Local tangerine products in Ot Luong village, Chieng Co commune.

Implementing the model, the groups and villages of 8 communes and wards in the city have registered 67 models, including 36 models of growing coffee, plum, apricot, mango, longan, dragon fruit, citrus, vegetables and fruits; 31 models of raising livestock and poultry. The communes with many models include: Hua La 15 models; Chieng Ngan 13 models; Chieng Xom 10 models; Chieng An ward 9 models; Chieng Den 8 models; Chieng Co 7 models...

Mr. Doan Van Thang, Head of the City Economic Department, said: The Department has advised the City People's Committee to issue a specific "Model Framework" for each type of crop and livestock. The City Agricultural Service Center coordinates with communes and wards to open training courses, provide guidance, and transfer techniques to households. By doing this, after more than 1 year of implementation, the City has selected 7 typical crop models and 11 livestock models with high economic efficiency for replication.

Red-fleshed dragon fruit growing model of An Phu Clean Agriculture Cooperative, Chieng An ward.

At Group 2, Chieng An Ward, An Phu Clean Agriculture Cooperative has implemented a model of growing red-fleshed dragon fruit according to VietGAP standards, with a scale of 5 hectares, applying off-season dragon fruit production techniques, producing fruit on the full moon and the first day of the lunar month every month, creating a stable consumption market, with higher selling prices than mass-produced dragon fruit.

Mr. Quang Van Trung, Director of An Phu Clean Agriculture Cooperative, shared: Every year, the dragon fruit garden yields 18 harvests of fruit, with a yield of about 25 tons/ha, a selling price of 15,000 - 30,000/kg, and a profit of 200-250 million VND/ha/year. Currently, the cooperative's dragon fruit products have traders coming to purchase at the garden, supplying to provinces and the city. The model is being replicated for 18 member households.

Coffee growing model in Muong Yen village, Chieng Co commune.

Hua La Commune has a model of intensive coffee cultivation with shade trees in Hoang Van Thu village that is bringing high economic efficiency. With a scale of 5 hectares of coffee, intercropping about 400 wind gourd trees, helping to minimize the harmful effects of frost in winter, regulating humidity in summer. The model yields from 15-20 tons of fresh coffee berries/ha, selling at a price of 10,000-15,000 VND/kg, revenue reaching 250 million/ha, deducting costs, profit is about 150 million/ha.

Mr. Quang Van Buu, Chairman of Hua La Commune People's Committee, shared: The commune has coordinated with the City Agricultural Service Center to organize training courses on coffee care and harvesting techniques in 15 villages. Currently, the whole commune has over 1,300 hectares of coffee trees, the commune has established 3 cooperatives; 2 products have achieved OCOP products; of which, Pure Coffee Powder of Bich Thao Son La Coffee Cooperative has achieved 5-star OCOP products at the national level.

Coffee processing workshop of Bich Thao Son La Coffee Cooperative.

Implementing the model "Each village has an economic model" has helped people in the city change their thinking about production and livestock breeding, promote the application of scientific and technical advances, improve crop and livestock productivity, thereby creating many good production and business models.

The bamboo rat farming model of Mr. Quàng Văn Quốc, Ót Lương village, Chieng Co commune, brings in a profit of 300 - 400 million VND/year. The organic orange and tangerine growing model of Mr. Tòng Văn Thành, Ngôi village, Chieng Co commune, yields about 20 tons/ha, income of 450 million VND/year, profit of 250-300 million VND/ha. The cricket farming model of Mr. Tòng Văn Cường, group 5, Chieng An ward, sells 1.2 - 1.5 tons of commercial crickets each year, with an average selling price of 140 thousand VND/kg, revenue of 170 - 200 million VND/year. The 3B beef cattle farming model of Mr. Quàng Văn Muon, Trung Tam village, Chieng Den commune, annually supplies the market with about 10 tons of beef, revenue of about 600 million VND, profit of about 150 million VND...

Livestock and poultry farming model of farmers in Mong village, Hua La commune.

Mr. Doan Van Thang, Head of the City Economic Department, shared more: From the effectiveness of the models, the Department continues to advise the City People's Committee to implement policies to support agricultural and rural development, such as: Building infrastructure for production areas; building models for transferring technical advances; developing product brands...

Along with that, Son La city directed specialized agencies to actively guide and support producers with scientific and technical solutions to improve output and product quality. Strengthen connections with enterprises and cooperatives to invest in joint production and consumption of agricultural products, especially medium and large-scale enterprises and cooperatives with financial potential, experience and wide level of connection, and deep processing of products.

In addition, direct the People's Committees of communes and wards to evaluate the effectiveness of the models; organize for people to visit and learn from models with high economic efficiency; draw experience and develop specific solutions for ineffective models. Focus on developing linked production models, in an organic direction; applying high technology, on a concentrated scale for sustainable development. Develop production associated with building brands of typical local products, with the goal that each commune and ward must have at least one strong product.

According to: Son La Newspaper