Quang Ninh develops OCOP into important economic scheme
The northern province of Quang Ninh will develop the “One Commune, One Product programme into an important economic development scheme, with a focus on agricultural and non-agricultural production.
Quang Ninh (VNA) – The northern province of QuangNinh will develop the “One Commune, One Product” (OCOP) programme into animportant economic development scheme, with a focus on agricultural andnon-agricultural production.
During a conference in Quang Ninh on July 4 to launch thescheme’s second stage 2017-2020, Chairman of the provincial People’s CommitteeNguyen Duc Long said the OCOP programme began in October 2013 and ended itsfirst stage in December 2016.
During the second stage, the province will strive to own 250high-quality OCOP products by 2020, including at least 12 provincial-levelproducts of four to five stars, six others qualified to join the national valuechain, and one to two products competitive enough in the global market.
To that end, Quang Ninh will zone off production area and completeproduction chain, from seedlings to harvest, preservation, processing andconsumption. Further attention will be paid to personnel training andtechnology transfer.
It will also mobilise the involvement of agriculture andrural development, science-technology, industry and trade, tourism, culturaland financial sectors together with scientists and businesses in the effort.
Each year, units and households joining the programme mustvie for a competition to choose the best OCOP products which will receive tradepromotion support.
Concluding the first stage from 2013-2016, Quang Ninh built210 OCOP products, including 99 meeting 3-5 star standards. More than 180economic establishments and households joined the programme.
A chain of OCOP points of sale have been open in all 14districts, towns and cities with product values up 20-30 percent.
Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee and headof the OCOP programme management board Dang Huy Hau said in the near future,Quang Ninh will provide training and grant certificates to chief executiveofficers of businesses, chiefs of cooperatives and business owners in severaluniversities and vocational training colleges.
Sub-projects will be launched to tap the province’s strengthin agriculture and rural areas in combination with economic development inmountainous and island communes such as Ngoai Van – Yen Tu green herb valley,Tien Yen – Binh Lieu culture and tourism village, and Van Don – Co Tocommunity-based tourism.
In 2018, Quang Ninh will begin inspecting OCOP productquality.-VNA
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