PM attends Fruit and OCOP Product Festival in Son La
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the opening ceremony of the 2022 Fruit and OCOP (One Commune One Product) Product Festival in the northern mountainous province of Son La on May 28 evening.
Visitors to 2022 Fruit and OCOP Product Festival (Photo: VNA)
Son La (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the opening ceremonyof the 2022 Fruit and OCOP (One Commune One Product) Product Festival in the northernmountainous province of Son La on May 28 evening.
The festival, jointly held by the province and the VietnamFarmers’ Union Central Committee, aims to honour fruit growers and promoteVietnam’s OCOP brand. It is one of events of the Prime Minister's 2022 Dialoguewith Vietnamese farmers held in Son La.
Organisations, businesses and cooperativesfrom provinces and cities nationwide are showcasing their fruits and products at more than 320 stalls fromMay 28-31. Several seminars, exhibitions and contests are expected to take placewithin the framework of the festival.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, PM Chinh asked theagricultural sector in general and Son La in particular to focus on developingthe agricultural ecosystem and the fruit industry ecosystem, building greeneconomy and circular economy in agriculture, thus contributing to environmentalprotection and greenhouse gas emission reduction, encourage start-ups,innovation and digital transformation in this sector, and diversify exportmarkets.
To sustainably develop agricultural products, fruits andOCOP products, it is important to pay attention to building brands; planningand developing raw material resources; developing organic agriculture, and applyinghigh technology, and processing and post-harvest preservation technologes; mobilisingcapital support and diversifying investment resources; and developing andexpanding markets, said Chinh.
He also stressed the need to develop transport, agricultural,health, educational and cultural infrastructure for rural areas.
Vietnam has become one of the world’s leading exporters ofagro-forestry-fishery products with a value of more than 48 billion USD in2021, including nearly 3.6 billion USD from vegetables and fruits.
The OCOP Programme was officially carried out nationwide in2018. To date, the country has had nearly 7,500 OCOP products.
Earlier on the same day, the Government leader visited an agriculturalproduction area in Hat Lot commune, Mai Son district, and inspected theconstruction process of Doveco Son La Fruit and Vegetable Processing Centre, inthe district./.
The Mekong Delta’s 12 provinces and Can Tho city have developed more OCOP products under the country’s “one commune – one product” (OCOP) programme, creating brand names for speciality products and promoting their sales.
Enhancing the value of local products is a top priority in agricultural development in the northern province of Bac Kan. This is illustrated through its efforts to improve the quality of the “One Commune One Product”, or OCOP, export items.
Over past years, the agricultural sector in Hanoi and other localities have implemented solutions to improve the value of farming produce while promoting consumption in domestic and foreign markets.
The northern province of Quang Ninh is taking steps to boost high-tech agriculture to cut production costs, increase volumes, and cultivate high-quality farm produce.
The programmes have brought about positive changes to rural infrastructure, comprehensively improved the material and spiritual lives of farmers, and contributed to Vietnam's economic restructuring, said PM Pham Minh Chinh.
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Visitors to 2022 Fruit and OCOP Product Festival (Photo: VNA) 
