Hop Thanh (Yen Thanh) aims to build advanced new rural areas

AboutHop Thanh communeAt this time, it is possible to see the “transformation” of a poor agricultural countryside. The village roads are paved with asphalt, flat concrete, shaded by green trees, and close together are high-rise buildings, making the countryside more prosperous.

After being recognized as a commune meeting new rural standards, the Party Committee and people of the commune continued to launch a movement to build advanced new rural areas, with the determination to build Hop Thanh into a livable countryside. According to the roadmap, the Steering Committee assigned specific tasks to each unit and individual in charge of the criteria; directed the sub-committees to strive to complete the advanced new rural area in 2023.

Comrade Nguyen Dinh Thi - Chairman of People's Committee of Hop Thanh commune

Along National Highway 7B, Hop Thanh commune has developed strongly in commercial services. Photo: Van Truong

Comrade Nguyen Dinh Thi - Chairman of Hop Thanh Commune People's Committee added: In the immediate future, the commune focuses on improving income criteria and improving the material and spiritual life of the people. The commune attracts all resources to develop the economy. Specifically, exploiting the potential of National Highway 7B passing through the area, Hop Thanh has strongly promoted the development of trade services and ancillary industries. Along with that, the commune restored and developed the wholesale market (Hom market), invested billions of dong to renovate and upgrade the market, and reorganized the market management board, which has brought about efficiency.

Mr. Hoang Trung Du - Head of Hom Market Management Board said: Hom Market has concreted roads, the fresh food market area has been newly built, has a clean water system, drainage to ensure environmental hygiene, and traffic safety. The market ensures fire prevention and safety, supplying goods to many communes in the area such as Phu Thanh, Hong Thanh, Tho Thanh, Nhan Thanh, Hoa Thanh... In the near future, the market will invest in building a mini supermarket to sell high-end goods. Thanks to the "restructuring" of the market management board, Hom Market has initially brought about efficiency, such as (collecting 700 million VND in taxes that small traders previously owed), and every year the commune also collects over 300 million VND in state budget from Hom Market.

Hom Market in Hop Thanh commune has invested in a spacious and clean infrastructure. Photo: Van Truong

The commune also mobilizes people to change the economic structure, expand secondary industries, and develop craft villages. For example, Vinh Hoa vermicelli and cake craft village currently has nearly 300 households, mainly thanks to promoting traditional industries such as making vermicelli and cakes, ham and sausage, the lives of the parishioners here are changing day by day.

In particular, the Vinh Hoa banh chung brand has surpassed the bamboo fence to supply many localities in the province, on average each month Vinh Hoa consumes from 5,000 - 6,000 tons of sticky rice to make banh chung. Currently, some households producing pork sausage have achieved OCOP products (3-star provincial standards). In addition, the commune also encourages many other industries to create stable jobs for local workers such as the Truong-An transportation enterprise located in Vinh Hoa, specializing in supplying construction materials (cement, steel) has created stable jobs for over 60 workers, with a salary of 8-10 million VND/person/month. Viet Phat Construction and Trade Joint Stock Company specializes in fertilizer production and construction, creating jobs for hundreds of workers with stable salaries. Along National Highway 7B, businesses operate in areas such as restaurants, mini supermarkets, confectionery agents, gasoline, etc.

Loading and unloading construction materials at Truong An Transport Enterprise. Photo: Van Truong

In the agricultural sector, the commune has done well in land accumulation, forming large-scale fields, applying science and technology to rice production, and introducing high-quality varieties, thereby achieving comprehensive crop yields.

In addition to investing in upgrading Hom market, the commune has upgraded the campus of the commune People's Committee headquarters for over 1 billion VND, built 1 km of canal worth 600 million VND (with socialized capital, the State provided 170 tons of cement, the rest was from the people's efforts). Upgraded the primary and secondary school yard system, renovated and upgraded the water plant to a capacity of 65m3/hour, providing enough water for 2,000 households in the commune.

People wrap banh chung and banh tet in Vinh Hoa craft village. Photo: Van Truong

Thanks to dynamism in economic development direction, Hop Thanh commune has increasingly achieved remarkable results.

In the field of commercial services alone, it is estimated to reach over 140 billion VND annually (accounting for 56% of the total economic development of the commune). People's lives are increasingly improved, the whole commune has over 100 trucks and sleeper buses serving the transportation of goods and customers. The average income in 2020 was from 49 million VND/person/year, now it is 55 million VND/person/year, the poverty rate has decreased from 1.6% to only 1.2%.

Comrade Nguyen Dinh Thi - Chairman of Hop Thanh Commune People's Committee added: We always uphold the pioneering and exemplary spirit of leaders, especially the leaders in building internal solidarity. Determining that building internal solidarity and unity is the source of strength, the decisive factor for all victories.

Hop Thanh's way of doing things is that the commune always carries out appropriate management, always has unity in will, action and common goals. Regularly create coordination and support between each cadre and civil servant in all fields to help complete political tasks well, create a warm atmosphere of comradeship and colleagues to build a sustainable collective.
In the new development conditions, with new momentum, Hop Thanh commune is determined to unite to overcome all difficulties and challenges, seize opportunities, take advantage of the opportunity, promote the potential and strengths of the locality; create a strong breakthrough in economic restructuring to build Hop Thanh increasingly rich and strong in a sustainable direction.