Booth displaying Thuy Luong ginger and turmeric products

Average income per capita over 72 million VND

Mr. Ngo Van Vinh, Party Secretary, Chairman of the People's Council of Huong Thuy Ward informed: The economy of Huong Thuy Ward has achieved a fairly high growth rate in the past 5 years, the average annual growth rate of gross domestic product in the area reached 12.69%. The average income per capita by 2025 is estimated to reach 72.04 million VND.

Trade and services have developed quite strongly, contributing greatly to the local economic growth. The average growth rate in the period of 2021 - 2025 reached 15.97%. The types of trade, services and transportation have developed quite diversely and richly, gradually serving the needs of people's lives well. In Thuy Chau ward (old), there are 65 companies, factories, private enterprises and 513 trade and service establishments, individual business households with 3,015 employees. In Thuy Luong area (old), there are 28 companies, 2 enterprises, 347 individual business households, 2 cooperatives operating effectively. In the old Thuy Tan area, there are 25 establishments producing and trading transportation services, 10 rice milling machines, 293 establishments producing and trading food and beverage, and small trading, contributing to creating jobs for more than 397 workers. The exchange and trading of goods are in many forms and information technology has been applied in buying, selling, and payment.

Industry and construction have gradually developed strongly, the total value of the construction industry's products by 2025 is estimated to reach 1,105.6 billion VND, 1.81 times higher than in 2020 (608.3 billion VND). The average growth rate of total products in the period 2021 - 2025 reached 12.69%. The total product of the industry and construction in 5 years reached 4,682.6 billion VND.

Up to now, in the ward, there are many products recognized as typical rural industrial products of the Central Highlands region; of which, there are 2 products recognized as typical rural industrial products at the provincial level (now Hue city), namely Phuc Mai Fine Arts Carving Establishment and Truong Tien Forging Business Household.

Agricultural cooperatives in the ward are increasingly focusing on improving techniques, promoting links with enterprises to expand rice growing areas according to the value chain linkage model, especially the production of rice seeds and organic rice. Biosafety cage fish farming models linked to product consumption and building collective brands for Dai Giang river fish products are being promoted. The program of one product per commune has been gradually implemented quite effectively. Up to now, in the ward, there are many products that have been and are carrying out procedures for recognition of OCOP products such as: Dai Giang river fish cakes (Thuy Tan), products processed from ginger and turmeric starch (Thuy Luong), Thuy Chau fragrant rice, Thuy Luong straw mushrooms...

Promote potential and advantages

Huong Thuy Ward has a favorable geographical location, adjacent to developed urban areas such as An Van Duong and new urban areas being deployed in neighboring wards; adjacent to Phu Bai International Airport, near Phu Bai Industrial Park, Gilimex Industrial Park. The area has many key traffic routes passing through such as National Highway 1A and bypass road, To Huu road to Phu Bai International Airport (under construction), Thuan Hoa road connecting Phu Vang, Provincial Road 10, Provincial Road 18 connecting Vinh Thanh... This is a favorable condition for developing regional traffic connections, promoting investment attraction, expanding urban space and developing service, trade, and logistics industries, creating momentum for socio-economic growth in the coming period.

Most of the production area in the ward has high terrain, convenient for the development of construction industry, small-scale industry and trade and services. The potential and space for exploitation and development of the ward is still quite large, which is a favorable condition for planning the development of urban areas, concentrated trade and service areas; planning the development of small and medium-sized handicraft clusters, developing high-tech agriculture...

According to Mr. Ngo Van Vinh, to promote potential and advantages, Huong Thuy ward encourages the formation of small and medium enterprises, cooperatives operating in the fields of trade, services, industry - handicrafts, high-tech agriculture. The locality plans to adjust the zoning plan to form a handicraft cluster along Tran Hoan Street (the area bordering the old Thuy Tan - Thuy Luong); develop and improve the quality of commercial service establishments, restaurants along main roads such as Thuan Hoa, Vo Trac (along Dai Giang River, along the Nam Huong River dike) and central areas... to increase the value and proportion of construction and service industries.

Huong Thuy focuses on agricultural development based on the potential and advantages of the ward; prioritizes the development of products with high economic value, stable consumption market and increases the application of scientific and technological advances in production to improve productivity and product quality; promotes the development of agricultural products meeting VietGAP, OCOP standards... Highly efficient, environmentally friendly farm and family farming, and the development of aquaculture in an industrial and ecological direction are focused on by the ward to improve efficiency and value per unit of farming area.

Departments and branches are interested in promoting the attraction and calling for investors to implement projects in Thuy Chau 2 Industrial Park, Ecological Urban Area of ​​Golf Course West of Chau Son Lake, Urban Area East of Chau Son Lake... to create more breakthroughs in the socio-economic development of the locality.

Article and photos: HOANG TRIEU

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