Comrade Phan Van Thang - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Dong Thap province (right cover) highly appreciated the potential of Van Tanh pink grapefruit garden.
Stable and comprehensive economic development
Phong Hoa commune after the merger has a natural area of 87.9 km2; population of 71,537 people. The whole commune has 25 hamlets, the majority of people are engaged in agriculture . With a favorable geographical location, Phong Hoa commune is a traffic gateway with National Highway 54 passing through, bordering Vinh Long province; DT 853 road borders Sa Dec ward and Hau river borders Can Tho city. The traffic infrastructure system in the area has been invested synchronously, many inter-commune and inter-hamlet roads have been upgraded and expanded, creating favorable conditions for people to circulate goods, trade and attract investment. In addition, key projects such as schools, stations, markets, processing areas... have clearly promoted their effectiveness, contributing to promoting economic development, improving people's lives, gradually affirming their role as a bright spot in the economic restructuring towards trade - services.
Phong Hoa commune has favorable climate and fertile land. From that advantage, Phong Hoa focuses on maximizing its available potential, choosing the direction of developing key crops and livestock with some outstanding agricultural economic models.
Mr. Cao Van Hung - a member of Phong Hoa Longan Production Cooperative, is a pioneer in safe and sustainable agricultural production. With the mindset of daring to think and daring to do, after many years of diligently taking care of his family's more than 3-hectare fruit garden, Mr. Cao Van Hung has brought in a significant source of income. In 2024 alone, his fruit garden harvested about 60 tons of longan and jackfruit.
Mr. Hung shared: “I choose to cultivate according to VietGAP process to ensure the health of producers and meet the inevitable market trends. At the same time, it helps farmers reduce production costs... Cultivating according to this process, I also receive a lot of useful knowledge from the support of local authorities through agricultural extension programs, technical training...”.
Comrade Nguyen Thi Bich Thuan - Party Secretary, Chairman of Phong Hoa Commune People's Council said: "Determining the important role of the collective economy, in recent times, sectors and levels in the commune have focused on many solutions in consolidating and improving the operational capacity of models associated with production linkages along the value chain from production to processing and consumption. Along with that, supporting collective economic models to access preferential policies and support according to programs and Resolutions of the province and the Central Government; maintaining products under the OCOP Program, promoting the effectiveness of new rural construction...".
Recently, Mr. Cao Van Hung - a member of Phong Hoa Longan Production Cooperative Group has applied safe production processes to increase the value of agricultural products.
Enhancing the value of agricultural and rural production
Based on the assessment of potentials and advantages from practice, clearly defining the strategic development orientation, in the coming time, the sectors and levels of Phong Hoa commune will focus on synchronously implementing key and focal solutions to develop the socio-economy in a sustainable direction. In particular, focusing on developing markets, areas, agricultural product trading, services, rural trade in a civilized and convenient direction, creating conditions for people to expand their business activities. Along with that, promoting flower and ornamental plant production areas; fruit tree cooperatives and eco-tourism attractions...
Mr. Nguyen Van Tanh - Owner of Van Tanh Pink Grapefruit Garden (Phong Hoa Commune) shared: "Implementing the operation of a 2-level local government, I expect there will be positive changes in the locality in promoting, attracting investment, developing infrastructure and diversifying tourism products. This will help tourist destinations reach new heights, introduce and promote the local image...".
In addition, Phong Hoa commune also aims to expand tourist attractions along the Hau River; continue to consolidate and improve the quality of operations of cooperatives and cooperative groups; encourage linkages along the value chain, from production - processing - consumption; focus on developing the pangasius farming industry, especially along the Hau River. At the same time, promote administrative reform, support investors, businesses and households to develop the economy smoothly, transparently and legally; mobilize all resources to invest in completing infrastructure, especially the rural transport system, infrastructure serving trade including: markets, residential areas, creating the most favorable conditions for people and businesses...
Comrade Nguyen Thi Bich Thuan added: “In the coming time, Phong Hoa commune will encourage companies and enterprises to expand their scale, improve product quality, connect with the market, especially apply digital transformation to business, maintain and upgrade OCOP products from 3 stars to 4 stars... At the same time, call on more private economic sectors to participate in investing in market infrastructure, commercial areas and other commercial service models to develop and improve people's lives; closely link economic development with environmental protection, build a bright - green - clean - beautiful rural landscape, improve the criteria of advanced new rural communes, towards a model new rural commune...”.
Nam Phong
Source: https://baodongthap.vn/kinh-te/tap-trung-nguon-luc-phat-trien-toan-dien-ben-vung-kinh-te-xa-hoi-133315.aspx
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