Son La province currently has over 82,000 hectares of fruit trees and hawthorn trees, of which the harvested area is over 63,200 hectares, yielding hundreds of thousands of tons of fruit each year; many typical products, with geographical indications, brands, and top quality in the region...

Implementing Resolution No. 07-NQ/TU dated January 21, 2021 of the Provincial Party Committee on the orientation of investment attraction activities in Son La province for the period 2021-2025, Son La province has effectively implemented the Government's direction in performing the "dual task", promptly removing difficulties for businesses and investors in project implementation, investment attraction activities have achieved positive results, resources continue to be mobilized and used effectively to implement the goals and tasks of socio-economic development, increase budget revenue, create jobs, stabilize society, maximize the potential and advantages of the province to achieve the goal of "Building Son La to develop green, fast and sustainably", making the highest efforts to implement the tasks and goals set out in the Resolution.

Son La is a province with strengths in agricultural production with an area of ​​over 82,000 hectares of fruit trees of all kinds.

Son La is a province with strengths in agricultural production. To promote this strength, the province is implementing many solutions to encourage people and businesses to produce according to circular agriculture to form a closed production process through the application of scientific and technological advances in recycling waste and by-products as input materials for the production and processing of agricultural, forestry and fishery products, thereby creating high-quality, safe and environmentally friendly products, towards green agriculture in the near future.

In recent years, clean agricultural production models, ensuring food hygiene and safety and being environmentally friendly have been increasingly developed in Son La province. Agricultural production applying high technology and being environmentally friendly has been directed and implemented by all levels and sectors of the province. This direction contributes to building a sustainable agricultural production, bringing high economic value, meeting domestic market demand and aiming for export.

Specifically, about 5 years ago, every coffee harvest season, the provinceSon Lafaced with the problem of water and air pollution caused by coffee processing activities of many households and some cooperatives. There was a time when tens of thousands of households in Son La City could not use water for daily activities due to pollution. But now, the situation has clearly improved. Coffee waste has been collected and processed into organic fertilizer. Contributing to solving the problem of waste in agricultural production, bringing both economic and environmental benefits.

Continue to promote investment attraction in green agriculture

According to Mr. Nguyen Thanh Cong, Vice Chairman of Son La Provincial People's Committee, attracting processing factories and enterprises to invest in the agricultural sector has contributed to solving the problem of crop seasons, ensuring output, increasing product value; solving the problem of local labor; increasing income for people, businesses and cooperatives. In particular, when there is a system of large factories and production facilities in the area, the province can synchronously manage production organization, build large, sustainable and effective production areas.

Son La province will create all conditions to attract businesses inside and outside the province to organize agricultural production.

“In the coming time, Son La will create all conditions to attract businesses inside and outside the province to organize agricultural production, build mechanisms and policies as well as create trust so that when businesses invest, they will trust and accompany Son La to develop.agriculturegreen, sustainable and smart. Most recently, following the direction of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Son La will take another step forward by organizing agricultural production associated with agricultural tourism activities," Mr. Nguyen Thanh Cong informed.

PVice Chairman of Son La Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Thanh Cong also said that the province has issued resolutions to support factories, support input production, and build raw material areas. Issued policies related to training human resources, unskilled labor, reformed administrative procedures; established provincial working groups to directly support businesses and investors when coming to Son La province... The locality is also making efforts to improve infrastructure, especially transportation, to shorten travel time, ensure distance, and input costs to attract factories, investment units in production and business...

Developing green, environmentally friendly agriculture, adapting to climate change, and reducing environmental pollution are strategic goals in the province's sustainable agricultural development by 2030. Green agriculture will be a model for maximizing clean agricultural resources, bringing farmers superior productivity and efficiency while also helping to better protect the environment and people's health.

According to: Industry and Trade Newspaper