Mai Son earns big from selling agricultural products

The People's Committee of Mai Son district on July 19 held a conference to evaluate the direction of production, sale and export of agricultural products.

At the conference to evaluate the direction of production, sale and export of agricultural products in Mai Son district.

Since the beginning of this year, the district has grown plants of all kinds on 45,154 hectares; with 60 hectares of fruit trees newly planted raising the total area of ​​fruit trees to 11,260 hectares, with an output of 45,000 tonnes of all kinds of fruits. The total herd of cattle and poultry is nearly 1.6 million, and the meat output is over 9,930 tonnes. The district also maintains 355 hectares of aquaculture, with an output of 345 tonnes of all kinds.

The work of promoting and connecting the sale of agricultural products has been stepped up. In the first half of this year, Mai Son sold 37,688 tonnes of fruits of all kinds, earning more than 766 billion VND (30.2 million USD), of which domestic fruit sale accounted for more than 89%. In addition, the district pocketed 31.8 million USD from exporting 62,000 tonnes of processed agricultural products.

In the second half of the year, Mai Son district focuses on developing safe, high-quality raw material areas, applying good agricultural production processes (VietGAP) or equivalent, and issuing planting area codes. It strives to attract more investment and support the construction of agricultural product processing facilities; apply information technology in trade promotion; and develop e-commerce.

 

 

Comment

You have 500/500 characters left

Please enter 5 or more characters!!!

Recent news

  • 'Son La Ultra Trail 2025 wraps up

    Son La Ultra Trail 2025 wraps up

    SPORTS -
    The People’s Committee of Ta Xua commune, in coordination with Belove Mountain Co., Ltd., held the closing ceremony of the Son La Ultra Trail 2025 on December 7.
  • 'Son La Ultra Trail 2025 opens

    Son La Ultra Trail 2025 opens

    SPORTS -
    The Son La Ultra Trail 2025 opened in Ta Xua commune on December 5 with the participation of nearly 1,000 domestic and international runners. The event highlights the province’s growing appeal for adventure sports combined with nature exploration.
  • 'Efforts made to boost exports, affirm value of Son La agricultural products

    Efforts made to boost exports, affirm value of Son La agricultural products

    BUSINESS -
    Exports contribute to promoting production development, expanding markets and economic relations, improving competitiveness and attracting capital and technology. In recent times, along with expanding production areas in accordance with standards and improving product quality, Son La province has focused on developing export support services, helping to sell agricultural products stably and sustainably.
  • 'Charity programme provides free health check-up, medicine for poor people in Son La

    Charity programme provides free health check-up, medicine for poor people in Son La

    SOCIETY -
    The Bui family’s council of Son La province on November 29 coordinated with the Club of Physicians of the Bui Family in Vietnam and the provincial Centre for Disease Control to organise a charity programme to provide free health check-ups, consultation, Phaco surgery support, and medicine for about 500 poor people and policy beneficiaries in Son La province.
  • 'Communication event responds to World AIDS Day 2025

    Communication event responds to World AIDS Day 2025

    SOCIETY -
    The Son La provincial Centre for Disease Control, in collaboration with Son La Medical College on November 29 organised a communication event in response to the National Action Month for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control 2025 and World AIDS Day (December 1).
  • 'Son La College nurtures love for Vietnamese culture among Lao students

    Son La College nurtures love for Vietnamese culture among Lao students

    FOREIGN AFFAIR -
    Son La College is among the vocational education institutions in the province entrusted with training human resources for neighbouring Lao provinces. Cultural exchange programmes and historical education have been given strong emphasis, helping Lao students explore and experience the culture, landscapes, and people of Son La, thereby strengthening the special Vietnam–Laos friendship.
  • 'Son La ramps up housing support for revolution contributors

    Son La ramps up housing support for revolution contributors

    SOCIETY -
    Upholding the tradition of “drinking water, remembering its source,” Son La province has consistently prioritised housing support for people with meritorious service to the revolution, helping stabilise their lives and improve both material and spiritual well-being for policy beneficiaries in the locality.
  • 'Numerous programmes support production development

    Numerous programmes support production development

    BUSINESS -
    Since October 2024, the provincial Cooperative Alliance has entrusted the provincial Bank for Social Policies to manage and use funds from the provincial Cooperative Development Support Fund for cooperatives, cooperative unions, and members of cooperative groups to borrow in accordance with Government Decree 45/2021/ND-CP.
  • 'Jobs created for rural workers

    Jobs created for rural workers

    SOCIETY -
    Ta Hoc commune was established via merging Na Bo and Ta Hoc communes. It now has 20 villages and residential clusters, with over 3,200 households and 13,704 residents, including 8,408 people of working age. Most rural labourers in the commune are from the Mong, Thai, and Kho Mu ethnic groups. Focusing on job creation for rural workers, the commune has coordinated efforts to improve vocational training, implement preferential credit programmes for job creation, and connect with enterprises to recruit workers, helping people secure stable jobs and increase their income.