The One Commune One Product (OCOP) program increasingly affirms its important role in enhancing local agricultural products. In Kim Boi district, many policies to support the construction and development of key products, potential and strengths of the locality have been implemented effectively. Since then, local agricultural products have become valuable goods, contributing to improving people's income and lives.
Mineral water of Kim Boi Mineral Water joint Stock Company is aiming for a 5-star OCOP product.
In 2024, Hoa Binh province has 14 products participating in the evaluation and classification of OCOP products at the provincial level. Among them, Kim Boi district has 2 products: Hop Tien forest honey of Greenlife Cooperative - Hop Tien commune and Kim Boi mineral water of Kim Boi Mineral Water joint Stock Company. Through evaluation, both products of Kim Boi district are eligible to be classified as 4-star OCOP products at the provincial level. Currently, the district has 12 provincial-level OCOP products, of which 2 products meet 4-star standards, and the remaining products meet 3-star standards.
In recent years, Kim Boi district has prioritized advertising, trade promotion, brand building, and connection to consume OCOP products. The district also actively coordinates with relevant units to support bringing products to e-commerce and export platforms...
Besides, to build and develop sustainable OCOP products, Kim Boi district promotes the application of science and technology in agricultural production, commodity production, creating quality agricultural products, improve product competitiveness in the market.
Up to now, Kim Boi district has over 200 hectares of crops produced according to VietGAP standards. The district has formed zucchini and cucumber growing areas concentrated in communes: Nam Thuong, Sao Bay, Kim Lap, Du Sang with about 60 hectares/area; potato growing area in Vinh Dong commune; Citrus fruit growing areas in communes: Tu Son, Kim Lap, Vinh Tien, My Hoa with about 100 hectares/commune; the medicinal plant growing area is about 40 hectares in Hung Son commune. The district maintains and develops production linkage models along the value chain from consumption to processing. This is the advantage of input material areas for Kim Boi to build OCOP products.
In the coming time, Kim Boi district will continue to support the construction and development of OCOP products from local raw materials.
On October 12th, in Hanoi, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Hoa Binh province coordinated with the Centre for Agricultural Trade Promotion (the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development), the People's Committee of 2 districts, Kim Boi and Yen Thuy and R.Y.B joint Stock Company to export the processed agricultural products from Hoa Binh province to the UK market.
The provincial People's Committee on October 8 held a conference to sum up the 2023 administrative reform emulation movement and award winners of the online contest on learning about administrative reform work in Hoa Binh in 2024, under the chair of Vice Chairman Nguyen Van Chuong, who is deputy head of the provincial Steering Committee on Administrative Reform, and head of the contest’s organising board.
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