Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnamese Ministry of Agricultureand Rural Development (MARD) launched the One Commune, One Product (OCOP) programmeworth nearly 45 trillion VND (about 2 billion USD) on May 17.
The cost is sourced from the State budget, businesses,cooperatives, credit organisations and investment funds.
According to the Central Coordination Office on New RuralDevelopment, OCOP is an economic development programme in rural areas focusingon increasing internal power and values, contributing to the implementation ofthe National Target Programme on New Rural Development for 2016-2020.
It aims to produce and offer quality products and servicesthat are competitive at home and abroad, with priority given to cooperativesand small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It is also expected to raiselocal income and meet national criteria on new-style rural areas for 2016-2020.
According to the MARD, nearly 6,010 enterprises, cooperatives,working groups and registered business households are producing 4,823 productsin six commodity groups.
Specifically, there are 2,584 products in food, 1,041 inbeverages, 231 in herbals, 186 in fabric and garment, 580 in souvenirs – interiordécor, 201 in rural tourism services. However, only 1,086 products register forquality standards and 695 products register for intellectual propertyprotection.
As of late April, 60 out of 63 cities and provinces builtthe frame OCOP programme at the provincial level, 30 of which already completedthe programme design and 28 others are collecting feedback before approval.
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development TranThanh Nam said the ministry will build a management apparatus for the programmefrom the central to local level, standardise at least 50 percent of existingproducts by 2020, develop 8-10 cultural and tourism village models, andstrengthen all firms and cooperatives joining the project.
It will also develop 500 SMEs and cooperatives joining theprogramme, boost trade and marketing of OCOP products, and offer training to1,200 State management officials and executives of firms and cooperatives.
At the same time, the ministry will choose several citiesand provinces in economic zones to pilot the programme.-VNA
The cost is sourced from the State budget, businesses,cooperatives, credit organisations and investment funds.
According to the Central Coordination Office on New RuralDevelopment, OCOP is an economic development programme in rural areas focusingon increasing internal power and values, contributing to the implementation ofthe National Target Programme on New Rural Development for 2016-2020.
It aims to produce and offer quality products and servicesthat are competitive at home and abroad, with priority given to cooperativesand small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It is also expected to raiselocal income and meet national criteria on new-style rural areas for 2016-2020.
According to the MARD, nearly 6,010 enterprises, cooperatives,working groups and registered business households are producing 4,823 productsin six commodity groups.
Specifically, there are 2,584 products in food, 1,041 inbeverages, 231 in herbals, 186 in fabric and garment, 580 in souvenirs – interiordécor, 201 in rural tourism services. However, only 1,086 products register forquality standards and 695 products register for intellectual propertyprotection.
As of late April, 60 out of 63 cities and provinces builtthe frame OCOP programme at the provincial level, 30 of which already completedthe programme design and 28 others are collecting feedback before approval.
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development TranThanh Nam said the ministry will build a management apparatus for the programmefrom the central to local level, standardise at least 50 percent of existingproducts by 2020, develop 8-10 cultural and tourism village models, andstrengthen all firms and cooperatives joining the project.
It will also develop 500 SMEs and cooperatives joining theprogramme, boost trade and marketing of OCOP products, and offer training to1,200 State management officials and executives of firms and cooperatives.
At the same time, the ministry will choose several citiesand provinces in economic zones to pilot the programme.-VNA
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