(HBO) – Realising benefits brought by the One Commune, One Product (OCOP) programme, localities in Tan Lac district of Hoa Binh province have made efforts to have their products meeting criteria of the programme. To date, the district has five OCOP products while some others are seeking recognition.

Chayote grown by the Quyet Chien safe vegetables cooperative based in Quyet
Chien commune (Tan Lac district) has been recognised as a three-star OCOP
product at provincial level.
Established in 2014, Tan Lac Son
Cooperative in Thanh Hoi commune selects jiaogulan tea, made from a vine
scientifically known as gynostemma pentaphyllum, as a staple of the Muong Bi
region. Director of the cooperative Do Trong
Hiep said that with support of local authorities and efforts by members of the
cooperative in improving quality of the product, the tea was recognised as a
three-star OCOP product last year.
joining the programme, products of the
cooperative have become more popular among consumers, receiving positive feedback
on quality and packaging. Two products namely loose-leaf tea and teabags have
been sold in other cities and provinces nationwide like Hanoi, Da Nang, Quang
Ninh, Thanh Hoa, An Giang and Ho Chi Minh City.
Key farm produce meeting criteria of
the OCOP programme offers opportunities to affirm strengths of local products
and make changes in production methods of farmers and businesses in the
district, thereby raising value of goods and people’s income.
Head of Tan Lac’s agriculture and rural
development office Vu Manh Thang said the district has devised measures to
develop OCOP products in line with local reality, provided consultations on the
establishment of cooperatives, small- and medium-sized enterprises from groups
of household businesses.
Cooperatives joining the programme may
improve and fine-tune production and operation systems. Furthermore,
conferences and workshops to share experience between units will be arranged to
disseminate tasks in the implementation of the OCOP programme in association
with the one on building new-style rural areas.
This year, three products of the
district have signed up for the OCOP programme. They are community-based
tourism model in Ngoi village of Ngoi Hoa commune, Tan Dong pomelo grown by Tan
Dong cooperative in Dong Lai commune, and Phu Cuong sweet potato by Luong Phu agricultural
services cooperative in Phu Cuong commune.
The district will continue to create favourable conditions for firms,
organisations and individuals to invest in developing local farm produce brands
to help farmers and households stabilise their lives./.
The subcommittee for documents of the 18th Hoa Binh provincial Party Congress, the 2025 - 2030 term, convened on March 3 to review and incorporate public feedback on the congress’s draft documents. The meeting was chaired by Nguyen Phi Long, an alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee. It was attended by senior provincial officials, including Bui Thi Minh, Permanent Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairwoman of the provincial People’s Council; Bui Duc Hinh, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee; other members of the Standing Board of the provincial Party Committee; and members of the document subcommittee.
Muong Bi - Tan Lac, one of the four major Muong ethnic minority-inhabited regions in Hoa Binh, is known for not only its distinctive cultural identity but also its proud history of heroism, with great contributions to the victory against US invaders in the past. Today, Tan Lac district continues to uphold this legacy while embracing development and renewal.
March 3 marked the first official working day for specialised agencies under the provincial People's Committee following the merger or transfer of functions and tasks from the previous agencies. On this day, the newly merged departments and agencies took proactive steps to arrange personnel, organise workflows, and implement tasks efficiently, ensuring that administrative procedures were carried out smoothly without interruption.
Kim Boi district of Hoa Binh province has thoroughly implemented and adhered to Resolution No. 18-NQ/TW on restructuring the organisational apparatus of the political system towards a streamlined, efficient, and effective direction, ensuring no disruption of work.
By mid-February, Da Bac district completed a plan to streamline its organisational apparatus and personnel work, marking a milestone in efforts to promote restructuring towards a leaner, more efficient organisational system, closely following directives from the Party Central Committee’s Resolution No. 18-NQ/TW, and Conclusion No. 121-KL/TW, and Resolution No. 27-NQ/TU of the provincial Party Committee and Conclusion No. 1103-KL/TU by the provincial Party Organisation’s standing board.
Imbued with President Ho Chi Minh's teaching "The Party cell are the Party’s grassroots foundations. A strong Party cell ensures the effective implementation of the Party’s policies and continuous progress in all tasks," the Party Committee of Kim Boi commune, Kim Boi District, has rolled out the "four-good Party cell" model. The initiative has created a positive change, enhancing the leadership capacity and fighting spirit of Party organisations and their members.