Connecting supply and demand of agricultural products in Ninh Binh, Ha Nam, Nam Dinh, Hai Phong and Nghe An

Representatives of the agricultural, tourism and production facilities of the provinces signed the memorandum of understanding.

Representatives of the agricultural , tourism and production establishments of the provinces signed the memorandum of understanding.

Attending the conference were leaders of the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Ninh Binh and Ha Nam provinces; Chairman of the Tourism Association, Director of the Tourism Promotion Center of Ninh Binh province; representatives of tourist areas, restaurants, hotels in the province; many enterprises, cooperatives, production and agricultural processing establishments of the provinces.

Representative of the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Ninh Binh province spoke at the conference.

At the conference, representatives of the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Ninh Binh province introduced the province's potential, strengths, typical key products, and OCOP products. Accordingly, although the land area and scale of agricultural production in the province are not large, the province's agricultural products are very rich and diverse. The province's annual crop planting area is estimated at nearly 91 thousand hectares, of which the area of specialty rice and high-quality rice is over 56 thousand hectares; vegetables is 20.6 thousand hectares; fruit trees is 6.9 thousand hectares,...

Regarding livestock, the herd of buffalo and cows is over 48 thousand, the herd of pigs is 295 thousand, the herd of goats is 21.3 thousand, the poultry is 6.77 million... Regarding aquaculture, in addition to traditional livestock, the province also develops many specialty livestock such as black carp, loach, frog, perch, snail, giant freshwater prawn, clam, oyster, blood cockle,...

Production and processing activities have also been invested in and developed with a variety of products, of which vegetable and fruit processing is considered a strength. Currently, the province has nearly 200 establishments, enterprises and cooperatives participating in the processing of agricultural, forestry and aquatic products. By the end of 2024, the province has 209 products ranked OCOP, including 142 3-star products and 67 4-star products.

In recent years, Ninh Binh tourism has developed strongly, in 2024, the whole province welcomed 8.7 million visitors. Tourism development helps stimulate demand for OCOP products, agricultural, forestry, fishery and food products.

At the conference, agricultural production and processing units shared their capabilities and introduced their products to commercial enterprises, restaurants, hotels, and tourist areas. In return, tourism units also discussed the requirements and standards for agricultural products to be included in the system.

Delegates all affirmed that direct connection between agricultural producers and restaurants, hotels, and tourist areas without intermediaries will help reduce costs, increase income for sellers, and also improve the quality of input food.

Many tourism units have affirmed their willingness to dedicate space to display OCOP specialty products of localities so that each tourist coming to Ninh Binh will not only visit but also enjoy a variety of specialties, cultural characteristics, and cuisine of Ninh Binh and all regions of the country.

On this occasion, the delegates witnessed the signing ceremony of a memorandum of understanding between the Restaurant Association, Ninh Binh Province Tourism Association and establishments, enterprises, cooperatives producing, processing, and trading agricultural, forestry, fishery, and food products in Ninh Binh Province; signing between representatives of commercial enterprises of the provinces and establishments, enterprises, cooperatives producing, processing, and trading agricultural, forestry, fishery, and food products in Ninh Binh Province on promoting, expanding consumption, and bringing the brand of Ninh Binh agricultural products into the system.

Nguyen Luu - Minh Duong

Source: https://baoninhbinh.org.vn/ket-noi-cung-cau-nong-san-ninh-binh-ha-nam-nam-dinh-hai-098290.htm