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Kien Giang has 18 more star-rated OCOP products

Eighteen more local specialties have been recognised as three- and four-star “One Commune, One Product” (OCOP) products in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang.
Kien Giang has 18 more star-rated OCOP products ảnh 1Illustrative photo (Source: thuonghieusanpham.vn)
Kien Giang (VNA) – Eighteen more localspecialties have been recognised as three- and four-star “One Commune, OneProduct” (OCOP) products in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang.

Ten have received four-star rating, namely Kim Thien Loc-brandedNang Huong rice and two types of unhusked rice produced by Rach Gia organicfarming cooperative, two fish sauce products by Khai Hoan Trading JSC, and fivekinds of grey sedge woven baskets and bags by ToanTuyen handicraft workshop and Phu My women’s cooperative.

Eight others were rated three stars including rice paper,fermented snakehead fish, wine made from sticky rice and guava, Eucalyptusessential oil, and black pepper coarse.

The recognition and ratings are valid for 36 months.

Kien Giang has 18 more star-rated OCOP products ảnh 2Sedge woven baskets and bags (Source: kiengiang.gov.vn)
Kien Giang has earmarked more than 326 billion VND (14million USD) to implement the OCOP programme, which aims to develop at least onestaple product in each commune around the country, between 2019 and 2025.

OCOP products are commercial products and services likefood and beverages, medicinal herbs, handicrafts and home decoration, and ruraltourism services and sales.

The programme ranks them on a scale of five stars, with afive-star being the highest.

The province wants to have 25 to 30 OCOP products meetingprovincial five-star standards and five qualified for national five-starstandards by 2025./.
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