(HBO) – The one commune-one product (OCOP) programme, which has been underway in Hoa Binh, has created a motivation for the growth of agriculture, rural areas and farmers. Strengthening the implementation of the programme is an effective measure to develop products at communal and district levels, while enhancing the efficiency of the new-style rural area building programme, helping transform the economic structure of the locality as well as income and living conditions of locals.
Fillets of "Lang” fish farmed in Da River produced by Cuong Thinh company in Hoa Binh city is rated as a four-star OCOP product at provincial level.
The objective and major contents of the OCOP programme is to develop local products making use of advantages in natural resources, culture and labour in rural areas with the involvement of the community.
The provincial People’s Committee has approved the OCOP programme in Hoa Binh in the 2019-2020 period with the vision to 2030. The locality aims to standardize at least 25 percent of local agricultural products (about 50 products), while building 10-15 culture-tourism villages.
The locality will also focus on diversifying and processing products in value chains, completing production organization towards closer connection between farmers, cooperatives and enterprises.
The province will reinforce and complete about 50 economic organizations and set up at least 10 economic organizations to engage in the OCOP programme. It will build a system of showrooms and shops to introduce OCOP products in localities with good conditions for trade and tourism.
As part of efforts to implement the OCOP programme in 2019, the provincial People’s Committee has spent 8.33 billion VND, sourced from the budget of the National Target Programme on New-Style Rural Area Building, to carry out activities including opening training courses on new-style rural area building and OCOP programme, producing OCOP model products, reviewing and building goods distribution systems as well as OCOP product introduction and selling centres across the province, and holding trade promotion conferences to connect with businesses and build selling channels for OCOP products.
Districts and cities have verified, evaluated and ranked the products at district and city levels and chosen products for a contest at provincial level.
So far, 24 products by 18 producers in groups of food, beverage, herbal medicine and garment and textile have been certified and labeled as OCOP products with its rating stated in the labels. Of the products, eight have been rated as four stars and 16 received three stars.
In order to enhance the efficiency of trade promotion activities, the provincial OCOP coordination office has cooperated with relevant agencies to introduce OCOP products at trade fairs in the province and the region as well as supermarkets in Hanoi.
Nguyen Van Dung, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee said that the OCOP programme is an important solution for the restructuring and development of agricultural production, optimizing the creativity and brainpower of people, and building a sustainable economic connectivity./.
After more than four years of implementing a project launched by the Hoa Binh Party Committee’s Standing Board on developing agriculture and promoting product consumption linked with building new-style rural areas for the 2021-2025 period, the province’s industry and trade sector has made significant strides, greatly contributing to local socio-economic development.
Luong Son district has identified 2025 as the year for the accelerated breakthrough to successfully implement the socio-economic development plan for the 5-year period from 2021 to 2025. The district has been focusing on executing the plans and trying to achieve a GRDP growth rate of approximately 15%.
Since the beginning of this year, under the direction of the Department of Agriculture and Environment, the Sub-Department of Agricultural, Forestry, and Fishery Product Quality Management has strengthened the integration of the professional activities to promote and guide the organizations and individuals in the production and trading of agricultural, forestry, and fishery products to comply with the legal regulations regarding the use of chemicals, pesticides and veterinary medicines in crop cultivation, livestock farming and aquaculture. They also provide guidance to processing and manufacturing establishments on keeping the records to trace the product origins and using food additives from the approved list according to the regulations.
Hoa Binh province saw a significant rise in state budget revenue in the first two months of 2025, heard a meeting chaired by Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Quach Tat Liem.
Ha Thi Ha Chi, a 26-year-old graduate in law, has taken an unconventional path by returning to her hometown in Mai Chau district to establish the Tong Dau Cooperative, creating stable jobs for local women and bringing Thai ethnic brocade weaving to the global market.
As the Lunar New Year 2025 approached, pork prices surged, creating a profitable season for farmers in Tan Vinh commune, Luong Son district. Taking advantage of the rising demand, Can Minh Son, a farmer from Coi hamlet, sold over 30 pigs at 69,000 VND/kg, each weighing more than 100 kg. After deducting expenses, his family earned a profit of over 50 million VND.
