At the press conference (Photo: congthuong.vn)Hanoi (VNA) – A wide range of staples in the northern province of Quang Ninh will benudged closer to consumers in Hanoi at the “One Community One Product” (OCOP)fair which is scheduled at Big C Thang Long Super Market from January 11-15,just before Tet, the traditional New Year of Vietnam.
The 62-stall fair will feature various products, from Co To squid, Tan An egg,Van Don orange to Tien Yen chicken and Mong Cai gio (sausage).
At a press conference held in Hanoi on December 28, a representative from theprovincial Department of Industry and Trade said that this is the first timethe fair has be organised outside the province.
Bringing the fair toHanoi this year, Quang Ninh hopes to offer a chance for agribusinesses andcooperatives to directly introduce their OCOP products to consumers, therebyimproving their products’ design and packaging to meet broader market demand.The event will also be an opportunity for them to raise production capacity,expand market access and boost sales.
The Quang Ninh OCOP programme has been so far participated by 44 enterprises,64 cooperatives and 56 business households. It has provided employment for morethan 3,500 locals with a monthly income between 5 million and 9 million VND(213 – 385 USD).
Since the final quarter of 2018, the province has held a host ofthree-day-per-week OCOP events across Dong Trieu, Quang Yen, Hai Ha, Mong Cai,and Cam Pha to support local participants of the programme in expanding theirmarkets to traditional wet markets, industrial zones, and residential areas.
In 2013, Quang Ninh was the first province in Vietnam to pilot the programme,which was initiated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in2008, following the model of Japan’s “One Village, One Product” (OVOP) driveand Thailand’s “One Town, One Product” (OTOP). Any OCOP brand will beregistered as intellectual property and printed on all products.
Concluding the first stage of the programme from 2013-2016, Quang Ninhdeveloped 210 OCOP products. More than 180 economic establishments and householdsjoined the programme.
A chain of OCOP points of sale have been open in all the 14 districts, townsand cities with product values up 20-30 percent.
During the second stage, the province will strive to have 250 high-quality OCOPproducts by 2020, including at least 12 provincial-level products, six othersqualified to join the national value chain, and one to two competitive enoughin the global market.
OCOP products brought approximately 239 billion VND (10.23 million USD) toQuang Ninh in the first six months of 2018, up 7.4 percent year-on-year. Therevenue resulted in a profit of 27.7 billion VND (1.18 million USD), an annualincrease of 10 percent against the same period last year. –VNA
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