(HBO) - Implementing the One Commune One Product (OCOP) programme, Lac Thuy district has recently focused on developing high-quality agricultural, forestry and fishery products with unique characteristics of each locality, thereby opening up opportunities for locals to participate in the production chain, improve the value of products, and develop the agricultural economy in an efficient and sustainable manner.

Red-flesh dragon fruit of Thanh Ha Agricultural
Service Cooperative, Ba Hang Doi township (Lac Thuy) recognised as a 3-star
OCOP product at the provincial level in 2020.
Owning a large number of OCOP products is considered an
advantage but also poses many challenges in product consumption. Therefore, to
support the development of those products, over the past years, Lac Thuy has
stepped up investment, trade and tourism promotion activities; and introduced
them to distribution systems across the country, especially e-commerce platforms.
Particularly for potential products, the district People's
Committee continues to step up dissemination of the OCOP programme, and
intensify digital transformation to improve the management and implementation
capacity of relevant officials in the district and its communes.
Thanks to the support of authorities through the development
of OCOP products, the district now has 17 recognised OCOP products at the
provincial level, of which there are four 4-star and 13 3-star products. Some
products have been exported to Taiwan (China), Japan, the Republic of Korea,
and Germany. The results have contributed to speeding up economic
restructuring, improving people's income, and serving as the basis for
sustainable rural economic development, as well as the district's success in
implementing the national target programme on building new-style rural areas
and reaching the finish line on schedule.
Ngo Dinh Tam, head of the district’s Agriculture and Rural
Development Desk, said that the district is striving to have four more 3-star
and 4-star products this year, with a total estimated cost of 290 million VND
(12,250 USD). In order to fulfil the set plan, the district encourages
businesses and cooperatives to promote the application of science and
technology to the production of goods and services, and promote processing and
deep processing to create products of high value which
are gradually standardised in line with international standards to serve
export./.
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.