The Hoa Binh Council for the evaluation and classification of products joining the One Commune-One Product (OCOP) Programme on December 28 organised a meeting to assess and classify provincial-level OCOP products in 2023. The meeting was chaired by Dinh Cong Su, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, who is also Chairman of the council.
Members of the Hoa Binh Council for the evaluation and classification of products joining the One Commune-One Product (OCOP) Programme examine products for assessment in 2023.
This time, 14 provincial-level OCOP products were evaluated and classified. Of the total, 12 products, which earned 70 points from district-level councils, were proposed by districts to become 4-star OCOP products at the provincial level, while the remaining two, which were rated four stars in 2022, are receiving support to become national-level OCOP products in 2024.
The assessment results showed that all the 14 products meet the requirements for evaluation and classification, with two earning at least 90 points and 12 having 70-80 points. As a result, two OCOP products had the potential to be rated five stars, namely dried bamboo shoots for cooking and pre-sliced sour bamboo shoots produced by Kim Boi joint Stock Corporation.
Meanwhile, 12 products were rated four stars at the provincial level, including Giang Loc red-flesh pomelo, forest honey, Nhung Van turmeric starch, fresh bamboo shoots, Yen Thuy green bud tea, Thia canh (Gymnema sylvestre) jelly, Yen Thuong sticky rice wine, and Kim Boi mineral water.
Addressing the event, Dinh Cong Su, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee congratulated producers and cooperatives with rated products, and recognised their efforts, as well as support from the administration at all levels, in developing the OCOP products.
He said he hopes in 2024 and following years, the rankings of products that have been recognised as provincial and district-level OCOP products will be upgraded. The official asked provincial departments, sectors and localities to continue to coordinate closely together in effectively implementing the OCOP programme. The official also requested cooperatives and businesses to continue researching and renovating the designs and quality of their products to make them even better.
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.
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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.
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