The specialities are Luc Ngan district litchi, Chu township noodles and Yen The district chicken, said Nguyen Viet Toan, deputy director of the provincial Agriculture and Rural Development Department.

Local residents dry Chu noodles in the northern province of Bac Giang.

Toan said the province also targeted 30 other products reaching four stars.

Under the programme, a five-star product is defined as a high-quality product at international standards while a four-star product is a good product that could be improved to meet international standards.

To reach the goals, the province plans to focus on strengthening dissemination to make local producers in the value chain change their mindset and standardise products, labels and packaging.

Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Duong Van Thai told agencies to provide training for about 180-200 producers and 90-100 managerial officers of the programme and send managerial officers to learn from provinces and cities that had effectively implemented the programme.

The provincial department of science and technology was told to support OCOP products’ brand management, including trademark design costs, trademark registration, printing stamps and certificates, establishing industrial property rights and creating brand identity, he said.

The provincial department of industry and trade was asked to support producers to upgrade stores and connect with businesses to consume OCOP products, especially encouraging businesses and co-operatives to build OCOP centres in the province, he added.

There are 93 OCOP products in the province so far, dividing into six categories of food, beverages, herbal medicine, fabric, decoration and tourism. Of which, 40 products reached three stars since last year.

The programme was approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in May 2018 to develop one strong product for each commune nationwide.

An estimated 45 trillion VND (1.9 billion USD) of State funds is being spent to run the programme.

OCOP programme increases product value, competitiveness

(BGO) - After one year of implementing the project "One commune one product" (OCOP) of Bac Giang province in the 2018-2020 period, with a vision to 2030, Bac Giang city has registered to carry out 13 ideas. This is a driving force to add value to traditional products in each locality.

Bac Giang’s staples exhibited in one commune one product fair

(BGO) – The Exhibition Fair of One Commune One Product (OCOP) and Hi-tech Agriculture in the Northern Midland and Mountainous Area – Thai Nguyen 2018 is scheduled on August 31 to September 6, 2018, in Thai Nguyen city (Thai Nguyen province). 

Thu Duong craft village busy on Tet season

(BGO) – On the occasion of Tet holiday, the traditional craft village making Chu rice noodle in Thu Duong village, Nam Duong commune, Luc Ngan district ( Bac Giang province) is always hustle and bustle. All the noodle making households double the capacity to timely deliver the products to the market. 

Da Mai ward diversifies craft village products

(BGO) – Located by Thuong river, Da Mai ward (Bac Giang city, Bac Giang province) is home to a famous dish for over 400 years which is preferred by a wide range of customers. Recently, the local residents at the traditional craft village has produced dried vermicelli to expand the market toward export.  

Craft villages busy preparing for Tet

(BGO) – In these days, the atmosphere in craft villages making fine arts furniture, incense and rice papers ... in Bac Giang province have become more bustling. This year, traditional handicraft products have drawn the interest of consumers and been sold at higher prices.

Source: VNS/VNA