Deputy PM Vuong Dinh Hue watches some outstanding farm products of Bac Giang province.

Addressing a conference in the northern province of Bac Giang on July 14 to launch the programme for the 2018-2020 period, the Deputy PM said that OCOP is an important solution to restructuring agriculture and building rural areas, promoting the country’s sustainable growth.

He expressed his belief that the programme will help to improve trademark and quality of Vietnamese agricultural products and services.

OCOP aims to enhance the value of local products to the national and global level, he said while highlighting the major role of farmer households, co-operatives and small- and medium-sized enterprises with policy support from the State, he said.

“OCOP is a process having its start but no ending,” the Deputy PM stressed, adding that after 2020, the Government will review the programme before launching it for a long term.

He also asked media agencies to focus on popularising the programme. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) was assigned to guide localities in implementing, evaluating and rating OCOP products.

The delegates visit Bac Giang's booth.

MARD Minister Nguyen Xuan Cuong said that the OCOP programme is considered a specific and effective measure to promote products at commune and district levels.

It objectives in the 2018-2020 period include developing strong agricultural, non-agricultural products and services in each locality towards the value chain with the involvement of private and collective economic sectors.

It is expected to contributing to the restructuring of the rural economy, reducing the migration of rural laborers to cities, and protecting the environment and maintaining social stability in the rural area, while effectively implementing criteria in production in the new-style rural area building programme.

Source: NDO