Today's new look of Hanh Dich commune has "overshadowed" the inherent difficulties of the remote commune, when most of the roads are concreted, houses are built spaciously; along with that, production and livestock models are clearly planned. With that change, according to Mr. Lo Van Viet - Chairman of Hanh Dich Commune People's Committee, based on the direction of the district, as well as the actual situation, the commune has planned 3 production and livestock areas according to the advantages of each village, in addition, there are also areas for conservation and development of medicinal herbs such as mu tun, bo bo, yellow flower tea in Quang Vinh, Hanh Tien, Long Tien villages; developing eco-tourism associated with community tourism in the Bay Tang waterfall area, Long Thang ancient Thai village.
Currently, Hanh Dich commune has 5 households operating homestays to serve tourists coming to visit and relax. In addition, it maintains and develops 23 effective economic models, such as: a model of growing bo bo trees with an area of 10 hectares and a scale of 4,000 trees supported by the District People's Committee; a model of raising female buffaloes for reproduction supported by Economic - Defense Group 4 for 32 poor and near-poor households in Vinh Tien village; a model of growing taro in Long Thang and Quang Vinh villages... In 2023, the rate of poor households in the commune will decrease by 5.17% with 32 households escaping poverty.
For Thong Thu commune, in economic development, it has been determined to focus on 3 main spearhead areas: the border area focuses on planting raw material forests, developing livestock farming; the outer area focuses on investing in high-yield, high-quality rice varieties, enhancing the development of small-scale industry and afforestation; the Hua Na Hydropower Reservoir area focuses on developing eco-tourism services, cage fish farming and developing bamboo and reed forests.
To realize the above goals, Thong Thu commune mobilizes the maximum agricultural land area for rice cultivation (the total rice cultivation area in 2023 will reach 196 hectares, an increase of 23% compared to the beginning of the term and exceeding 28.15%). Forest protection and protection work is focused on with 32,729.79 hectares. The exploitation and processing of secondary forest products such as bamboo, bamboo shoots, fresh bamboo shoots, and medicinal plants have increased annually, thereby significantly increasing income from forestry development. Currently, the whole commune has 313 hectares of forest with bamboo trees certified by the Sustainable Forest Management Certificate (FSC).
In particular, the aquaculture area of Thong Thu commune has been expanded to 19 hectares, with an estimated aquaculture output of 47 tons, an increase of 2.62% compared to 2020; the number of fish cages is 227, bringing a stable income to people in the villages in the lake area. There is a model of raising climbing fish, after 6 months, each fish weighs an average of 2 - 2.5 kg, the farming time is doubled, the weight is 3-4 kg/fish; with a selling price of 150,000 - 200,000 VND/kg, when sold, the household earns hundreds of millions of VND.
In Chau Kim commune, in addition to vegetable and livestock growing areas, Lien Phuong village has been identified as an area with suitable conditions for growing Japonica rice; up to now, the whole village has 185 households supported with seeds and fertilizers to grow on an area of 50 hectares, with an average yield of 62 quintals/ha. Ms. Ngan Thi Minh - a household growing Japonica rice in Chau Kim commune said that with delicious rice quality, the price of commercial Japonica rice is twice as high as that of other purebred rice varieties and high-yielding rice varieties in the locality, so people are very active in cultivating it...
In the 2020-2025 term, to gradually realize the goal of making Que Phong district a well-off district in the Northwest region of Nghe An, along with 6 key tasks, the Party Committee and People of Que Phong district unanimously implemented 4 strategic breakthroughs. In particular, the breakthrough in promoting the application of science and technology in production to improve productivity, quality, efficiency and competitiveness, especially in commodity agricultural production, is focused on.
In the period of 2021-2023, the district has proposed 6 models and 2 projects applying science and technology, of which 3/4 models have been evaluated as successful and have the potential to be replicated, including: Building a medicinal garden of yellow tea flowers in Chau Kim commune; Preserving local glutinous rice varieties (khau cay noi); Preserving the genetic source of the Quang River spiny soft-shelled turtle.
The district has also proactively sought and connected with investors focusing on various fields, thereby attracting 2 new investment projects, with a total investment of more than 285 billion VND; 3 investment projects in the mining sector are currently implementing procedures for investment licensing. At the same time, the district has proactively developed a list of 7 projects focusing on attracting investment in the period of 2021-2025.
It is worth mentioning that from promoting propaganda, mobilization, innovation of thinking, overcoming stagnant ideology; arousing aspirations, will to rise up, be dynamic, creative, innovative, and develop, it has created momentum for hunger eradication, poverty reduction, livelihood creation, job creation, improving living standards, and sustainable poverty reduction in the district; the poverty rate is estimated to decrease by 5.29% to 35.6%, the near-poor household rate accounts for 32%; 646 households will escape poverty in 2023.
Mr. Duong Hoang Vu - Chairman of Que Phong District People's Committee said: The goal set at the 22nd District Party Congress, term 2020 - 2025, strives to reduce the multidimensional poverty rate by 3 - 4%/year by 2025, and complete housing for poor households. In the coming time, along with continuing to integrate and effectively use funding sources to support production development from central, provincial and district budget sources, Que Phong will deploy and support people to expand existing models, as well as deploy new models. The district will also focus on linking local authorities, businesses and farmers to improve the effectiveness of the model; focus on building brands, promoting, promoting trade, and researching product consumption markets for people...
