares to ensure an adequate supply of organic agricultural products to satisfy the domestic market’s rising demand.
According to ISPARD Director, Dr. Dang Kim Son, Hoa Binh has many advantages to develop organic and ecological farms. The province is home to thousands of Muong ethnic minority people who mostly earn their living from working on rice fields. It is important to develop modern cultivation methods and apply new technologies to increase productivity and raise local farmers’ incomes.
“The establishment of the cooperative is considered one of the most practical activities to develop safe farm produce to supply to Hanoi and its surrounding areas,” Dr. Son added.
The successful model will then be applied to other areas of Hoa Binh and other provinces.
From: http://english.vov.vn/Home/Spanishfunded-project-helps-Hoa-Binh-develop-organic-farming/201110/131776.vov