(HBO) – Hoa Binh province’s product evaluation and classification council under the "Once Commune, One Product” (OCOP) programme for 2022-2025 has organised a conference on the evaluation and classification of OCOP products in 2022.
The conference, held on November 11, was presided over by
Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Dinh Cong Su.
Photo: Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee
Dinh Cong Su, who is also chairman of the council, council members and
delegates take a look at products seeking the provincial OCOP status in 2022.
A total of 23 products have been registered for OCOP
evaluation and classification this year, of which 21 are in the food sector,
another in beverage and the other in herbal medicine.
They are typical local products, qualified for the
evaluation, and well packaged, and their production would be scaled up.
The council members gave feedback on each product in terms
of their brand names and packaging.
Accordingly, there are two products rated four stars (over
80 points), comprising instant dried bamboo shoots and pre-sliced sour bamboo
shoots of Kim Boi joint Stock Company in Lac Thuy district, and 21 rated three
stars (from 51 to 69 points).
In his remarks, Su asked the participating localities and
production facilities to work harder to raise product quality and packaging,
boost product consumption through e-commerce platforms, and step up
connectivity to create more diverse products.
There should be national OCOP products (five stars) selected
from local products like Cao Phong orange and Da fish and bamboo shoots
products, he noted.
In the first quarter of 2023, Hoa Binh will organise an OCOP
workshop seeking ways to remove obstacles to the implementation of the OCOP
programme./.
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.
