Ninh Son creates breakthrough from OCOP program

Implementing the One Commune One Product (OCOP) Program, Ninh Son District has recently actively coordinated and implemented many activities to support entities to improve product quality. In particular, in 2023, the district has selected typical agricultural products to develop OCOP products, opening up opportunities for consumption linkage and sustainable rural agricultural development.

Mr. Duong Dang Minh, Head of the District Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, said: In order for OCOP products to develop stably, in addition to providing consulting support to entities, guiding the process and procedures to be eligible for certification, in 2023, the District People's Committee supported 484 million VND for entities to apply technology, improve machinery and equipment to complete the production process, support packaging design, labeling information, traceability... to complete and increase the value of the product. In addition, the district also coordinates with functional departments to promote, promote trade, connect supply and demand of OCOP products so that entities can increase the competitiveness of products in the market, expand production scale, consumption market, contributing to increasing income for people.

OCOP products of Thai Thuan Agricultural Products Production and Trading Company Limited have affirmed their brand in the market.

As a unit participating from the early days of the OCOP program with many products related to apple and grape trees, Mr. Nguyen Dinh Quang, Director of Thai Thuan Agricultural Products Production and Trading Company Limited (Nhon Son Commune) shared: Currently, the company has 7 products that have achieved 4-star OCOP certification, including: Red grapes, green grapes, fresh apples, grape juice, apple juice, grape wine, Brandy. Developing OCOP products and building brands is contributing greatly to supporting the company in consuming products as well as supporting the locality in economic development, creating jobs for local workers. This is an effective program that businesses and production facilities should pursue for sustainable development.

Sharing the same view on the effectiveness of the OCOP program, Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Binh, General Director of LKVN Herbal Medicine Joint Stock Company (Quang Son commune) said: The OCOP program has a great impact on the activities of small and medium enterprises, creating motivation for enterprises to develop and integrate. Currently, the company is planting 300 hectares of ginseng and some other medicinal plants in Quang Son commune, investing in a processing factory with typical products from medicinal plants such as bottled drinking water, ginseng tea bags, and wild bitter melon tea. The company has 3 3-star OCOP products, which is very meaningful, thereby contributing to affirming the product quality and the company's solid position in the market. To improve post-harvest products, the company will continue to build a 1.4-hectare medicinal processing factory in Quang Son Industrial Park, and at the same time cooperate with organizations, individuals, and farmers in the area to expand the raw material growing area to 500 hectares combined with tourism , to help ensure a stable raw material area, while creating jobs and income for local people.

In 2023, Ninh Son district has 28 products participating in the evaluation and classification of OCOP products, including: bird's nest, melon, apple, grape, beef, goat meat, lamb and products processed from apple, grape, ginseng, of which there are 17 new products of 10 entities. Up to now, Ninh Son has 29 OCOP products, of which 20 products have achieved 3-star quality and 9 products have 4-star quality at the provincial level. In order to gradually develop OCOP products in depth, effectively and sustainably, creating a new driving force to successfully implement the advanced new rural construction program, in 2024, the district will allocate a budget of 500 million VND to continue developing 10-15 more OCOP products. In the process of implementing this goal, the district continues to direct the promotion of propaganda to raise awareness among cadres, party members and people about the purpose, meaning and importance of the OCOP program to spread strongly in the social community. In particular, further consulting support is needed to help businesses understand the value of the product, aiming to produce products that are responsible to the community. Continue to create conditions for subjects to participate in product promotion and marketing activities, prioritize expanding the scale of land for production, and improve product quality. As well as continue to support subjects with documents, procedures and related issues to help subjects be more confident when participating in the OCOP program.

Mr. Thi

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