(HBO) – Hoa Binh city’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the People’s Committees of Lac Son and Cao Phong districts, and R.Y.B joint Stocks Company on July 25 held a ceremony to mark the export of two One Commune One Product (OCOP) products - turmeric starch and pink-fleshed Eureka lemon in honey - to the UK.
Representatives from departments, agencies and
company cut ribbons for the shipment at the ceremony.
The batch concludes 60 boxes of turmeric starch produced by the Nhung Van Co.
Ltd in Lac Son district and pink-fleshed Eureka lemon in honey by the Ha Phong
Cooperative in Cao Phong district. Each box contains 1,080 jars and each jar
weighs 200-500 grams.
Workers load the exported
products onto a truck.
Speaking at the ceremony, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee
Dinh Cong Su said that the export of the two OCOP items proved the potential
and advantages of the province’s agricultural products to meet consumers’
tastes, even those in choosy markets.
He said that in the coming time, the province’s agricultural sector and localities
will continue to strengthen directing the production, and development of raw
material areas. Local authorities will support the certification of food safety
for the raw material areas and help manufacturers to improve product quality,
packaging design, traceability stamps, and participate in trade promotion
programmes.
Departments, agencies and local authorities are the bridge
connecting producers with businesses so that the parties can regularly meet and
exchange information to improve the product quality and designs to better meet
the requirements of the market, he said.
Local authorities were asked to promptly grasp the problems and
difficulties of the parties, and timely support them to solve the problems.
He said local authorities will continue to call on investors and support them
in investing and purchasing products./.
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.
Under the blazing early summer sun, the construction site of Nhuan Trach Industrial Park (IP) in Luong Son district is abuzz with activities from dawn to dusk, a testament to the determination of the investor to meet their construction targets on schedule.
