Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Quang Ninh (VNA) – The northeasternprovince of Quang Ninh said it will be organising a promotional event for itslocal “One Commune, One Product” (OCOP) programme.
Accordingly, during the third quarter of 2018, therewill be a host of three-day-per-week events run across Dong Trieu, Quang Yen,Hai Ha district, Mong Cai, and Cam Pha.
These events, part of the OCOP promotion week, aim tosupport local participants of the programme in expanding their markets totraditional wet markets, industrial zones, and residential areas.
The total number of products engaged in the Quang NinhOCOP programme amounts to 362, of which 179 are categorised as food stuffs, 60 asbeverage, 46 herbal medicine, seven handicrafts, and two services. A total of131 products have been rated with three, four, and five stars.
Meanwhile there are 44 enterprises, 64 cooperatives,and 56 households taking part in the programme.
OCOP products brought approximately 239 billion VND(10.23 million USD) to Quang Ninh in the first six months of 2018, up 7.4percent year-on-year. The revenue resulted in a profit of 27.7 billion VND(1.18 million USD), an annual increase of 10 percent against the same periodlast year. Also during the period, the programme created 3,532 jobs with an averagemonthly income ranging between 5 and 9 million VND (213 – 385 USD) per person.
In 2013, Quang Ninh was the first locality in Vietnamto implement the programme, which was initiated by the Ministry of Agricultureand Rural Development in 2008, following the model of Japan’s “One Village, OneProduct” (OVOP) drive and Thailand’s “One Town, One Product” (OTOP).
Vice Chairman of the provincial People’sCommittee Dang Huy Hau said Quang Ninh hopes to leverage its advantages innatural resources, culture, and rural labour through the programme. In turn,boosting the creation of high-quality products, generating jobs and increasingincomes for local residents, and bring the locality closer to its sustainabledevelopment aims.
The OCOP programme is designed to help develop andcomplete production and value chains through production, harvesting, processing,and consumption for local specialties and products, he said.
The OCOP brand is registered as intellectualproperty and will be printed on all products, according to Hau.
Chairman of Quang Ninh Alliance of CooperativesNguyen Van Nghi said the province has encouraged the participation ofcooperatives in the OCOP programme, as well as the transformation ofcooperatives in line with the 2012 Law on Cooperatives to receive preferentialtreatment and improve their operational efficiency.
In addition, 29 cooperatives have beenestablished through the OCOP.
Nghi said the law has created a legal frameworkfor cooperatives to develop sustainably and diversify production models, thuscontributing to poverty reduction.
The OCOP is an economic development programme forrural areas focusing on increasing internal power and values, contributing tothe implementation of the National Target Programme on New Rural Developmentfor 2016-2020.
The classifications of goods and servicesdefined in the programme include food (fresh and processed farm produce);beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinking); medicinal herbs (productsmade from herbal plants); fabric and textiles (products made from cotton andyarn); souvenirs, furniture, and decorations (products made from wood, fibres,rattan, metal, and ceramics); and rural tourism services and sales (servicesfor sightseeing, tourism, study, and research).
The overall objective of the programme is todevelop stable and sustainable forms of production for organisations andbusinesses (with priority given to developing cooperatives and small- andmedium-sized enterprises), towards producing traditional products and improving serviceswith high competitiveness on the domestic and international markets, thus promotingrural economy and national agriculture industrialisation and modernisation.
As of late April, 60 out of 63 cities andprovinces nationwide have built their OCOP frame programme at the provinciallevel, 30 of which have already completed the programme design and 28 othersare collecting feedback before approval. Paticularly, Quang Ninh province hasentered the second phase.–VNA
Accordingly, during the third quarter of 2018, therewill be a host of three-day-per-week events run across Dong Trieu, Quang Yen,Hai Ha district, Mong Cai, and Cam Pha.
These events, part of the OCOP promotion week, aim tosupport local participants of the programme in expanding their markets totraditional wet markets, industrial zones, and residential areas.
The total number of products engaged in the Quang NinhOCOP programme amounts to 362, of which 179 are categorised as food stuffs, 60 asbeverage, 46 herbal medicine, seven handicrafts, and two services. A total of131 products have been rated with three, four, and five stars.
Meanwhile there are 44 enterprises, 64 cooperatives,and 56 households taking part in the programme.
OCOP products brought approximately 239 billion VND(10.23 million USD) to Quang Ninh in the first six months of 2018, up 7.4percent year-on-year. The revenue resulted in a profit of 27.7 billion VND(1.18 million USD), an annual increase of 10 percent against the same periodlast year. Also during the period, the programme created 3,532 jobs with an averagemonthly income ranging between 5 and 9 million VND (213 – 385 USD) per person.
In 2013, Quang Ninh was the first locality in Vietnamto implement the programme, which was initiated by the Ministry of Agricultureand Rural Development in 2008, following the model of Japan’s “One Village, OneProduct” (OVOP) drive and Thailand’s “One Town, One Product” (OTOP).
Vice Chairman of the provincial People’sCommittee Dang Huy Hau said Quang Ninh hopes to leverage its advantages innatural resources, culture, and rural labour through the programme. In turn,boosting the creation of high-quality products, generating jobs and increasingincomes for local residents, and bring the locality closer to its sustainabledevelopment aims.
The OCOP programme is designed to help develop andcomplete production and value chains through production, harvesting, processing,and consumption for local specialties and products, he said.
The OCOP brand is registered as intellectualproperty and will be printed on all products, according to Hau.
Chairman of Quang Ninh Alliance of CooperativesNguyen Van Nghi said the province has encouraged the participation ofcooperatives in the OCOP programme, as well as the transformation ofcooperatives in line with the 2012 Law on Cooperatives to receive preferentialtreatment and improve their operational efficiency.
In addition, 29 cooperatives have beenestablished through the OCOP.
Nghi said the law has created a legal frameworkfor cooperatives to develop sustainably and diversify production models, thuscontributing to poverty reduction.
The OCOP is an economic development programme forrural areas focusing on increasing internal power and values, contributing tothe implementation of the National Target Programme on New Rural Developmentfor 2016-2020.
The classifications of goods and servicesdefined in the programme include food (fresh and processed farm produce);beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinking); medicinal herbs (productsmade from herbal plants); fabric and textiles (products made from cotton andyarn); souvenirs, furniture, and decorations (products made from wood, fibres,rattan, metal, and ceramics); and rural tourism services and sales (servicesfor sightseeing, tourism, study, and research).
The overall objective of the programme is todevelop stable and sustainable forms of production for organisations andbusinesses (with priority given to developing cooperatives and small- andmedium-sized enterprises), towards producing traditional products and improving serviceswith high competitiveness on the domestic and international markets, thus promotingrural economy and national agriculture industrialisation and modernisation.
As of late April, 60 out of 63 cities andprovinces nationwide have built their OCOP frame programme at the provinciallevel, 30 of which have already completed the programme design and 28 othersare collecting feedback before approval. Paticularly, Quang Ninh province hasentered the second phase.–VNA
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