With the motto "product quality comes first," the Ban Muong Clean Food Agricultural Cooperative in Hung Son commune, Kim Boi district, has gained consumers’ trust after nearly a year of operation. Their products, including Ban Muong Vietnamese pork sausage and ready-to-eat salt-cured chicken and pig's trotters, are gradually establishing a solid market presence, with efforts underway to complete their One Commune-One Product (OCOP) certification process.
The Ban Muong Clean Food Agricultural Cooperative aims to develop products that meet OCOP standards.
Director of the cooperative Bui Thanh Thuy said that seeing an increasing demand for clean, high-quality food with clear origins, she and her husband were motivated to develop a business in making Vietnamese pork sausage and other popular dishes. A key factor determining product quality is the sourcing of raw materials.
The cooperative currently has 12 members, all local residents with experience in livestock production. They choose indigenous pig breeds that adapt well to mountainous conditions. The pigs are raised on cool hillsides, not kept in closed cages. The pigs are bred with home-grown vegetables, cornmeal, rice bran, and natural herbs. This healthy lifestyle results in firm, sweet, and nutritious meat. The cooperative employs a closed production process, from animal care to processing and packaging, ensuring compliance with food safety standards. Their products are sold in the district and surrounding areas.
The cooperative supplies about 3 tonnes of clean food to the market each month, generating around 150 million VND (over 5,750 USD) in revenue. The cooperative provides stable employment for over 10 workers, with monthly incomes ranging from 6 to 8 million VND.
A cooperative member Bui Thi Tien from Cau village, Hung Son commune said that her family has joined the cooperative since its inception.
Other members of the cooperative usually support Tien and share experiences with each other to maintain healthy livestock, she said.
The cooperative’s Vietnamese pork sausage is one of its flagship products and is currently in the process of obtaining a 3-star OCOP certification. Bui Van Hieu, Vice Chairman of the Hung Son Commune People's Committee, noted that procedures to certify the cooperative’s products as 3-star OCOP ones are being finalised.
Hieu added that the commune hopes relevant departments will continue to support the cooperative in expanding its markets. He expected that the cooperative would enhance its promotional efforts to introduce products within the province and neighboring areas, thereby boosting collaboration and economic development for its members, contributing to the local socio-economic growth.
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With the motto the "product quality comes first,” after nearly one year of establishment and operation, Muong village’s Clean Food Agricultural and Commercial Cooperative, located in Cau Hamlet, Hung Son Commune (Kim Boi district), has launched reputable, high-quality agricultural products to the market that are well-received by consumers. The products such as Muong village’s pork sausage, salt-cured chicken, and salt-cured pork hocks have gradually carved out a place in the market and they are on the path to obtaining the OCOP certification.
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