(HBO) - In the period of 2018 - 2020, the One Commune One Product (OCOP) programme has spread throughout the province, mobilising the strength and role of the community in preserving and developing traditional local products, thus breathing a new life into the rural economic sector.
Consumers
choose to buy OCOP products. (Photo taken at an outlet introducing OCOP
products of Hoa Binh at No3, Hoang Dieu Street, Phuong Lam ward, Hoa Binh city).
After three years of implementing the OCOP
Programme, the province now has 70 products of 59 entities recognized by the
provincial People's Committee as meeting OCOP standards of 3 stars or more.
Among them, 18 products got 4 stars and 52 products got 3 stars. Nguyen Huy
Nhuan, Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, said
the OCOP programme has created a momentum to improve the capacity of craft
villages, cooperatives, small and medium enterprises in production and trade of
particular agricultural, forestry and fishery products of each locality.
Through the standardization of products, the province develops the market for
the products and forms clean and safe agricultural production areas in
association with product value chains, thereby contributing to economic restructuring
in rural areas.
In order for consumers to learn more about
OCOP products, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has advised
the provincial People's Committee, the Center for Promotion of Investment,
Trade and Tourism, and related agencies to help business entities introduce
their products on e-commerce sites. The department also arranges for OCOP
producers to attend fairs and OCOP conferences in and outside the province to
have opportunities to access buyers and processors; and coordinates with
departments and sectors to open safe agricultural products stores to display
and sell OCOP products.
Through trade promotion activities, many
OCOP producers have been able to sign sales contracts with supermarket chains
such as Vinmart, BigC, Lotte, Saigon Co-op and clean food stores. Viba bananas
and Cao Phong oranges have been served as desserts on flights of the national
airline Vietnam Airlines; Son Thuy longan is exported to China, and Song Boi
tea is exported to Taiwan...
The province aims to have at least 80
products and services of 15 enterprises, 50 cooperatives, and 15 business
households meet OCOP standards from 3 stars or more by 2025./.
In recent years, Mai Ha commune in Mai Chau district has been making efforts to restructure its crops and livestock to improve production efficiency, enhance the quality of life, and increase income for local residents. Notably, the cultivation of watermelon in line with Vietnamese Goods Agricultural Practices (VietGAP) standards has helped local people escape poverty.
Hoa Binh province scored 43.5493 points in the 2023 Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI), ranking 20th out of the 63 provinces and cities nationwide, up 23 places compared to the 2022 list. The results show people's satisfaction with the effectiveness of implementing State policies and laws, local governance, and providing public services by authorities at all levels in the province.
With the motto of "polite, dedicated, professional, and lawful,” over the years, Phu Cuong commune in Tan Lac district has gradually improved the quality of processing administrative procedures, winning high satisfaction from local people and businesses.
Stretching over 300 meters, valued at hundreds of million dong and built to the new-style rural standards, a concrete road in De hamlet, Bac Phong commune, Cao Phong district, was completed by the end of 2023 thanks to the collective contributions of armed forces at provincial and district levels coupled with the active participation of military units stationed throughout the district.
Over the years, the People’s Committee of Lac Thuy district has issued many plans and programmes to speed up the administrative reform, aiming to better serve local people and businesses.
Kim Boi district is drafting 23 planning projects which are expected to help boost the local socio-economic development, attract investors, and mobilise resources for development, said Vice chairman of the district People’s Committee Tran Tuan Son.
They include the one on Bo urban area development until 2045, 20 zoning, and 12 on rural residential areas in communes.