From mid-May, when the first summer rains begin to refresh the mountains and forests of Lao Cai, the highlands of Den Sang enter a bustling planting season. Across the mountain slopes, terraced rice fields, glistening with water, stretch like soft silk ribbons embracing the villages.
With resilience and a strong desire to succeed, many women in the province have confidently started businesses and become key players in the collective economy, creating jobs, increasing income for local workers, and contributing to affirming the role of women in socio-economic development.
In recent years, developing commodity production in ethnic minority areas of Lao Cai province has become a priority development direction, ensuring livelihoods for the people while promoting local economic development.
In the process of developing new rural areas, the collective economy, with cooperatives as its core, not only serves as a place to link members together in production, but also becomes a source of employment for local laborers.
Lao Cai is at a crucial turning point in its strategy to enhance the value of cinnamon. With a planned area of 150,000 hectares, the province is no longer content with being just a raw material source, but is resolutely shifting towards deep processing, forming a high-tech production ecosystem to bring its essential oils and handicrafts to the international market.
Rural transportation routes in Lao Cai not only serve transportation needs but are also key factors in opening up new development opportunities for agricultural production, attracting investment, and improving the lives of people in rural areas.
With the support of science and technology and the innovative spirit of farmers, Lao Cai is gradually realizing the goal of building a green, clean, and sustainable agriculture – enriching the people while preserving the landscape, environment, and cultural identity.
Agricultural extension work plays a particularly important role in supporting farmers to access and apply scientific and technological advancements to improve crop and livestock productivity. The staff of the Lao Cai Agricultural Extension and Service Center are not only "teachers in the field" but also become a solid support for farmers on the path to sustainable agricultural development.
Bridging the gap between mountainous and lowland areas is a crucial task that the entire political system of Lao Cai province is focusing on and implementing through various synchronized solutions. From prioritizing investment in infrastructure development to ensuring social security, creating livelihoods, and increasing income, all efforts are aimed at promoting sustainable development in mountainous regions.
Agriculture, farmers, and rural areas have always held a strategic position in the socio-economic development of Lao Cai province. On the eve of the First Congress of the Lao Cai Provincial Farmers' Association, for the 2025-2030 term, a review of the past five years shows that the Farmers' Associations at all levels have continuously innovated their content and methods of operation, promoting the leading role of farmers in agricultural development, rural economy, and the construction of new rural areas
