(HBO) – Over 10,000 people visited a fair on agriculture and products under the "One Commune One Product (OCOP) programme in the North and the Hoa Binh province Citrus Fruit Festival which took place in Hoa Binh on November 1 – 5.
The events
featured 275 booths run by more than 10 northern cities and provinces with
4,000 products on display. They provided an opportunity to promote citrus fruits, OCOP and agricultural
products from Hoa Binh and other northern provinces among the consumers.
At the events’
opening ceremony, the provincial People’s Committee presented OCOP-standard
certificates to eight four-star products, including Mai Chau brocades, Ha Phong fresh orange and orange juice,
Inchi sachi tea, Lac Thuy chickens, Da River tilapia and Bagridae fishes, and
Pa Co Shan Tuyet tea, alongside 16 three-star products.
Leaders
of the province also launched a portal for tracking origin of local
agricultural, forestry and fishery products – hb.check.net.vn.
The events aimed
to promote and heighten values of the northern region’s citrus fruits,
particularly OCOP products, and raise public awareness of the importance of
protection and promotion of the regional agricultural products.
More than 200
tonnes of orange, tangerine and pomelo of various varieties have been sold at
the fair for over 10 billion VND./.
According to data from the Hoa Binh Provincial Party Committee, the industrial production index for the first six months of 2025 is estimated to have increased by 20% compared to the same period last year. This marks the highest year-on-year growth rate for this period since 2020.
In the first six months of 2025, Hoa Binh province’s export turnover was estimated at 1.145 billion USD, marking an 18.11% increase compared to the same period in 2024. Import turnover was estimated at $ 804 million, a 17.15% increase, which helped the province maintain a positive trade balance.
The lives of the ethnic minority farmers in Tan Lac district have gradually improved thanks to the new directions in agricultural production. This is a testament to the collective strength fostered through the professional associations and groups implemented by various levels of the district’s Farmers’ Union.
With the motto the "product quality comes first,” after nearly one year of establishment and operation, Muong village’s Clean Food Agricultural and Commercial Cooperative, located in Cau Hamlet, Hung Son Commune (Kim Boi district), has launched reputable, high-quality agricultural products to the market that are well-received by consumers. The products such as Muong village’s pork sausage, salt-cured chicken, and salt-cured pork hocks have gradually carved out a place in the market and they are on the path to obtaining the OCOP certification.
In the past, the phrase "bumper harvest, rock-bottom prices" was a familiar refrain for Vietnamese farmers engaged in fragmented, small-scale agriculture. But today, a new spirit is emerging across rural areas of Hoa Binh province - one of collaboration, organisation, and collective economic models that provide a stable foundation for production.
Maintaining growing area codes and packing facility codes in accordance with regulations is a mandatory requirement for agricultural products to be eligible for export. Recently, the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Hoa Binh province has intensified technical supervision of designated farming areas and packing facilities to safeguard the "green passport" that enables its products to access international markets.
