Sính Phình is a difficult highland commune where the poor household rate accounts for over 30% and near-poor households make up more than 22%. Immediately after stabilizing the two-level local government apparatus, the goal of socio-economic development was prioritized by the commune’s party committee and authorities. To exploit the potential and advantages of production development, the local authorities conducted a review to identify the key crops and livestock suitable for each village in the area. Through this, they are gradually building economic models to help people increase their income, rise out of poverty, and stabilize their lives.

Vũ Đức Biểu, Chairman of the Sính Phình commune People’s Committee, stated that the commune has 30 villages, primarily inhabited by the Mông ethnic group. Each village has different natural conditions suitable for specific types of crops and livestock. To exploit this potential, the authorities have disseminated information and surveyed varieties that fit the soil and climate of each village. In 2026, they will implement support plans regarding variety selection, planting techniques, and care for the people. This aims to form concentrated economic models and step-by-step promote existing strengths for economic development and poverty reduction.

Through the survey process, Sính Phình identified several strength models, such as semi-confinement goat raising in Háng Đề Dê village, coffee planting in Tà Pao village, buffalo and cattle husbandry in Háng Sung 1 and 2, and taro and passion fruit cultivation in Trung Thu village.

Vừ A Tinh, Head of Tà Pao village, shared that Tà Pao has more than 90 households and 454 people. Previously, they mainly planted one-crop rice and raised livestock, so economic development faced many difficulties. The area of upland fields and production land was mainly used for old varieties with low productivity and low economic efficiency. With the dissemination and support of commune officials, a few households have experimentally switched to planting coffee on an area of nearly 5 hectares. Due to the suitability of the land and climate, the coffee plants grow very well with few pests. Currently, the households have all agreed to register for coffee development. If successful, this will be the direction for economic development and poverty reduction for the people of Tà Pao village.

Tìa Dình commune, with 20 villages mainly consisting of the Mông ethnic group, also faces many life difficulties. To promote production labor and economic development while converting to crop varieties suitable for actual conditions, the Tìa Dình commune authorities have implemented many synchronous solutions to build economic models linked to local strengths. According to Nguyễn Đức Đô, Vice Chairman of the Tìa Dình commune People’s Committee, the commune has conducted surveys and encouraged people to convert their crop structure to fit local soil conditions. Simultaneously, the commune organizes training for residents on planting and livestock care techniques, as well as sightseeing trips to learn from economic models inside and outside the commune.

Huổi Sông is the farthest village of Tìa Dình commune, inhabited 100% by the Mông ethnic group. Due to its remote location and difficult dirt roads, the people’s lives are mainly self-sufficient with little trade. The entire village has 34 out of 77 households classified as poor and 22 as near-poor. To help the people of Huổi Sông develop their economy, after surveying and listening to their aspirations, Tìa Dình commune built a plan to support coffee planting techniques. It is expected that in late January 2026, they will launch the planting of 30 hectares on ineffective upland fields and vacant agricultural land. This will form a concentrated raw material area suitable for the people to develop their economy.

It can be seen that choosing crops and livestock suitable for actual conditions, supporting people in applying science and technology, and building concentrated raw material areas according to each region is a sustainable direction. This helps farmers promote their strengths and contributes positively to local poverty reduction.