The project focuses on two northern mountainous districts, Luong Son and Tan Lac in Hoa Binh province, where geographical conditions are suitable for organic production, helping to improve the difficult lives of ethnic minorities. Throughout the project, PGS is a key activity emphasized to strengthen the monitoring network and help farmers access markets.
In Luong Son district
Field conditions in Trai Hoa village
The entire Cong field area is located in Trai Hoa hamlet, Hop Hoa commune, covering a total area of 8 hectares adjacent to the mountain with terraced field topography, isolated from the surrounding space by a buffer zone formed by cajeput trees — an area planned for conversion under this project by the Luong Son District People's Committee.
Currently, Luong Son District People's Committee has tasked the District Agriculture Department along with Hop Hoa Commune People's Committee to build intra-field roads and re-plan the entire area to transition to fully closed-loop organic production, including crops, livestock, and aquaculture, combined with the development of indigenous products under PGS supervision.
The project will link production with supply chains, continuing to leverage the strengths of the PGS system to monitor and ensure quality right to consumers' dining tables. In addition, an area of over 20 hectares in Trang Bai field, Dong Suong village, Thanh Lap commune, adjacent to three organic producer groups—Dong Suong, Cay Gao, and the in-conversion Na Leu group—will be designated for organic rice cultivation.
In Tan Lac district
On the same day in Tan Lac district, the Project Management Board traveled dozens of kilometers of steep mountain passes to reach the production area. Quyet Chien is the first of five highland communes in Tan Lac, the gateway to Thung May, introduced by Vice Chairman of the District People's Committee Bui Van Nho and Head of the Department of Agriculture & Rural Development Vu Quang Hung.
Amid the sweltering summer heat of the lowlands, this place still boasts fields of ripe red tomatoes, heavy-fruiting green bean fields, cabbages mingled with weeds awaiting harvest, and sprawling chayote trellises—a sight typically seen only during the winter months in the lowlands.
One particularly striking thing here is the complete absence of any trace of herbicides. Vice Chairman of the commune, Bui Van Ben, stated that Quyet Chien said no to herbicides a long time ago. This is truly an ideal location for the MOAP project to boldly pilot the conversion of a portion of land to off-season organic vegetable cultivation combined with poultry farming to supply lowland markets.
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