With the motto "product quality comes first," the Ban Muong Clean Food Agricultural Cooperative in Hung Son commune, Kim Boi district, has gained consumers’ trust after nearly a year of operation. Their products, including Ban Muong Vietnamese pork sausage and ready-to-eat salt-cured chicken and pig's trotters, are gradually establishing a solid market presence, with efforts underway to complete their One Commune-One Product (OCOP) certification process.
The Ban Muong Clean Food Agricultural Cooperative aims to develop products that meet OCOP standards.
Director of the cooperative Bui Thanh Thuy said that seeing an increasing demand for clean, high-quality food with clear origins, she and her husband were motivated to develop a business in making Vietnamese pork sausage and other popular dishes. A key factor determining product quality is the sourcing of raw materials.
The cooperative currently has 12 members, all local residents with experience in livestock production. They choose indigenous pig breeds that adapt well to mountainous conditions. The pigs are raised on cool hillsides, not kept in closed cages. The pigs are bred with home-grown vegetables, cornmeal, rice bran, and natural herbs. This healthy lifestyle results in firm, sweet, and nutritious meat. The cooperative employs a closed production process, from animal care to processing and packaging, ensuring compliance with food safety standards. Their products are sold in the district and surrounding areas.
The cooperative supplies about 3 tonnes of clean food to the market each month, generating around 150 million VND (over 5,750 USD) in revenue. The cooperative provides stable employment for over 10 workers, with monthly incomes ranging from 6 to 8 million VND.
A cooperative member Bui Thi Tien from Cau village, Hung Son commune said that her family has joined the cooperative since its inception.
Other members of the cooperative usually support Tien and share experiences with each other to maintain healthy livestock, she said.
The cooperative’s Vietnamese pork sausage is one of its flagship products and is currently in the process of obtaining a 3-star OCOP certification. Bui Van Hieu, Vice Chairman of the Hung Son Commune People's Committee, noted that procedures to certify the cooperative’s products as 3-star OCOP ones are being finalised.
Hieu added that the commune hopes relevant departments will continue to support the cooperative in expanding its markets. He expected that the cooperative would enhance its promotional efforts to introduce products within the province and neighboring areas, thereby boosting collaboration and economic development for its members, contributing to the local socio-economic growth.
Once seen as an industrial "zero" at the time of its re-establishment in 1991 and the following years, Hoa Binh province has undergone a remarkable transformation, emerging as a dynamic industrial hub in Vietnam's Northwest gateway region.
In Lac Thuy district, communes have been succeeded in promoting their One Commune-One Product (OCOP) products while others are still struggling to position their typical farming products in market. Some communes in the district still fail to have their products met OCOP programme’s requirements, while others have seen their certifications expired.
The inspectorate agency of Hoa Binh province has issued Official Dispatch No. 1090/TTr-PCTN to provincial departments, agencies, localities, business associations, enterprises, and investors regarding measures to improve informal component indexes of the Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI).
Hoa Binh is taking concrete steps to improve its investment environment, with a strong focus on supporting businesses, settling obstacles for strategic investors, and creating opportunities for robust development in the coming years.
