(HBO) - Thirty-two local products have been registered to participate in the "One commune, One product” (OCOP) programme in Hoa Binh this year. Six are from Luong Son district, five from Da Bac district, four from Cao Phong district, three from Yen Thuy, Lac Thuy, and Lac Son districts, and two from Hoa Binh city and Kim Boi, Tan Lac, and Mai Chau districts.
Longgan OCOP product.
In order to improve efficiency
and the quality of the OCOP programme in 2022 while ensuring targets are
reached, the Provincial People’s Committee has assigned the Department of
Agriculture and Rural Development to offer support to cities and districts on implementation,
under guidance issued for the 2021-2025 period.
The province will carry
out regular inspections to quickly remove difficulties facing the implementation
of the OCOP programme and establish working groups to monitor, evaluate, and
approve ideas for potential products and avoid small, fragmented products lacking
safe production standards.
Departments and sectors
of the Provincial Appraisal Council will continue to integrate and strengthen
training, help localities in the management of OCOP products, and check
compliance with commitments on quality and origin traceability.
The Centre for Trade and
Tourism Promotion will strengthen trade promotion activities while promoting
OCOP products among markets at home and abroad.
Hoa Binh has set a
target of completing district-level OCOP evaluations before September 30./.
Appreciating the abundant potential and strengths of his hometown for tourism development, Ha Cong Hung, Deputy Secretary of the youth union of Mai Chau district’s Mai Hich commune, embarked on producing smoked meat with a desire to introduce his homeland's specialty to domestic and international tourists.
Hoa Binh farmers are investing big in their chilli pepper cultivation areas after the first batch of 7.5 tonnes of pickled chilli peppers was shipped to the Republic of Korea (RoK) by Tien Ngan Trade and Investment Co., Ltd last month.
Recognising the role and importance of developing the collective economy, the northern province of Hoa Binh has promptly issued support policies to propel the development of the economy, making important contributions to local socio-economic development.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended a groundbreaking ceremony for an electronic printed circuit board (PCB) factory at Da River Left Bank Industrial Park in Hoa Binh province on April 13. The electronic PCB factory is invested by Japan's Meiko Group at a total cost of 200 million USD.
In the first quarter of 2024, the credit institutions in the province have actively deployed the legal documents of the State and the State Bank relating to currency, credit and interest rates. At the same time, they have promoted the capital mobilization, focusing on the solutions to expand the credit investment along with strengthening the credit quality management, lending to priority programs to promptly meet the capital needs for export - business and consumer demand during Tet in 2024.
Outside the key economic region of Hoa Binh, yet Lac Son district has utilised its potential and strengths regarding labour, land, and transportation connectivity to attract investment to the locality, contributing to promoting socio-economic development.
