Improve the quality of products from craft villages and rural industries

In recent times, Quang Tri province has actively implemented many solutions to promote the development of craft villages and rural industries. Thereby, contributing to job creation, income increase, poverty reduction, restoration and development of traditional industries, promoting socio-economic development in rural areas in the direction of industrialization and modernization and preserving, promoting national cultural identity.

Hue Banh Loc production facility in My Chanh village, Hai Chanh commune contributes to maintaining and developing the traditional craft in the locality - Photo: NT

In order to exploit effectively, contribute to promoting rural economic development, improving people's lives, implementing central directives and guidelines on rural industry development, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (old) has advised the Provincial People's Committee to issue a decision on recognition and a number of contents and policies to support the development of rural industries, craft villages, and traditional craft villages in Quang Tri province; a plan to implement the Program to preserve and develop craft villages in Quang Tri province for the period 2023-2030.

In which, specific tasks are assigned to departments, branches and localities according to their functions and tasks to implement the work of preserving and developing craft villages in the province. The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (old) has issued a plan and organized a survey and review of the operation of craft villages in the province.

Direct and guide localities to survey the current status of rural occupations, craft villages, and traditional craft villages; register annual rural occupation development support projects; develop plans to preserve and develop craft villages according to the criteria of communes meeting new rural standards.

Currently, the whole province has 15 traditional occupations, craft villages, and traditional craft villages that have been recognized, focusing on two groups: Processing, preserving agricultural, forestry, and aquatic products and producing wooden products, rattan and bamboo, ceramics, glass, textiles, yarn, embroidery, knitting, and small mechanics.

The total number of production and business establishments (enterprises, cooperatives, cooperative groups, households) participating in rural industry activities by 2024 includes 2 enterprises, 5 cooperatives with 954 households participating in production and business activities in craft villages.

Revenue in 2024 of recognized craft villages is expected to reach 33.44 billion VND, average income is estimated at 4.8 million VND/person. The total number of employees in traditional occupations, craft villages, and traditional craft villages is 2,284 people, of which 1,325 are regular employees.

To date, there are 4 craft villages with 14 products recognized as 3-star and 4-star OCOP. The number of craft villages with exported products is 2 villages including Dinh Son Medicinal Herbs Craft Village and Kim Long Traditional Wine Processing Craft Village; 10 craft villages have registered for trademark protection.

Implementing the Program for preserving and developing craft villages in Quang Tri province for the period 2023-2030, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (old) has supported machinery and equipment for 1 enterprise and 1 facility in the craft village to innovate and improve technology, production processes, preliminary processing, preservation, and product processing to improve productivity and quality of OCOP products for enterprises, production and business establishments in the province; create conditions and encourage entities to develop production, processing and product consumption, improve labor productivity, increase income, and contribute to building new rural areas.

Rural industries have created many products that take advantage of local strengths and have been accepted by the market, such as: medicinal herbs, turmeric starch, natural essential oils, vermicelli, conical hats, steamed and dried fish, fish sauce, peanut oil, etc.

Along with taking advantage of available raw materials in the province, some establishments have boldly invested in machinery and applied science and technology to production.

However, besides the achieved results, rural industries in Quang Tri are still developing slowly, on a small scale, with low product quality and low competitiveness. Many rural industries are not bold enough to invest in production.

Mobilizing capital sources for investment in production and business development is mainly the self-capital of households. The application of science and technology to production in rural industries is still limited. Some groups of industries are still facing difficulties in development, are temporary and not sustainable. Some traditional occupations are at risk of disappearing...

To promote production development, improve competitiveness and added value for craft village products, in the coming time, Quang Tri province will focus on improving the quality of products in rural industries and craft villages. Promote production linkages, encourage the establishment of new enterprises, cooperatives and cooperative groups to improve production capacity, focus on building brands and trademarks, and increase competitiveness in the market.

Developing production in a concentrated direction associated with preservation, processing and consumption of products on the basis of promoting product advantages and regional advantages, contributing to the implementation of the new rural construction program and the "One commune, one product" program in the province.

Focus on preserving and developing traditional occupations, craft villages, and traditional craft villages, while developing new occupations suitable for each locality to diversify industry products, create jobs and increase income for people, and pay attention to and develop craft villages close to tourism and environmental protection.

Encourage the development of craft villages associated with tourist attractions and tourist routes to serve the needs of tourists for sightseeing and souvenir shopping.

Support craft villages with typical products that are known to tourists and the market to build stalls and display booths and sell products on tours and tourist routes.

Ngoc Trang

Source: https://baoquangtri.vn/nang-cao-chat-luong-san-pham-lang-nghe-nganh-nghe-nong-thon-192457.htm