HBO – Ky Son district in Hoa Binh province is actively implementing the "One Commune One Product” (OCOP) programme, which is considered a lever to develop agricultural and rural economy. The programme’s purpose is that one commune has at least one key product which has comparative advantages, towards building brand names, and expanding production and consumption of key products, thus helping increase locals’ incomes and achieve sustainable poverty reduction.
The district now has
30 key products belonging to five commodity groups, which have high economic
values and can be developed into OCOP products. Of the total, 22 products are
food, one is beverage, four are medical herbs, two belong to the
souvenir-interior-decoration group, and one belongs to the rural tourism
service group. Total revenue brought by these products is valued at around 90
billion VND a year. The products are mainly sold in Hoa Binh and its
surrounding localities.
Co-operative raising bees in Van
Tien commune, Dan Ha commune (Ky Son) with 1,200 beehives is building honey
brand.
On the basis of
registering typical product ideas of communes, the People's Committee of Ky Son
district has registered three products to participate in the OCOP programme in
the district in 2019, including: honey products of 1,985 beehives; dry
vermicelli of Tien Phu co-operative in Phu Chau and Phu Minh communes with a
capacity of 350 kg a day; Polyscias fruticosa wine of families of Dao Thi Hong An
and Duong Thi Huong in Ward 3 of Ky Son town with a capacity of 30 bottle a
day.
Talking about the prospect of implementing the OCOP programme, Hoang Van Minh,
Vice Chairman of Ky Son District People's Committee said that the opportunity brought
by the programme will be huge when all communes and towns in the district can
identify their key products, and ask for support from authorised offices when
facing difficulties in building the product connectivity and consumption chain,
and forming commodity-oriented concentrated production areas.
If being implemented
well, the programme will boost investment in production and processing, and
connect consumer markets, thus contributing to intensifying economic
development and increasing locals’ incomes, Minh said, adding that the
programme will also help communes speed up new-style rural area building./.
Dao Village’s honey – a product certified with a 3-star OCOP (One Commune One Product) rating by Thong Nhat Agricultural Cooperative in Dao Village (Hoa Binh City) – is highly regarded by consumers for its quality, richness, and variety in packaging. The distinctively sweet taste of Dao Village’s honey leaves a lasting impression on anyone who has tried it.
In alignment with Project No. 07-DA/TU, issued by the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee on November 1, 2021, Lac Thuy district has actively promoted investment and supported the sustainable development of its industrial and handicraft sectors during the 2021–2025 period. Alongside this, the district has remained committed to preserving and revitalising traditional craft villages.
Located in the northern part of Lac Thuy district, with a temperate climate and fertile soil, Phu Thanh commune has great potential and advantages in growing tea. The long-standing experience, combined with strict adherence to organic farming practices in the tea gardens, ensures that the dried tea products from Phu Thanh and Lac Thuy as a whole are sold out immediately upon production, providing a stable and prosperous life for the local people.
Amid efforts to streamline the administrative apparatus, Hoa Binh province has intensified measures to address challenges in land clearance, resettlement support, and infrastructure investment, aiming to speed up the progress of key projects.
Hoa Binh province has posted an unprecedented economic growth rate of 12.76% in the first quarter of 2025, marking its highest quarterly performance to date and positioning it as the second fastest-growing locality in the country, trailing only Bac Giang province.
Under current regulations, products in the One Commune – One Product (OCOP) programme that are rated three stars or higher must undergo re-evaluation every three months. However, in reality, some of these products fail to consistently meet the required standards, raising concerns about the sustainability of their OCOP certification. This underscores the urgent need for producers to enhance product quality and gradually develop their OCOP products into strong, marketable brands.
