Building OCOP products is part of the measures that Hoa Binh has worked out to improve the values of local fisheries as well as promote sustainable development of the sector.

Developing
OCOP products helps increase the values of the local aquaculture products.
Being one of the five provinces boasting huge
potential for reservoir fisheries development, Hoa Binh has issued various
policies to encourage and support sustainable cage culture and strive to
develop its "Da River fish” and "Da River shrimp” brands which were recognised
by the Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam.
Besides, its efforts to develop aquaculture OCOP
products have paid off, as its five processed goods are certified as four-star
OCOP and four as three-star ones.
Cage culture has been developed in five hamlets
in Tien Phong commune, Da bac district over the past years. However, not until
the Da Giang Eco Cooperative set up production linkage with farmers, has
aquaculture brought high income to the locals.
Last year, the cooperative’s Da River black
carp, Da River black hemibagrus guttatus, and Da River armorhead catfish were
recognised as three-star products, which is seen as a motive to bolster local
caged-fish farming.
Director of the cooperative Xa Ngoc Hung said
the cooperative has given weight to intensive processing instead of selling
fresh fish, adding getting the OCOP certification has made it easier for the
cooperative to popularise its products and increase their values.
Head of the provincial Department of Fisheries
Luong Thanh Hai said that the sector has paid due heed to piloting cage culture
models in line with VietGAP standards, developing OCOP brands, building linkage
chains, and encouraging cooperatives to promote large-scale production in
accordance with specific quality standards.
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