Quang Ninh leads in “One Commune One Product” programme
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung hailed the northern province of Quang Ninh for leading in the implementation of “One Commune One Product” (OCOP) programme and gaining significant outcomes in the field.
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung (second right) attends the conference held by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the provincial People’s Committee in Ha Long city on March 2. (Source: quangninh.gov.vn)
Quang Ninh (VNA) – Deputy PrimeMinister Trinh Dinh Dung hailed the northern province of Quang Ninh for leadingin the implementation of “One Commune One Product” (OCOP) programme and gainingsignificant outcomes in the field.
He made the compliments at a conference held bythe Ministry of Agriculture and Rural ꦦDevelopment and the provincial People’sCommittee in Ha Long city🗹 on March 2.
The Deputy PM asked the agricultural sector to target the globalmarket, expand highly-competitive products, and generate jobs for ruralworkers.
He called on local households to create productswhile businesses and cooperatives will buy the products and promote their brandnames.
The government official requested improving theinstitutional system and building a new legal corridor for rural development aswell as devising policies to develop rural occupations and preserve craftvillages.
He also ordered to mobilize financial resourcesto develop non-agricultural economy in rural areas and encourage scientists 𒅌tojoin the creation of high-value products.
Secretary ofthe provincial Party Committee Nguyen Van Doc highlighted local advantages inagriculture and shared experience in implementing the programme. He noted thatQuang Ninh has attracted 180 businesses to join the programme and implement 103projects to support the manufacture of OCOP products. As many as 210 productsregistered to join the programme, 99 of which met 3-5 star standards and 39others received food security certifications. The sales of OCOP economicorganisations and manufacturing households reached over 672 billion VND (29.4million USD).
The OCOPprogramme was initiated by the ministry in 2008. Quang Ninh was the first locality nationwide toimplement the project from 2013.-VNA
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Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung (second right) attends the conference held by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the provincial People’s Committee in Ha Long city on March 2. (Source: quangninh.gov.vn) 
