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| Dong Nai province has many agricultural products, especially fresh fruits that have been certified as OCOP products. In the photo: OCOP product display area in Xuan Loc commune. Photo: B.Nguyen |
Previously, the evaluation and recognition of OCOP products was carried out at 3 levels: Central, provincial and district. The role of ward and commune levels, which was almost absent, now plays a very important role in implementing and expanding the program in the new period.
Increasing the role of commune level
The latest feature of the OCOP Program after the 2-level local government came into operation is that the work of evaluating and classifying OCOP products has changed a lot. Specifically, the evaluation and recognition of OCOP products is only at 2 levels: the Central level evaluates 5-star OCOP products; the provincial level evaluates 3-star and 4-star products.
Also according to the new regulations, the role of the commune level is enhanced and clearly defined in the implementation of the OCOP Program. Most notably, it must be responsible for a number of important criteria in evaluating OCOP products such as: product origin, use of local labor, product ideas, cultural identity of the product, etc.
As a reporter implementing the training content at the training conference on implementing the OCOP Program in the province that just took place, Mr. Tran Kien, representative of DK Development Joint Stock Company ( Hanoi City) - the OCOP Program consulting unit, said: Raising awareness of commune and ward officials about the OCOP Program, OCOP products, OCOP subjects, equipping knowledge about the OCOP criteria set, OCOP star rating, product stories, product quality declaration records, product evaluation process... is very important. Because this is a local force that directly follows and propagates, supports OCOP subjects to make effective records, review potential products and record and monitor OCOP products at the facility.
Lots of room for growth
According to the report of the Department of Agriculture and Environment, before the organization of the 2-level local government, the Department issued documents to urge and guide localities and entities to evaluate and recognize 3-star OCOP products according to the authority of the district level and propose to the Department of Agriculture and Environment to evaluate 4-star OCOP dossiers. Accordingly, in the first 6 months of 2025, localities in Dong Nai province have evaluated and recognized 60 more OCOP products and re-evaluated and recognized 20 expired OCOP products. The Department of Agriculture and Environment also held a meeting of the advisory group to evaluate 7 4-star OCOP products of 3 entities, currently the entities are continuing to complete the dossiers.
According to the report of the Department of Agriculture and Environment, it is expected that from now until the end of 2025, the whole province will conduct 2 rounds of OCOP product evaluation with an expected number of about 20 products.
Thanks to that, up to now, the whole province has 481 OCOP products; of which 11 products have achieved 5 stars, 109 products have achieved 4 stars and 361 products have achieved 3 stars. The program has mobilized the participation of 304 subjects, of which nearly 60% of the subjects are enterprises and cooperatives. Compared to the beginning of 2020, the number of OCOP products has increased sharply, an average of about 50%/year.
After the merger into the new Dong Nai province, there is a huge room for agricultural development in general and the OCOP Program in particular in the coming time. Especially OCOP products on culture, tourism, and typical agricultural products of each locality. Typically, the whole province currently has 94 fresh fruit products recognized as OCOP.
Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Environment Nguyen Van Thang said that over nearly 7 years (2019-2025), the OCOP Program has been implemented strongly and in-depth, becoming a highlight in rural economic development. The organization of 2-level local government has officially come into operation, the management staff and officers in charge of the OCOP Program at the provincial and communal levels have also changed a lot in terms of positions and fields of work, so it is necessary to have time to research and approach to guide and support the subjects. Therefore, the Department will organize training and propaganda activities to equip and supplement knowledge and professional skills for management staff and officers in charge of the program at the provincial and communal levels to support and guide the subjects in the province to complete the product profile to register to participate in the OCOP product evaluation. The Department also continues to issue documents urging localities to support and guide entities to prepare documents for OCOP product certification in 2025.
Binh Nguyen
Source: https://baodongnai.com.vn/kinh-te/202508/net-moi-trong-phat-trien-san-pham-ocop-f7529cb/
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