Lao Cai to host trade fair for northern OCOP products this month
The northern province of Lao Cai will host an agricultural trade fair on “One Commune, One Product” (OCOP) products from the northern region at the Kim Thanh Exhibition and Convention Centre on October 22-26.
A press conference was held on October 8 to announce the fair. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The northern province of Lao Cai will host an agriculturaltrade fair on “One Commune, One Product” (OCOP) products from the northernregion at the Kim Thanh Exhibition and Convention Centre on October 22-26.
The fair willfeature 318 booths run by regional cities and provinces, research institutes,agro-businesses, and cooperatives showcasing star-rated OCOP products andhigh-quality agricultural, forestry, and fishery products.
It willalso exhibit key export items - vegetables, pepper, cashew nuts, coffee, andrice - as well as effective agricultural models, technologies, and agriculturalservices.
The fair providesan opportunity for northern cities and provinces to introduce the potential andadvantages they possess in agriculture and rural tourism services and forregional companies and cooperatives to meet and seek partnerships, said Dao VanHo, Director of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s TradePromotion Centre for Agriculture.
A forumwill be held within the framework of the fair to discuss how to manage the productionand distribution of OCOP products for export./.
A fair showcasing handicrafts and products under the One Commune Once Product (OCOP) Programme was held in Hai Duong city, the northern province of Hai Duong on October 26.
Hanoi recently announced 275 products meeting standards of the “One Commune – One Product” (OCOP) programme at the municipal level in 2019, raising the total number of such products here to 301.
A fair introducing products meeting standards of the “One Commune – One Product” (OCOP) programme kicked off in Hanoi’s Tay Ho district on July 24, displaying 550 OCOP products and more than 2,000 other goods and specialties of 27 provincies and cities nationwide across 150 stalls.
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A press conference was held on October 8 to announce the fair. (Photo: VNA) 
