Promoting its potential and advantages, Mai Son district is mobilising the engagement of the entire political system, business community, cooperatives and production and business establishments to develop agricultural products and typical products to create its own brand.

The Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion Centre of Son La province is attending the 18th International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City (ITE HCMC 2024) from September 5-8 at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC) in District 7.

The People's Committee of Phieng Khoai commune, Yen Chau district opened the 2024 border highlands market on the evening of August 31.

Chieng Pha commune, Thuan Chau district has 173 hectares of fruit trees, including mango, grapefruit, dragon fruit, longan and banana. Of which, 150 hectares have been harvested, with an output of over 1,500 tonnes per year.

The provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, in collaboration with the Centre for Sustainable Rural Development (SRD), on August 30 launched the second phase of the "Integrating climate change mitigation and adaptation in agriculture and forestry in the northwestern mountainous region” project.

The 2024 Yen Chau mountainous and border market will be held from August 31 to September 2 in Phieng Khoai commune to celebrate the 79th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) and the National Day (September 2).

In order to increase the value of agricultural products, Son La province has actively called on businesses to invest in the agricultural processing industry, closely linking production, processing and sale of products.

Since the beginning of this year, Van Ho district has maintained intensive farming of over 1,430 hectares of tea, mainly Shan Tuyet tea, in Van Ho, Chieng Khoa, To Mua and Chieng Yen communes.

So far, Son La province has paid due attention to the rural trade infrastructure system, with seven wholesale markets built at a total cost of 14.3 billion VND (572,630 USD) in 2022-2023.

In July, Son La province continued directing relevant agencies and localities to focus on agricultural development, building new-style rural areas, and implementing the three national target programmes.

Son La province has 16 commercial housing and urban area projects with approved investors, primarily located in Son La city, and Moc Chau and Mai Son districts.

To ensure sustainable agricultural development, biotechnology is one of the four science-technology fields prioritised by Son La province, aiming to create varieties of plants, animals, microbial strains, and products with high productivity, quality, competitiveness and economic efficiency.

Son La province’s total export value in the first seven months of this year reached 106.8 million USD, an increase of nearly 19.6% over the same period last year.

Towards sustainable agricultural production, Dong Sang commune in Moc Chau district has encouraged farmers to promote production development in the direction of proactively adapting to climate change and applying science-technology to minimise risks, bringing high economic efficiency.

Son La has 83,757 hectares of fruit and hawthorn trees, of them 63,207 hectares harvestable with an estimated output of over 379,000 tonnes.

Son La province has disbursed more than 1.5 trillion VND (59.74 million USD) worth of public investment so far this year, equal to 34.69% of the assigned plan and 40.57% of the detailed allocation plan.

In July, all-level agencies and localities in Son La province continued offering consultations on policies regarding labour, employment, and unemployment insurance for 1,896 people.

Last month, the volume of goods transported throughout Son La province was estimated at over 645,000 tonnes, an increase of 16.42% over the same period last year.

Son La city has supported businesses, cooperatives, and production and business establishments to optimise scientific and technical advances in production and trade promotion, putting up products on e-commerce platforms and social networks for sale.

In July, credit institutions in Son La province saw stable operations, with total cash collection through bank funds estimated at 8.6 trillion VND (341.6 million USD) and total cash expenditure at 8.2 trillion VND.