Shift in economic development in Ngo Luong commune

Over the past years, the Party Committee of Ngo Luong Commune (Tan Lac) has focused on leading and directing tasks and solutions for economic development and promoting local potential and strengths. Thanks to that, the rural appearance has increasingly improved, and the material and spiritual life of the people has been improved.

People in Bo Tram hamlet, Ngo Luong commune (Tan Lac) have developed a model of raising indigenous pigs, bringing high economic efficiency.

Comrade Bui Van Thiet, Secretary of the Ngo Luong Commune Party Committee, said: The commune Party Committee has 183 party members, operating in 9 party cells. As a purely agricultural commune, in order to lead economic development, the commune Party Committee identifies the key task as helping people access and apply scientific and technological advances in production. Therefore, every year, the commune Party Committee builds resolutions with specific targets and solutions, close to local realities. In 2024, the commune Party Committee achieved and exceeded 14/15 targets set out in the resolution on Party building and the political system, and socio-economic development.

The Party Committee of the commune has closely led and directed economic development, creating conditions to help people rise up. The economic structure has shifted, in which agriculture and forestry account for 80%; small-scale industry and construction account for 20%. In 2024, the total production value will reach more than 156 billion VND. The total cultivated area will reach 520 hectares, reaching 100% of the plan. The total output of winter-spring grain crops is estimated at over 2,250 tons, reaching 102.3% of the plan.

In livestock development, people are guided and trained in care techniques, selection of breeds, food sources, disease prevention and treatment, and environmental sanitation. Currently, the whole commune has 360 buffaloes, 1,240 cows, 1,400 pigs, 180 goats, over 60,000 poultry and 4 hectares of ponds and lakes for aquaculture.

With effective solutions, the commune has achieved many positive results in economic development and rural renewal. By the end of 2024, the average income of the whole commune will reach 31 million VND/person. The rate of poor and near-poor households will be 39.53%, down 6.4% compared to 2023. The rate of cultural households will reach 86%, reaching 104% of the target.Education and training work has received attention, direction, innovation and improvement of education quality. Implementing the National Target Program on New Rural Construction, the commune has mobilized all resources, mobilized people to donate land, support working days, and called on agencies, units and enterprises to contribute to investing in infrastructure construction. In 2024, the road from Luong Ca hamlet to Bai Bat production area will be widened to 4m and 600m long, the road from Luong Duoi hamlet to Doi Luong, Dong Huong and Dong Vang production areas will be widened to 5m and 600m long, concreted, convenient for local people to travel.

Visiting the indigenous pig farming model of Mr. Bui Van Hung, Bo Tram hamlet, with the commune officials, he said: Following the orientation of developing pig farming suitable for the locality, I boldly invested in developing indigenous pig farming, currently my family is raising over 150 pigs. In the locality, there are grazing grounds and abundant food sources, so it is suitable for raising black pigs. Moreover, the output of black pigs is quite stable. Currently, the selling price is about 120 thousand VND/kg, the highest price reached 150 thousand VND/kg.

Livestock development in Ngo Luong commune is regularly supported by the provincial Department of Livestock, Veterinary and Fisheries, focusing on activities such as: regular vaccination, training to improve livestock techniques for people, creating a clear change in rural economic development, contributing to disease control, ensuring safety for livestock. From there, the commune has the conditions to build livestock products that ensure food safety, serve the development of eco-tourism, gradually increase income, promote the process of hunger eradication and poverty reduction in a sustainable manner.

With the target of economic growth of 10%/year, Ngo Luong commune encourages people to actively cultivate more crops, change the structure of crops and livestock with high economic efficiency. Take advantage of investment capital sources to build synchronous infrastructure. The commune continues to lead the construction of new rural areas, propagate and mobilize people to contribute working days and resources to maintain, perfect and improve the achieved new rural criteria.

Manh Cuong

Source: https://baohoabinh.com.vn/12/201426/Buoc-chuyen-tr111ng-phat-trien-kinh-te-o-xa-Ngo-Luong.htm