| Thai Nguyen: Improving the competitiveness of typical rural industrial products Tuyen Quang: Diversifying forms of support for typical rural industrial products |
Promote application of new technology, expand investment
Quang Binh is a central province with many economic difficulties, most of the production and business establishments are small and scattered, with limited economic potential. The good implementation of industrial promotion work has achieved many clear results, affirming the role and importance in encouraging and creating conditions for production establishments to develop rural industry; contributing to promoting the shift of economic and labor structure in rural areas towards industrialization and modernization.
According to data from the Quang Binh Provincial Center for Industrial Promotion and Trade Promotion, in 2023 alone, the center implemented 3 projects under the national industrial promotion plan with a total budget of 2.42 billion VND.
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Many rural industrial products are displayed at the 2024 North Central Region Industry and Trade Fair - Quang Binh. Photo: Thanh Long |
The projects include: Organizing a fair for rural industrial products in the North Central region - Quang Binh; building a demonstration model for wood pellet production techniques at Dung Nguyet Anh Quang Binh Joint Stock Company; supporting the application of technological lines in wood chip production at Hoang Lam Company Limited.
The projects ensure support for the right subjects, for the right purposes and achieve high efficiency; at the same time, attract 148 billion VND in counterpart capital and bring in revenue of over 200 billion VND for the units.
Also in 2023, the Center guided 19 rural industrial establishments to register for local industrial promotion capital support of VND 2,875 billion; advised units on policies to encourage industrial development.
Quang Binh's industrial promotion program has helped production establishments raise awareness of industrialization and application of new technology, thereby boldly expanding investment in production development effectively. In particular, the role of industrial clusters, craft villages, and small-scale industries must be mentioned.
Specifically, according to the industrial cluster development plan for the period 2021 - 2030, vision 2050. Quang Binh has 38 industrial clusters, with an area of 757 hectares; 10/38 industrial clusters have been developed, with an area of 109 hectares, of which 38.5 hectares of industrial land for lease, the occupancy rate is 61%, attracting 111 projects, with a total capital of more than 500 billion VND, creating jobs for nearly 1,800 workers, revenue reaching about 400 billion, and paying over 14 billion to the budget.
The formation of industrial clusters has created conditions for concentrated production facilities, limited small-scale production, promoted the shift of production towards industry, and improved efficiency.
Along with the development of small-scale industry and craft villages, there have been many improvements, gradually attracting and solving jobs, contributing to the restructuring of craft villages, promoting economic development in rural areas. Many establishments have boldly invested in technology, equipment, expanded production, improved product quality such as: Fine art carpentry villages, tempered glass, mechanical repair, garment, seafood processing, turmeric starch, cellophane noodles, fish sauce... Creating jobs for nearly 16,000 local workers, with revenue of nearly 180 billion VND per year.
Increase the number of typical rural products
According to Mr. Le Mau Khanh - Director of the Center for Industrial Promotion and Trade Promotion of Quang Binh province, in recent times, through national and local capital sources, Quang Binh has synchronously implemented industrial promotion activities focusing on contents such as vocational training, vocational training, improving skills and developing jobs for workers; supporting models demonstrating new product production techniques...
The local industrial promotion program has provided funding for more than 120 new investment establishments, investment in production expansion and application of technical advances.
Notably, the locality also organized 2 rounds of voting for typical rural products at the provincial level, with 82 products voted, of which 22 products were voted as typical regional products, and 5 products were voted as typical national products.
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| Voting for typical rural products is an opportunity to promote and enhance the reputation and brand of local products. Photo: Thanh Long |
Along with the achieved results, according to Mr. Khanh, the current economic situation is still difficult, with low growth. Many businesses are facing difficulties due to reduced orders and limited operating costs. Meanwhile, the dissemination and popularization of policies and guidelines in the field of industrial promotion have not really reached rural industrial establishments in remote areas.
In particular, the funding for the program is still limited, so the implementation is still passive. Most of the enterprises in the province are small in scale, have limited financial capacity, unstable markets, and the low quality of some products... also significantly affect the implementation of industrial promotion activities.
To facilitate business operations, in 2024, Mr. Khanh said, the Center has registered and developed a national industrial promotion plan for a project with a total support budget of 1 billion VND to build a demonstration model of energy pellet production techniques for VINAFO Green Energy Joint Stock Company.
In addition, the Center continues to advise, guide and support local industrial promotion programs and projects in 2024.
In order to continue promoting and improving the effectiveness of industrial promotion and trade promotion, according to Mr. Le Mau Khanh, the Center will strengthen propaganda and dissemination of policies to encourage industrial development and trade promotion; focus on vocational training, giving priority to traditional industries and occupations.
In addition, priority will be given to supporting projects applying machinery and equipment, integrated with support for market development, brand building, label design, and product packaging. At the same time, consulting activities will be enhanced, supporting businesses to improve their competitiveness, promoting opportunities for exchange and connection to consume rural industrial products in the area.
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