The committee and localities were requested to direct advisory agencies towards completing project plans that realize the OCOP programme and submit them to heads of the People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities for approval.

Farmers harvest tea buds in the Song Cau tea farming area of Dong Hy district, Thai Nguyen province.

At the same time, they must arrange the implementation of the OCOP – which focuses on developing agricultural and non-agricultural products with high potential, as well as services in each locality based on the value chain, in line with the Prime Minister’s Decision No.490/QD-TTg.

They should assign specific tasks to each provincial and district agency, while launching surveys to choose strong products for each commune and district to promote, and joining national trade promotion programmes and OCOP product contests at the end of 2019.

Over the past few years, the MARD has coordinated with ministries, central agencies, and advisory units to support localities in building plans to realize the OCOP programme.

So far, the programme has already been underway in many provinces and cities.

At the same time, the MARD has honored 22 provinces and cities that have finished their approval of projects and plans to conduct the programme, including Bac Kan, Bac Giang, Quang Ninh, Binh Thuan, Can Tho, Dong Thap, Dak Nong, and Ha Giang.

In particular, Quang Ninh has started the second phase of the project; while Bac Kan, Ha Tinh, and Quang Nam have launched the national OCOP process.

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). 

 

Bac Giang approves for “One Commune One Product” programme

(BGO) – The provincial People’s Committee province has approved for “One Commune One Product” programme (OCOP) in the northern province of Bac Giang for the period of 2018 – 2020 with the vision toward 2030.

 

Vietnam Craft Village Trade Fair features over 150 pavilions

The 2018 Vietnam Craft Village Trade Fair officially commenced at the Trade Promotion Centre for Agriculture in Hanoi on November 17.

 

Craft villages gear up for OVOP exhibition in Hanoi

The ‘One village one product’ (OVOP) exhibition and the Vietnam Local Specialities Fair will be held in Hanoi from November 21-25 by the Hanoi Promotion Agency (HPA) and the Vietnam Handicraft Exporters Association (Vietcraft), expecting to attract more than 400 booths by craft villages and businesses across the country.

 

Bac Giang city increases competitiveness of craft villages

(BGO)- Bac Giang city now has some traditional craft villages specializing in producing food products such as Ke dry pancake and Da Mai vermicelli, which have been existed for hundreds of years. Thanks to these crafts, many households have stable incomes. However, the number of households engaging in the crafts is on the downward trend.

 

Source: VNA