Need to choose key OCOP products for investment and development

On the afternoon of September 11, the Economic - Budget Committee of the Provincial People's Council supervised the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Hai Duong on the implementation results of the "One Commune One Product" (OCOP) Project in the province.

Attending the meeting were comrade Nguyen Thi Ngoc Bich, member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council.

According to the report of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the whole province currently has 234 OCOP products that have been evaluated and classified. Of these, there are 138 3-star OCOP products, 94 4-star products and 2 products proposed for the Central Government to evaluate 5 stars.

The OCOP program has brought many benefits to both producers and local economic development. However, there are still many OCOP products that have not yet promoted their potential and strengths and have encountered many difficulties in consumption. The reason is that the production scale of the subjects is still small, the products are seasonal, so the connection between production and product consumption is limited. The capacity and production level of the subjects are still limited, not focusing on applying advanced technical measures for safe, effective and sustainable production...

Speaking at the meeting, Permanent Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Council Nguyen Thi Ngoc Bich suggested that in the coming time, the agricultural sector should focus on developing potential products associated with local raw material areas. Among the 6 OCOP product groups, the group of community tourism products and tourist attractions has not received much attention and has no products.

The agricultural sector needs to select the province's key OCOP products for investment and development, increasing product value. Strengthen inspection and evaluation to continuously improve the quality of OCOP products. Promote propaganda to raise awareness of product value. In particular, it is necessary to have a professional management and operation apparatus for OCOP products, and build a network of product display stores in localities.

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development needs to coordinate with relevant units to build and develop OCOP products in the province, especially the Provincial Cooperative Union to increase the proportion of cooperatives. Coordinate with the industry and trade sector in supporting trade promotion, advertising and connecting the consumption of OCOP products to domestic distribution systems...