(HBO) – The northern province of Hoa Binh has advantages in agricultural production with various typical farm produce, which will make important contributions to rural economic development. At present, the One Commune, One Product (OCOP) programme is being carried out in the province, empowering agriculture, rural areas, and farmers.
Yen Mong commune, Hoa Binh city, is building brand for
its guava.
To implement effectively the OCOP programme, the
provincial People’s Committee has directed the provincial Department of
Agriculture and Rural Development to coordinate with the coordination office for
building new rural areas to develop a project implementing the programme in
2018-2020, with orientations to 2030.
The province aims to standardise at least 25
percent of agricultural products (about 50 products) and carry out the
programme in 10-15 villages. It also focuses on diversifying and processing
products according to value chains, and completing production organisation in
the direction of connecting production households with cooperatives and
enterprises.
The locality will reinforce about 50 economic
organisations and develop at least 10 others to join the OCOP programme. It
will also implement trade promotion and build a system of centers and stores
introducing OCOP products in areas with favourbale trade and tourism
conditions.
The province has examined all products to select
one-two key products in each district and one key product in each
commune.
According to Deputy Director of the provincial
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Anh Quan, key products
could be existing or new ones, but competitive and commercial, bringing in high
economic efficiency. With proper investment, local products with competitive
edges could be developed more formally.
The OCOP programme focuses on developing forms
of community-oriented production with the voluntary participation of economic
organisations and people to tap the potential and advantages of the agriculture
and service sectors to create high-quality and competitive products,
contributing to the modernisation of agriculture and industrialisation of rural
areas.
Once a mountainous province facing many challenges, Hoa Binh has, after more than a decade of implementing the national target programme on new-style rural area development, emerged as a bright spot in Vietnam’s northern midland and mountainous region. In the first quarter of 2025, the province recorded positive results, paving the way for Hoa Binh to enter a phase of accelerated growth with a proactive and confident mindset.
Hoa Binh province is steadily advancing its agricultural sector through the adoption of high-tech solutions, seen as a sustainable path for long-term development.
The steering committee for key projects of Hoa Binh province convened on May 14 to assess the progress of major ongoing developments
A delegation of Hoa Binh province has attended the "Meet Korea 2025" event, recently held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Vietnam, the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency, and the People's Committee of Hung Yen province.
Hoa Binh province joined Vietnam’s national "One Commune, One Product” (OCOP) programme in 2019, not simply as a mountainous region following central policy, but with a clear vision to revive the cultural and agricultural values in its villages and crops.
From just 16 certified products in its inaugural year to 158 by early 2025, the One Commune One Product (OCOP) programme in Hoa Binh province has followed a steady and strategic path. But beyond the numbers, it has reawakened local heritage, turning oranges, bamboo shoots, brocade, and herbal remedies into branded, market-ready goods - and, more profoundly, transformed how local communities value and present their own cultural identity.
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