The Mekong Delta OCOP Product Connection Forum 2024 is organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in coordination with Kien Giang province, with 320 exhibition booths.
On September 29, in Rach Gia City, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development coordinated with Kien Giang province to open the Mekong Delta OCOP product connection forum in 2024 with the theme "Linking for mutual development - Kien Giang 2024". According to the Central Office for New Rural Area Coordination, in 2022, the forum was held for the first time, the number of OCOP products of the Mekong Delta ranked 3rd in the country, accounting for 17.1% of the total number of OCOP products. This year, the Mekong Delta rose to 2nd place, accounting for 21.2% of the country's products, with more diverse, beautiful and convenient quality, designs and packaging of OCOP products, making OCOP subjects more confident and mature.
Mekong Delta OCOP Product Connection Forum 2024 has 320 exhibition booths
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After 6 years of nationwide implementation, the "One Commune One Product" program has affirmed its suitability and spread. Currently, the Mekong Delta region has 2,951 products of 1,521 entities recognized with 3 stars or more. Many localities in the region have had an appropriate approach when focusing on and prioritizing the development of traditional products and typical products, associated with the advantages of abundant raw material areas such as seafood, rice, fruit, etc. to develop unique products. The Mekong Delta OCOP Product Connection Forum 2024 took place from September 29 to October 3, with 320 booths of cooperatives, craft villages, and production facilities of enterprises inside and outside Kien Giang province. In addition, there is also a space to display fish sauce products and food processing booths using Phu Quoc's more than 200-year-old traditional fish sauce .
Delegates visit and learn about OCOP products at booths
PHOTO: BACH HY
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