HBO – Ky Son district in Hoa Binh province is actively implementing the "One Commune One Product” (OCOP) programme, which is considered a lever to develop agricultural and rural economy. The programme’s purpose is that one commune has at least one key product which has comparative advantages, towards building brand names, and expanding production and consumption of key products, thus helping increase locals’ incomes and achieve sustainable poverty reduction.
The district now has
30 key products belonging to five commodity groups, which have high economic
values and can be developed into OCOP products. Of the total, 22 products are
food, one is beverage, four are medical herbs, two belong to the
souvenir-interior-decoration group, and one belongs to the rural tourism
service group. Total revenue brought by these products is valued at around 90
billion VND a year. The products are mainly sold in Hoa Binh and its
surrounding localities.
Co-operative raising bees in Van
Tien commune, Dan Ha commune (Ky Son) with 1,200 beehives is building honey
brand.
On the basis of
registering typical product ideas of communes, the People's Committee of Ky Son
district has registered three products to participate in the OCOP programme in
the district in 2019, including: honey products of 1,985 beehives; dry
vermicelli of Tien Phu co-operative in Phu Chau and Phu Minh communes with a
capacity of 350 kg a day; Polyscias fruticosa wine of families of Dao Thi Hong An
and Duong Thi Huong in Ward 3 of Ky Son town with a capacity of 30 bottle a
day.
Talking about the prospect of implementing the OCOP programme, Hoang Van Minh,
Vice Chairman of Ky Son District People's Committee said that the opportunity brought
by the programme will be huge when all communes and towns in the district can
identify their key products, and ask for support from authorised offices when
facing difficulties in building the product connectivity and consumption chain,
and forming commodity-oriented concentrated production areas.
If being implemented
well, the programme will boost investment in production and processing, and
connect consumer markets, thus contributing to intensifying economic
development and increasing locals’ incomes, Minh said, adding that the
programme will also help communes speed up new-style rural area building./.
Since the beginning of this year, under the direction of the Department of Agriculture and Environment, the Sub-Department of Agricultural, Forestry, and Fishery Product Quality Management has strengthened the integration of the professional activities to promote and guide the organizations and individuals in the production and trading of agricultural, forestry, and fishery products to comply with the legal regulations regarding the use of chemicals, pesticides and veterinary medicines in crop cultivation, livestock farming and aquaculture. They also provide guidance to processing and manufacturing establishments on keeping the records to trace the product origins and using food additives from the approved list according to the regulations.
Hoa Binh province saw a significant rise in state budget revenue in the first two months of 2025, heard a meeting chaired by Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Quach Tat Liem.
Ha Thi Ha Chi, a 26-year-old graduate in law, has taken an unconventional path by returning to her hometown in Mai Chau district to establish the Tong Dau Cooperative, creating stable jobs for local women and bringing Thai ethnic brocade weaving to the global market.
As the Lunar New Year 2025 approached, pork prices surged, creating a profitable season for farmers in Tan Vinh commune, Luong Son district. Taking advantage of the rising demand, Can Minh Son, a farmer from Coi hamlet, sold over 30 pigs at 69,000 VND/kg, each weighing more than 100 kg. After deducting expenses, his family earned a profit of over 50 million VND.
alternate member of the Central Party Committee, Secretary of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee Nguyen Phi Long on March 5 had a working session with Yan Jiehe, Founder and Chairman of the China Pacific Construction Group, one of China's largest private corporations in the field of transport infrastructure. Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Bui Duc Hinh and leaders of provincial departments and sectors also attended the working session.
The electronic printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing and processing plant of Japan’s Meiko Group, located at Da River Left Bank Industrial Park in Hoa Binh city with a total investment of over 200 million USD, is expected to create thousands of jobs and make a significant contribution to the local budget.
