Ho Chi Minh City focuses on improving OCOP product standards towards export.
Mr. Giang Ngoc Luan, Deputy Head of the Department of Economic Cooperation of the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Ho Chi Minh City, said that the OCOP program has been implemented in the city since 2019 and has expanded to all districts and Thu Duc city since 2021. The program focuses on developing agricultural, non-agricultural and service products with competitive advantages along the value chain.
“Thanks to enhanced propaganda and training support, as of June 30, 2025, the entire City had 419 recognized OCOP products from 152 entities, affirming the vitality and potential of the program,” Mr. Luan shared.
Mr. Giang Ngoc Luan also said that with the expansion of administrative boundaries including Binh Duong and Ba Ria - Vung Tau , localities with strengths and many products recognized as OCOP, the City identified a number of key tasks to enhance the program.
Accordingly, the City will consolidate and improve the OCOP program management apparatus from the City to the commune level, ensuring smooth and effective operation; perfecting mechanisms and policies on agricultural extension and science and technology to provide maximum support for entities such as enterprises, cooperatives and production households participating in the program; reviewing and making statistics of all typical and distinctive products in the expanded Ho Chi Minh City area, thereby building a methodical development strategy.
In addition, the City will build a close connection between OCOP product development with eco-tourism and community tourism, especially in coastal localities, special economic zones or new specific agricultural areas; at the same time, focus resources to raise product quality standards from 3 stars to 4 - 5 stars, with special attention to potential products, oriented towards export to international markets.
The Department of Agriculture and Environment will support the promotion of OCOP standard products of the City.
To realize the above orientations, Mr. Luan emphasized, the Department of Agriculture and Environment will focus on specific solutions such as: closely coordinating with the People's Committees of communes and wards to organize in-depth training conferences for the staff in charge and OCOP subjects, helping to raise awareness and master the evaluation process; promote communication and promote OCOP products regularly and widely among all classes of people through various forms such as seminars, leaflets, handbooks, reports on television, newspapers, etc.
In particular, the Department will strengthen its role as a bridge to support OCOP entities in trade promotion activities, connecting product consumption on many distribution channels, including integration into the City's tours and tourist routes.
Regarding the National Target Program on New Rural Development in 54 newly merged communes, the Department representative said that developing and improving the quality of OCOP products is one of the core solutions. OCOP products not only help increase people's income but also contribute to perfecting economic criteria and production organization; thereby promoting the process of building standard new rural areas, advanced new rural areas and model new rural areas in a sustainable manner throughout the city in the new development stage.
According to VNA
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