Do Luong strongly develops OCOP products
(Baonghean.vn) - Recently, Do Luong district has focused on directing and drastically implementing the program "One commune, one product" (OCOP) and considers this an important task contributing to exploiting the potential and advantages of the locality. After nearly 2 years, there have been 10 products meeting district-level standards and 5 OCOP products at the provincial level.
Thai Son - Do Luong is a purely agricultural commune, people basically only cultivate rice, grow fruit trees in their gardens and raise livestock and poultry. Agricultural products are basically only sold within the district.
In 2018, Ms. Hoang Thi Phuong - born in 1991, a native of Thai Son commune, realized that her hometown had fertile fields and delicious rice, so she thought of creating products from rice. Based on that idea, she returned to her hometown and opened a workshop to produce dew-dried rice paper right at her family's house in Hamlet 1.
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| In addition to sesame rice paper, Vinh Duc - Do Luong craft village also makes delicious and nutritious gac rice paper. Photo: Ngoc Phuong |
Currently, the specialty product of ram cake skin with the Kiu Kiu brand has become a famous item and is consumed in the market nationwide. On holidays and Tet, this facility operates from 5am to 8pm every day to have enough goods to serve the consumption needs of the people, consuming 200kg of rice, employing 8-10 workers and bringing to the market hundreds of thousands of cakes of all kinds. On normal days, production is less, the factory consumes 100kg to 150kg of rice. The Kiu Kiu ram cake skin product is one of the first 5 products of Do Luong district to achieveOCOPprovincial level 2020.
Ms. Hoang Thi Phuong said: “Our products are currently sold and distributed in major cities such as: Hanoi, Da Nang, Saigon, Hai Duong, Quang Ninh... The product is different from other product lines in that the cake leaves are very flexible, soft, chewy, easy to roll, and very crispy when fried. The product currently meets the 3-star OCOP standard”.
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| Do Luong rice paper meets 3-star OCOP standards. Photo: Ngoc Phuong |
Do Luong is a locality with many famous agricultural products such as rice paper, peanut candy, Thong Nhat green tea... In addition to Vinh Duc rice paper and peanut candy craft village, Do Luong district also has the Luong Son rice paper brand in Nhan Son commune. After 2 years of opening the factory, this facility has now opened another factory in Binh Duong. Each factory has an area of over 3,000 m2, creating jobs for more than 30 local workers, with a maximum capacity of about 20,000 cakes per day. The cake market is consumed from provinces from the North to the South.
“The quality of our cakes is very consistent, maintaining the traditional flavor. The product has been voted as a typical rural agricultural product at the district level in 2020 and received a 3-star OCOP product at the provincial level. To create clean products, we focus on the selection of raw materials and the production process. Raw materials must have a clear origin from Do Luong land. Workers are all equipped with knowledge of food hygiene and safety.”
In order to create products that meet OCOP standards, from the beginning of 2019, the People's Committee of Do Luong district issued a synchronous implementation plan to communes and towns. At the same time, it directed the building of brands for key agricultural products to increase value and promote consumption of agricultural products for people. The district has organized training and knowledge training for managers, operators, and training for units, cooperatives, and production households.
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| Do Luong rice paper is dried in the fresh air. Photo: Ngoc Phuong |
In 2021, we are implementing the production of more products of Vinh Duc craft village, seedless lemon model, sweet tangerine... striving to be recognized as OCOP of the province. In addition, we continue to promote propaganda, encourage, guide people to participate, open training classes to build OCOP products. Diversify new OCOP products, promote trade, advertise products... to have sustainable output.
Initially, it can be affirmed that the OCOP program is a solution contributing to the restructuring of the agricultural sector and the successful implementation of the National Target Program on New Rural Development in Do Luong district. With the diligence, diligence and quick approach of farmers along with the support and assistance of the district government, Do Luong's OCOP products will have a place in the market.
