YBP - In order to develop the rural economy in the direction of exploiting local potentials and enhancing the value of agricultural products, Yen Bai province has implemented "The program of One commune one product for the period of 2019 - 2020, with a vision to 2030" (OCOP). Up to now, many OCOP products of the province have initially affirmed their brands, brought high economic efficiency to ethnic minorities, contributing to increasing local economic resources.
Enhance the value of local agricultural products
Yen Bai is one of the leading provinces in the Northern Midlands and Mountains region implementing the OCOP Program under Decision No.490 dated May 7, 2018 and Decision No.1048 dated August 21, 2019 of the Prime Minister. Yen Bai's OCOP program has the goal of developing forms of production and business organization, in which priority is given to the development of cooperatives, small and medium-sized enterprises, production and business establishments to produce traditional products, high-quality products which are able to compete in the market, contributing to rural economic development.
To encourage ethnic minorities to participate in the OCOP Program, Yen Bai has issued special policies, such as: supporting subjects with products that meet OCOP standards 200 million VND/new products, 100 million VND/upgrade products; creating favorable conditions for subjects to participate in trade promotion activities, fairs, contributing to promoting products, building brands and finding partners.
By the end of 2020, Yen Bai has had 83 products granted provincial OCOP certificates from 3 to 4 stars, 17 products protected by intellectual property, certified geographical indications, such as: Van Yen cinnamon, Muong Lo rice, Bat Do bamboo shoots, Suoi Giang tea, Dai Minh pomelo, Thac Ba lake fish... Most of these OCOP products are sold at supermarkets, large trade centers across the country and exported to a number of markets such as Korea, Japan, China... Not only bringing high economic efficiency to the people, OCOP products also contribute part to accelerate the hunger eradication and poverty reduction in Yen Bai.
Promote rural economic development
Cinnamon is considered as "green gold" to help Dao people in Van Yen district escape poverty. Especially after the products made from cinnamon are certified OCOP products, the income from cinnamon has helped many Dao households have a well-off life. Van Yen is currently the largest cinnamon-growing locality in the country with a total area of over 50,000 hectares, on average, each year Van Yen sells about 6,000 tons of dried cinnamon bark, 63,000 tons of cinnamon leaf branches, 300 tons of cinnamon essential oil, bringing in over 700 billion VND in revenue.
For the Mong people in Suoi Giang commune, Van Chan district, over the years, hundreds of years old Shan Tuyet tea trees have become the main source of income. After the Tuyet Son Tra product of Suoi Giang Tea Cooperative was certified with 4-star OCOP at provincial level, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development recognized it as a typical OCOP product in extremely difficult areas in the period 2018 - 2020, the Mong people here are more determined to preserve and protect tea trees, change the perception of planting and organic care.
The initial success of the OCOP Program has contributed to promoting rural economic development, raising the level of typical Yen Bai products. In order to continue to improve the quality, expand the scale and market for export-oriented OCOP products, from now to 2025, Yen Bai aims to develop 30 products, of which the province invests in upgrading 20 strong products, develop 10 new products.
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