Promoting startup movement

The OCOP programme has been implemented in the province since the end of 2018. Thanks to promoting the dissemination of its purpose and meaning, guidance and timely support, the programme has attracted more and more participants.

Customers choose to buy OCOP products in Bac Giang city.

The province now has 155 OCOP products, including 36 4-star and 119 3-star ones. Bac Giang is currently among the top provinces and cities in the country in terms of OCOP products (ranking 2nd in the northern mountainous region, after Ha Giang, and 7th in the whole country). Some localities that have effectively implemented this programme are Tan Yen, Viet Yen and Yen The.

According to the relevant agencies, the OCOP programme has created a far-reaching startup movement in the localities. Specifically, 85 establishments have OCOP products evaluated and classified, of which 88.2 percent are cooperatives and enterprises, and 11.8 percent households. The Yen The Green Agriculture Cooperative is an example. Established in 2017, it operates in the field of preliminary processing and processing of poultry, with its main products being vacuum-cleaned chicken, chicken sausages and paste.

In fact, the products, after participating in the OCOP programme, have developed well and have seen marked changes in quality and design, meeting market requirements. Many products have entered supermarkets and large stores, contributing to adding value and helping producers increase revenue. Currently, more than 60 percent of establishments having OCOP products with 3 stars or higher enjoy an average revenue growth of more than 15 percent per year.

Upgrading products

The effectiveness of the programme over the years is remarkable, but the development of OCOP products still has certain limitations. To fix them, in 2022, the agriculture sector will continue promoting the OCOP programme, gradually improving product quality in line with domestic and international standards; strictly manage and upgrade the products that have been rated; and linking the programme with the development of rural industries and rural tourism.

The chicken paste of the Yen The Green Agriculture Cooperative is expected to earn higher stars this year.

The set goals are to have 25-30 more products recognised as OCOP products of 3 stars or more, raising the total to at least 180 products; earn higher stars for 5-10 products; strive to build and develop at least one national 5-star product; and select at least one rural tourism product and service to gradually build a community tourism OCOP product...

Based on that orientation, the establishments have actively participated in the programme and planned to earn higher stars for some products. Le Ba Thanh, Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, said that the department will focus on raising awareness and changing mindset of economic organizations in rural areas, state management agencies, distributors and consumers; diversify forms of communication and promptly report existing difficulties, obstacles and inadequacies in the implementation of the OCOP programme in localities.

It will promote training, consultation and guiding activities, support the perfection of products in terms of packaging, labels, brands, and product profiles for establishments whose OCOP products have been rated as 3 stars or more and manufacturers with products participating in the programme in 2022…

The department plans to review and select products associated with local advantages and strengths, prioritizing processed products, traditional products, and rural tourism products; build and complete the chains linking production with product consumption in order to improve the quality of OCOP products, meeting the increasing requirements of the market; promote trade promotion activities, helping OCOP producers promote, introduce and sell products, find distributors and expand markets...

Bac Giang has 155 OCOP products

(BGO) - The People’s Committee in Bac Giang province has approved for the evaluation and classification result to grant certificate for 39 products under One Commune One Product (OCOP) programme in second period of 2022, including two four star products and three star ones, reported the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Bac Giang proposes to recognize 39 new OCOP products in 2021

(BGO)- According to the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Bac Giang province, the Judge of One Commune One Product (OCOP) evaluation and classification has evaluated and classified OCOP products for the 2nd time in 2021.

Two "Yen The hill chicken" products meet 4-star OCOP standards

(BGO) - With favorable natural advantages to develop the hill garden economy, in recent years, Yen The district (Bac Giang province) has promoted the development of animal husbandry, especially raising hill chickens. Thanks to that, Yen The's chicken meat paste and vacuum-packed chicken meat are rated as 4-star OCOP products.

Four star OCOP product of informatics engineer

(BGO) – Born in 1994 in a family with two children on a difficult village of Dong Son, Dong Hung commune, Luc Nam district (Bac Giang province), Ong The Dung decided to stay in Hanoi to pursue a startup in 2016 after graduating from Hanoi Industrial University, Faculty of Informatics. And by accident, he knew about the cordyceps, a healthy product.

116 OCOP products qualified at least three stars

(BGO) – As of November 11, 2021, Bac Giang province had 116 products of One Commune One Product Programme (OCOP) upgraded to four star from three star product including 34 four star (29.31 percent) and 82 three star ones (70.69 percent). It helped the province rank third in Northern mountainous region (only after Ha Giang and Bac Kan provinces) and twelfth nationwide.