(HBO) - Over the past time, cooperatives and cooperative groups in Hoa Binh province have identified their roles in building product value chains, and developing key products on the basis of promoting the locality’s potential and advantages to bring about high economic efficiency.
Many of them have invested in science and technology in production in association with branding and participating in the OCOP (One Commune One Product) programme. To date, 66 products of 57 cooperatives and cooperative groups have been recognised as meeting provincial OCOP standards.
Black sesame oil of Yen Thuy Safe Agricultural Cooperative meets the province’s three-star OCOP standards.
To support cooperatives in joining this programme, the provincial Cooperative Alliance organises surveys on localities’ traditional and key products owned by cooperatives to help them boost production in the value chain, with VietGAP standards, trademark registration, and traceability./.
On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954 - 2024), Nguyen Phi Long, alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee, and other officials of the province and Lac Son district on April 25 visited and presented gifts to local soldiers and pioneering youths who directly engaged in the Dien Bien Phu Campaign.
A delegation from the Fund for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and the Hero of the People’s Armed Forces Phan Trong Binh Social Work Fund on April 22 had a working session with leaders of Hoa Binh province.
The Hoa Binh Food Safety Sub-Department – the standing agency of the provincial Steering Committee for Food Safety on April 15 launched the action month for food safety in the province in 2024.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 13 held a working session with key leaders of Hoa Binh province on its implementation of the Government Office’s Notice No. 95.
In recent years, Mai Ha commune in Mai Chau district has been making efforts to restructure its crops and livestock to improve production efficiency, enhance the quality of life, and increase income for local residents. Notably, the cultivation of watermelon in line with Vietnamese Goods Agricultural Practices (VietGAP) standards has helped local people escape poverty.
Hoa Binh province scored 43.5493 points in the 2023 Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI), ranking 20th out of the 63 provinces and cities nationwide, up 23 places compared to the 2022 list. The results show people's satisfaction with the effectiveness of implementing State policies and laws, local governance, and providing public services by authorities at all levels in the province.
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