Visitors to 2022 Fruit and OCOP Product Festival (Photo: VNA) The festival, jointly held by the province and the VietnamFarmers’ Union Central Committee, aims to honour fruit growers and promoteVietnam’s OCOP brand. It is one of events of the Prime Minister's 2022 Dialoguewith Vietnamese farmers held in Son La.
Organisations, businesses and cooperativesfrom provinces and cities nationwide are showcasing their fruits and products at more than 320 stalls fromMay 28-31. Several seminars, exhibitions and contests are expected to take placewithin the framework of the festival.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, PM Chinh asked theagricultural sector in general and Son La in particular to focus on developingthe agricultural ecosystem and the fruit industry ecosystem, building greeneconomy and circular economy in agriculture, thus contributing to environmentalprotection and greenhouse gas emission reduction, encourage start-ups,innovation and digital transformation in this sector, and diversify exportmarkets.
To sustainably develop agricultural products, fruits andOCOP products, it is important to pay attention to building brands; planningand developing raw material resources; developing organic agriculture, and applyinghigh technology, and processing and post-harvest preservation technologes; mobilisingcapital support and diversifying investment resources; and developing andexpanding markets, said Chinh.
He also stressed the need to develop transport, agricultural,health, educational and cultural infrastructure for rural areas.
Vietnam has become one of the world’s leading exporters ofagro-forestry-fishery products with a value of more than 48 billion USD in2021, including nearly 3.6 billion USD from vegetables and fruits.
The OCOP Programme was officially carried out nationwide in2018. To date, the country has had nearly 7,500 OCOP products.
Earlier on the same day, the Government leader visited an agriculturalproduction area in Hat Lot commune, Mai Son district, and inspected theconstruction process of Doveco Son La Fruit and Vegetable Processing Centre, inthe district./.
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