Authorities of Hoa Binh province have activated 77,000 origin traceability stamps for agricultural products with information of their producers being updated on the province’s portal for traceability and supply-demand connection at hb.check.net.vn.
Officials of the Provincial Agricultural, Forestry and Fisheries Quality Management Department supported and activated origin traceability stamps for Kim Boi Green Agricultural Cooperative.
In the first six months of this year, to implement the province’s agricultural product promotion program, Hoa Binh province promoted 77 enterprises and cooperatives with 360 products on the portal.
Local agencies also connected 18 enterprises and cooperatives to take part in trade promotion programmes for local agricultural products.
The agencies also selected establishments to provide support that helps them to meet requirements of VietGAP, GlobalGAP, organic production certificates, ISO and the hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP) - a systematic preventive approach to food safety from biological, chemical, and physical hazards in production processes that can cause the finished product to be unsafe and designs measures to reduce these risks to a safe level.
During the two days of November 14th – 15th, at the Provincial Cultural Palace, the Department of Industry and Trade organized a conference to connect the product consumption of the ethnic minorities and the mountainous areas in 2024. There was the attendance of the representatives of leaders of a number of departments, branches, businesses, manufacturers and distributors inside and outside the province.
The One Commune One Product (OCOP) programme is reshaping the rural economy of Lac Son district, helping improve living standards, particularly among the ethnic minority communities in remote areas of Lac Son district.
The Van Mai dam xanh (Bangana lemassoni) fish has long been famous for its unique and delicious flavour, earning a spot on the menus of many restaurants and attracting food connoisseurs. In recent years, residents in Van Mai commune, Mai Chau district, have expanded their fish farming areas and striven to build a strong reputation for their product. They are also working to establish it as an OCOP (One Commune, One Product) item to increase their income.
Outstanding rural industrial products of Hoa Binh province in 2024 were recently honoured and granted certificates, becoming a source of pride for producers and also a boost for local economic development. The honourees are all deeply imbued with the local cultural identity and boast considerable commercial potential, helping popularise the image of Hoa Binh to domestic and international consumers. This is also a solid stepping stone for rural industrial establishments to develop.
In the first 10 months of 2024, Hoa Binh city made significant progress in job creation and labour exports, sending 112 workers abroad through partnerships with authorised recruitment firms.
An award ceremony to announce the official certification for Mai Chau district’s Bangana lemassoni fish, a specialty of the locality because of its unique flavour, was held recently in the district.
