Giong Rieng - heroic land striving for development

Mrs. Ha Thi Loan and her husband, residing in Hong Hanh hamlet, Giong Rieng commune, renovated their mixed garden to grow vegetables. Photo: BICH THUY

Household economy is improving

Before dawn, when many people were still sleeping, Mr. Danh Canh (42 years old), Cha Rao hamlet, Giong Rieng commune, went to the straw mushroom garden. The flashlight beam swept over the mushroom mounds covered in morning dew, each white mushroom sprout emerged from the layer of wet straw. For him, this is not only a way to make a living but also a new direction to help many local households get rich on their homeland.

Coming from a farming family, having been attached to rice fields and vegetables but with unstable income, Mr. Canh boldly tried growing straw mushrooms since 2014. The Commune Farmers' Association mobilized to change the crop structure, supported a preferential loan of 100 million VND from the Social Policy Bank, he expanded the area to 2,000m2. Currently, each mushroom crop lasts about 2 months, the output is more than 30 kg/day, the price is 70,000 - 75,000 VND/kg, the income is nearly 30 million VND/crop. Growing 4 mushroom crops a year, he also has income from rice, agricultural services, ornamental flowers, raising the total income to more than 300 million VND/year. “Previously, my biggest concern was the erratic weather. Now, thanks to the guidance of agricultural officers, I have invested in a greenhouse, controlled the temperature and humidity, and productivity has increased significantly. Growing straw mushrooms helps me increase my income and create jobs for workers in the village,” said Mr. Canh.

From Mr. Canh's straw mushroom growing model, many households in Giong Rieng learned, taking advantage of mixed gardens and ineffective rice fields to grow short-term crops and fruit trees. Mrs. Ha Thi Loan and her husband, residing in Hong Hanh hamlet, after receiving support from the locality, converted 2 hectares of land around their house to grow bitter melon, cucumber, watermelon, guava... earning about 300,000 VND per day, an average of 9 million VND per month. "Before, when the children were young and the family was poor, we planted one type of crop after another to pay for their education. Now that the children have stable jobs, I am very excited," Mrs. Loan shared.

Mr. Huynh Huu Thong - Party Cell Secretary, Head of Hong Hanh Hamlet said: "Currently, the hamlet has only 9 near-poor households. We mobilized to renovate mixed gardens, rotate vegetables, and take advantage of being close to the market to sell products, thanks to which people's lives have improved and their incomes are more stable than before."

Thanks to effective economic models, people's lives have improved, and the appearance of Giong Rieng commune is increasingly prosperous. In the first 9 months of 2025, the total production value reached more than 3,400 billion VND, reaching 74% of the plan, up 8.32% over the same period in 2024, of which agriculture, forestry and fishery reached 2,185 billion VND; vegetables were planted on more than 1,900 hectares, reaching 76% of the plan. Industry and construction reached over 76% of the plan, trade and services increased sharply, with total retail sales reaching 3,863 billion VND.

Mr. Bang Thien An - Head of the Economic Department of Giong Rieng Commune said that with many potentials, the commune's agriculture and service sectors have made a comprehensive transformation, contributing to increasing people's income.

Promoting tradition

Not only the economy is thriving, Giong Rieng is also a bright spot in taking care of social security, developing culture, education , improving the material and spiritual life of the people. In the first 9 months of 2025, the commune created jobs for nearly 1,000 workers, promptly supported thousands of policy beneficiaries, poor and near-poor households. Health and education work continues to receive attention. The medical station serves more than 37,000 people for medical examination and treatment, the rate of people participating in health insurance is over 97%. Schools maintain a good rate of students attending class, the quality of education is increasingly improved.

Along with economic development and social security, the rural infrastructure of Giong Rieng is increasingly improved. Many rural roads have been invested in upgrading and expanding, facilitating the circulation of goods and daily life. Village roads and alleys are bright, green, clean and beautiful, gradually forming a new face of the new rural commune.

Chairman of the People's Committee of Giong Rieng Commune Vo Van Banh emphasized: "Promoting the tradition of the heroic homeland, the Party Committee and People of Giong Rieng Commune are always united, striving to rise up, considering economic development as the focus, building new rural areas as the foundation and improving people's lives as the goal. The commune continues to mobilize resources to invest in infrastructure, expand trade and services associated with digital transformation, develop sustainable agriculture in the direction of goods so that Giong Rieng becomes a dynamic and modern land while still preserving the identity of the homeland".

Giong Rieng Commune has 36 hamlets, with more than 11,400 households, with an average income per capita of more than 67 million VND/year. The poverty rate has decreased to 0.64%. The whole commune has many effective economic models, becoming a bright spot in the construction of advanced new rural areas, aiming at the goal of a model new rural commune.

BICH THUY

Source: https://baoangiang.com.vn/giong-rieng-vung-dat-anh-hung-vuon-minh-phat-trien-a463535.html