Lai Dong is flourishing.

Although the poverty rate remains at 12.9%, higher than the provincial average and among the top in the province, the past year has marked a significant milestone for the Party Committee, government, and people of Lai Dong commune as the commune has completed 14 out of 14 socio-economic development targets, with 6 targets exceeding the set plan. The quality of life for the people has improved significantly, and trust in the leadership of the Party and government has grown stronger. This, combined with the spirit of unity and efforts to overcome difficulties, has created a solid foundation and a strong impetus for the highland commune to develop further.

Community-based tourism model in the Dao ethnic minority village of Ben Than.

Lai Dong, with its predominantly agricultural land, has a unique cultural tradition stemming from its large ethnic minority population, along with abundant hilly and forested land. Therefore, agriculture is considered a top priority by the local Party committee, government, and people, with resources allocated to its development based on a shift in crop and livestock production towards higher-value commodities and improved economic efficiency.

Last year, the commune completed rice cultivation on over 1,125 hectares. Despite unfavorable weather conditions, thanks to the application of scientific and technical advancements, rice yields reached 52 quintals/hectare, with a total production of over 5,751 tons. In addition, over 100 hectares of corn yielded 441 tons, and intercropped vegetables not only ensured food security but also provided by-products for livestock farming. Currently, the commune has a total herd of nearly 4,000 buffaloes and cows, nearly 3,000 pigs, nearly 80,000 poultry, and over 126 hectares of aquaculture...

The commune has given special attention to and promoted its strengths in forest land, and forest protection and development are regularly carried out. Forest protection teams are strengthened annually, and contracts are signed with households and community groups to protect a total area of ​​over 1,318 hectares. By 2025, people had planted more than 643 hectares of new forest and 48,000 scattered trees; and harvested approximately 629 hectares of concentrated timber plantations.

Notably, the Party Committee, government, and people of Lai Dong have been developing fruit tree cultivation on hilly land, yielding high economic returns. The commune currently has 15 hectares of oranges and tangerines and 28 hectares of pink banana trees, generating higher incomes than traditional crops. Many households have escaped poverty and achieved a prosperous life thanks to these fruit tree farming models. The commune has also implemented various measures to support the expansion of cultivation areas, develop the Lai Dong specialty tangerine brand, and assist people in promoting their products to supermarkets and e-commerce platforms.

Along with agriculture, small-scale industrial production, trade, and services are also being developed with production models based on the local strengths such as: wood processing, carpentry, civil engineering, transportation and construction services, and products serving community tourism... As a result, people's lives are improving, and the poverty rate in the commune has decreased by 2.2%, down to 12.9%. This also means that the percentage of well-off and wealthy households with comfortable lives is increasing.

Economic development has created favorable conditions for cultural and social activities to become more in-depth, better serving the needs of the people. 100% of the people in the commune participate in health insurance, 53% of the workforce has received training, 86.1% of households have achieved the title of "Culturally Advanced Family", and all 12 schools maintain National Standard Level 1. Currently, the commune has 3 residential areas that meet the standards of the new rural development program...

Despite numerous efforts to overcome difficulties and develop socio-economic conditions, Lai Dong remains one of the disadvantaged localities in the province, with a high poverty rate.

Comrade Ha Thanh Giap - Vice Chairman of Lai Dong Commune People's Committee shared: Rapidly reducing poverty and developing sustainable socio-economic conditions based on leveraging the existing potential and strengths of the locality is both a goal and a continuous task of the Party Committee and the commune government.

In the coming period, the commune will focus on mobilizing maximum resources, promoting the transformation of the agricultural and forestry economic structure, and increasing people's income; developing the economy in conjunction with the effective implementation of national target programs. It will strengthen investment promotion and attraction in advantageous sectors. Suitable and economically efficient crop and livestock varieties will be widely propagated. The area for growing oranges and tangerines will expand by approximately 10 hectares, the area for growing pink bananas will increase by 20 hectares, and the model of raising multi-toed chickens will increase to approximately 20 more households participating with a scale of 1,000 chickens or more. The goal is to reduce the number of poor households by 1.5 - 2.3%...

Grand goals, strong determination. A new, prosperous, and peaceful life is being realized in the Lai Dong highlands thanks to the efforts to overcome difficulties, the spirit of consensus, and the collective efforts of the Party committee, government, and people of this region towards a common goal.

Trung Tin

Source: https://baophutho.vn/khoi-sac-lai-dong-247722.htm