In recent years, Son La has put in place various mechanisms and policies to support the establishment of cooperatives, creating favourable conditions for them to grow.
Bac Yen district on October 17 evening organised a pageant entitled “Beauty in Ethnic Costumes” as part of the activities during the Cultural, Sports, and Tourism Week in celebration the 60th anniversary of the district and its Party Organisation (1964-2024).
Since the beginning of this year, trade and service activities in the province have been growing stably, with total retail sales of goods reaching over 26.88 trillion VND (1.07 billion USD) in the first nine months, up 14.19% year-on-year
A delegation from Son La province led by Vice Chairman Nguyen Thanh Cong of the provincial People's Committee held a working session on October 17 with the Central Committee of the Vietnam Farmers' Union on promoting agricultural products and organizing the Son La Agricultural Products Week in Hanoi.
The provincial Investment, Trade, and Tourism Promotion Centre, in collaboration with the provincial Department of Planning and Investment, the provincial Business Association, and the provincial Cooperative Alliance, on October 11 organised the Entrepreneur Café 2024, with the chair of Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Nguyen Thanh Cong.
The Son La Traditional Medicine Hospital, in collaboration with the provincial Red Cross Society, provided free health check-ups and medicines for 100 elderly residents in Son La city on October 11.
The value of Son La province’s exported goods in the first nine months of 2024 hit 137.6 million USD, an increase of 7.65% compared to the same period last year.
Nearly 2 trillion VND ($80.5 million) of public investment capital was disbursed in Son La province in the first nine months of this year, accounting for 43.64% of the allocated plan and 48.75% of the detailed allocation plan.
To boost growth in the industrial sector, Son La province has continued to effectively implement policies that support industrial development and address challenges faced by businesses in production and trading activities.
The Central Committee of the Vietnam Farmers' Union (VFU) has just issued a decision recognising 63 national-level typical cooperatives in 2024, including Bich Thao Son La Coffee Cooperative in Son La province.
The National Agricultural Extension Centre, the Central New Rural Coordination Office, and the Thien Tam Fund (Vingroup) co-organised a handover ceremony for the project "Cooperatives partnering with farmers in economic development and sustainable poverty reduction” and launched a training course on the project at the Tay Bac University on October 2.
Hanoi-based Gia dinh Vietnam (Vietnam Family) magazine in coordination with the provincial Confederation of Labour and Bac Yen district organised a programme on September 26-27 to support students in Son La province.
After three years of implementing Resolution No. 06-NQ/TU dated January 21, 2021 of the provincial Party Committee regarding the development of the agricultural processing industry in Son La province for the 2021-2025 period, with a vision towards 2030, the infrastructure serving the local agricultural processing industry has been increasingly improved and upgraded. This has contributed to attracting investors and promoting the development of local agricultural processing industry.
The provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on September 20 held a seminar on digital transformation in the management of growing area codes and traceability of agricultural products.
Thanh Cuong Son La Co., Ltd. on September 17 collaborated with Sendo Farm to organize a livestream event aimed at selling cabbage for local farmers engaging in the safe vegetable supply chain of Son La Agricultural Cooperative in Chieng Ban commune, Mai Son district.
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.
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.
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