(HBO) – Last year, a total of 27 products in Hoa Binh province met the provincial "On Commune, One Product” (OCOP) standards. Among the products, which are produced by 21 companies, cooperatives and households, nine were rated four stars while 18 others rated three stars.
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Traditional brocade weaving product in Chieng Chau commune, Mai Chau
district is registered to participate in the OCOP programme this year.
In January, the Hoa Binh People’s Committee issued Plan
No.12/KH-UBND on the province’s implementation of the national target programme
on building new-style rural areas in 2020. Accordingly, the province aims to
develop at least 23 OCOP products, with 3 – 5 products recognized in each
district.
By the end of the first quarter of the year, a total of 54
products have been registered to take part in the OCOP programme this year and
all districts have completed the registration process.
Of the products, five come from Hoa Binh city, three from
Lac Son district, nine from Lac Thuy, eight from Tan Lac, six from Cao Phong,
six from Yen Thuy, four from Kim Boi, three from Mai Chau, six from Luong Son
and four from Da Bac.
Giang Loc red grapefruit from Tan Lac district and three orange
products from Cao Phong are seeking upgrade from three to four star rating this
year./.
Nguyen Phi Long, an alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee, and head of the steering committee for the province's key projects, chaired a conference on March 25 to discuss measures for implementing the project on constructing the Hoa Lac - Hoa Binh road and upgrading the Xuan Mai - Hoa Binh section of National Highway 6 under the public-private partnership (PPP) model.
Administrative reform has been identified as a key priority in enhancing state governance, improving the business environment, and facilitating services for citizens and enterprises.
The Standing Board of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee met on March 18 to review and guide major investment projects aimed at boosting local socio-economic development.
The air is thick with the hum of drills and the clatter of machinery as the Hoa Binh – Moc Chau expressway takes shape amid the rugged terrain. Welding sparks illuminate the faces of workers, and concrete mixers churn relentlessly, laying fresh pavement on the newly-carved road. The construction site buzzes with a palpable sense of urgency, particularly in Hoa Binh province where the expressway's future is being forged.
The northern province of Hoa Binh, with over 467,000 hectares of natural forest and more than 100,000 hectares of production forest, holds significant potential for carbon credit market development.
Replacing substandard houses with more sturdy ones by June 30 is the direction given by Nguyen Phi Long, alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee, at a meeting held in early March by the provincial Steering Committee for the programme to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses for the needy.
