The total retail sales of consumer goods and services in Son La province last month increased 15.8% year on year to almost 2.53 trillion VND (102.88 million USD).

With diligence and constant learning, Luong Thi Thuy, a member of the Women's Union of Hang Trung II hamlet, Van Ho commune, Van Ho district, has put new crop varieties into production, bringing in high economic efficiency.

Banks in Son La province mobilised about VND32 trillion (1.3 billion USD) as of October 31, an increase of 6.55% over the same period in 2022.

The provincial Farmers’ Union in coordination with Tay Bac (Northwest) Agricultural Investment and Services Company Limited on October 31 handed over nearly 26 tonnes of organic fertilisers, 3 tonnes of lime powder, 14 litres of organic foliar fertilisers, and 300 bottles of pesticides to farmers in Hun hamlet, Chieng Co commune, Son La city.

Long Phieng commune in Yen Chau district is home to over 600 hectares of longan, mainly late-ripening.

Since the beginning of this year, the output of aquatic products in Quynh Nhai district has surpassed 1,300 tonnes, of which nearly 1,000 tonnes have been farmed, and the rest caught on the reservoir by local people.

Thuan Chau districit has nearly 150 hectares of taro, with an output of 1,500 tonnes per year, mainly in Chieng Ly, Chieng Bom, Nam Lau, and Muoi Noi communes. In recent years, Thuan Chau taro has been chosen by customers inside and outside the province because of its good quality.

The output of fresh tea buds in Son La province has reached over 44,500 tonnes so far this year.

Within the framework of the first Son La Coffee Festival 2023, the provincial Youth Union coordinated with businesses, cooperatives and youth startup models to organize a booth displaying Son La’s coffee and agricultural products, thus promoting the image and brand of local farm produce to provinces and cities nationwide.

The “Son La Coffee - Integration and Development” Expo opened at Tay Bac Square on October 20, as part of a series of activities of the first Son La Coffee Festival 2023.

In September, the operation of credit institutions in Son La province remained stable, with local capital mobilisation estimated at 32 trillion VND (1.3 billion USD), up 12.6% year-on-year.

Son La province granted licences to 10 new projects in the first nine months of this year with a total registered capital of over 1.21 trillion VND (49.38 million USD).

Overcoming difficulties caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and the impact of the world economic situation, production and business activities of enterprises in Son La province have gradually recovered and developed, contributing to promoting local socio-economic development.

On October 12, the provincial Business Association held a meeting to honour outstanding businesses and entrepreneurs on the occasion of the Vietnamese Entrepreneurs' Day, October 13.

Chieng Ban commune, Mai Son district, has 1,250 hectares of coffee. So far this year, local farmers have harvested about one third of the area, with an estimated fresh coffee cherry output of 20,000 tonnes for this crop.

With the goal of forming a specialized area for growing high-quality coffee, since the beginning of this year, Son La city has organized 18 training classes to offer instructions on techniques for improving and caring coffee trees. It has mobilized farmers to participate in coffee planting, replanting, and grafting projects.

The Son La Coffee Processing Factory has completed the installation of production lines and will officially become operational on the occasion of the first Son La Coffee Festival 2023, ensuring the sale of products for farmers.

Son La province’s fruit output so far this year rose significantly compared to the same period in 2022 thanks to increased growing areas, higher productivity, and development of concentrated raw material areas.

The 19/5 Agricultural Development Service Cooperative in Moc Chau Farm township, Moc Chau district was established in 2000 with 13 members, and the number has grown to 55. The cooperative has collaborated with more than 200 farming households with 110 hectares of various crops. It has paid attention to applying scientific-technological advances to production, bringing quality and safe products to consumers.

As of September 30, the total deposits of credit institutions in Son La province had reached 32 trillion VND (1.3 billion USD), up 6.55% from December 31, 2022, while their outstanding loans had hit 43.5 trillion VND (1.78 billion USD), down 2.42%.