All 11/11 members of the OCOP council at Hau Giang province voted unanimously to recognize 17 new products meeting the provincial OCOP 4-star standard, bringing the total number of 4-star OCOP products in Hau Giang province to 109 products.

Specifically, Phung Hiep district has 2 new recognized products: herbal massage oil, UT cold and hot traditional remedies; Nga Bay city has 4 newly recognized products: young jackfruit spring rolls, young jackfruit spring rolls, dry brown rice vermicelli, dry brown rice pho; Long My town has 3 newly recognized products: ST25 rice, RVT rice, Hung Thinh melon; Chau Thanh A district has 2 new products: grilled eel toppoki, frozen durian; Long My district has a new product: rambutan flower honey; Vi Thuy district has 2 new products: Kien Thanh clean rice, brown rice – Tan Long clean rice; Vi Thanh city has 2 new products: Nang Chang rice, sliced ​​fish spring rolls; Chau Thanh district has a new product Ngoc Thanh organic melon.

Among these, there are many new products that show dynamism and creativity, initially meeting the needs and tastes of consumers, made from honey, jackfruit, and fish cakes, such as “Honey”. Rambutan flowers”, “Young jackfruit spring rolls; Young jackfruit pork sausage”, “Freeze-dried durian”, “Grilled eel toppoki (unagi kabayaki)”, “UT (hot and cold) Herbal traditional remedy massage oil”…

According to the assessment of the OCOP Hau Giang Product Classification Evaluation Council, OCOP products are based on key and typical agricultural products of the province such as rice, jackfruit, durian, custard-apple, fish, and eel. … to produce, process, and diversify new products, ensuring food safety and hygiene factors, useful for health, convenience, and beautiful product packaging.

Ms. Tran Thi Ut, Director of Ngoc Thanh Cantaloupe Cooperative (Phuoc Thanh hamlet, Dong Thanh commune, Chau Thanh district, Hau Giang province) said that the starting point is Ngoc Thanh farm and the cantaloupe product is certified. OCOP 3 stars in 2022, to date, the production area and number of net houses have expanded to 12 net houses, yielding 160 tons of melons/year meeting VietGAP standards. The cooperative continues to continuously promote the combination of melon farming areas meeting VietGAP standards with 8 hectares of ecotourism.

“This is the first time the cooperative’s melon products have met the provincial OCOP 4-star product standard. Recently, with awareness and orientation to develop crop products applying high science and technology, the cooperative has focused on developing the production of organic cantaloupe products. At the same time, with the support of authorities at all levels and the Office for Coordination of National Target Programs in Hau Giang province, in packaging, design, and branding, cantaloupe products are popular with consumers.” – Mrs. Ut said.

According to Mr. Huynh Thanh Huu, Chief of Hau Giang National Target Program Coordination Office, from now until the end of 2024, if the remaining two localities of the province implementing OCOP products are completed, the province will reach the plan of 75 communes, Wards and towns implement the OCOP Program. The Office continues to inspect and guide districts, towns and cities to develop products, organize assessment and classification of OCOP products at the district level, and complete registration dossiers for assessment and classification of OCOP products at the provincial level. in the near future.

The goal is that by the end of 2024, each district-level unit will organize the evaluation and classification of at least 5 products achieving 3 – 4 star OCOP products at the district level; Among them, at least 1 product achieved 4-star OCOP product at the provincial level. For provincial-level products, at least 8 products will be recognized as 4-star OCOP products; upgrade at least 25% of OCOP products from 3 stars to 4 stars at the provincial level; Re-recognition of OCOP products after the 36-month certification period in the province; Complete dossiers for 3 OCOP products registered to participate in product evaluation and classification at the central level.

Mr. Truong Canh Tuyen, Standing Vice Chairman of Hau Giang Provincial People’s Committee, requested entities to continue improving product designs and product quality to maintain the title and register for the central-level 5-star OCOP product contest. in the near future. Especially, entities are more interested in linking production and expanding consumption markets to bring about growing economic efficiency for entities and raw material areas, while increasing the promotion of typical products. of the province on the domestic market and foreign exports.

On the other hand, localities continue to pay attention to supporting entities developing OCOP products that have been recognized with 3 stars at the district and 4 provincial levels; At the same time, we look after potential products to be considered and recognized as meeting OCOP standards in the near future.

At the same time, the province promotes the effective implementation of the OCOP Program, especially key and typical products associated with preserving and promoting traditional cultural values; Upgrade the traditional market system to meet people’s needs. At the same time, the province promotes the role of industry associations in linking production, preservation, processing and consumption of agricultural products to create conditions for the province’s OCOP products to strongly participate in domestic and foreign markets. .

The OCOP program of Hau Giang province achieved many practical results. To date, the province has more than 300 OCOP products, of which 109 are 4-star products, the rest are 3-star products, with hundreds of participating entities, of which 18 companies, accounting for 14.4%; 36 cooperatives, accounting for 28.8%; 71 establishments and business households, accounting for 56.8%.