An Giang has diverse OCOP products

After 6 years of implementing the One Commune One Product (OCOP) Program, An Giang province has 165 products that have achieved OCOP certification. Each product has its own characteristics and strengths of each region, meeting the consumption needs of customers inside and outside the province.

An Giang has many OCOP products with local characteristics and traditions.

In recent times, the OCOP Program has received attention, direction and participation from the entire political system from the province to the grassroots level in An Giang. Product owners in localities have seen practical support to exploit and enhance the potential and strengths of developing specific products, so they confidently register... Regional typical products According to the report of the Office of Coordination for New Rural Development of An Giang province, by November 2024, the whole province had 165 products with OCOP certification of 3 stars or higher in 11 districts, towns and cities of the province. Of which, there are 2 5-star products, 3 potential 5-star products, 14 4-star products and 146 3-star products of 115 economic entities which are cooperatives, cooperative groups, enterprises and production establishments. The owners of the product establishments are always aware of the brand, so they always learn and improve the quality, diversify designs, packaging, ensure conditions and regulations on stamps, labels and traceability of origin... Each product line has its own characteristics, such as in Long Xuyen city, there is canned linh fish; Chau Doc city has Thai fish sauce, dried pangasius; Thoai Son district has dried snakehead fish, pictures made from palm leaves, linh fish sauce; An Phu district has dried striped snakehead fish, ground linh fish sauce... Tan Chau town has ca se vinh fish sauce, dried beef and tung lo mo (beef sausage), Chau Phong brocade; the mountainous areas of Tri Ton district and Tinh Bien town have products from the palm tree; Chau Phu district has golden rice boat label; Cho Moi district has almond cake, dried snakehead fish... Ms. Chau Ngoc Dieu, living in Tri Ton district, and her colleagues successfully processed palm tree into 5-star Palmania honey powder using traditional methods. Ms. Chau Ngoc Dieu is very happy to have preserved and promoted the traditional profession of making palm honey of the Khmer ethnic group. Ms. Chau Ngoc Dieu established Palmania Joint Stock Company specializing in trading palm honey. Since being recognized as an OCOP product, the product has been consumed more in and outside the province and the product has been exported to Finland. Most consumers say the quality of the honey is delicious. Ms. Chau Ngoc Dieu shared that Palmania palm honey is favored by the market because the company selects palm trees that are more than 25 years old to collect honey. The processing and production process follows the traditional method without using additives or chemicals. Thanks to the application of modern drying systems and technology, the aroma and sweet taste of palm honey are completely preserved in the products. Chau Doc city has a long-standing famous fish sauce making village with hundreds of households concentrated in Nui Sam ward. Among them, the 3-star Co Tu Au brand of Thai fish sauce is one of the attractions that attracts tourists to come here to order and learn how to make fish sauce.

Ms. Nguyen Kim Xuan, representative of the facility, shared that "Co Tu Au" fish sauce started in 1948 and until now, the family has maintained the traditional way of making it, keeping the brand name until now, the fish sauce is consumed a lot both inside and outside the province... Promoting the strengths of traditional industries Mr. Nguyen Si Lam, Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of An Giang province, Chief of the Provincial Rural Coordination Office, informed that many OCOP products are available in supermarkets, shopping centers, and markets inside and outside the province. The Provincial New Rural Coordination Office has supported the subjects in terms of procedures, documents, improvement and development of designs and packaging according to regulations and market needs.

An Giang's OCOP certified products.

In particular, it helps them improve the quality and value of their products, enhance promotion, trade promotion, and connect products to potential markets. The focus of the OCOP Program of An Giang province is to develop advantageous agricultural, non-agricultural, and service products in each locality according to the value chain, implemented by private and collective economic sectors. Thereby, helping entities promote their strengths and further develop traditional industries, update and apply technology in processing to improve skills, meet the diverse tastes and preferences of regions and foreign tourists. From there, develop production in rural areas, contribute to the industrialization and modernization of agriculture and rural areas; promote a reasonable shift in the rural labor structure; protect the environment and preserve the good traditional values ​​of rural Vietnam. Mr. Le Trung Hieu, Director of the An Giang Province Trade and Investment Promotion Center, informed that in order to support businesses and households trading OCOP products in the province to diversify their consumption channels, the center has coordinated with Phan Nam Company in An Giang to bring OCOP products into the safe agricultural product store chain. Mr. Le Trung Hieu added that this is one of many activities that the center has carried out to support the diversification of distribution channels and consumption markets for OCOP products. Previously, the center also connected to support bringing OCOP products to Tu Son Supermarket in An Giang and e-commerce platforms...

THANH DUNG

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