Nghe An has 4 recognized craft villages in 2021

Specifically, according to Nghe An Rural Department, there are 4recognized craft villageIn 2021, the craft villages include: salt production village of An Hoa commune; craft villages producing and processing incense roots and incense sticks in Quynh Thang commune (Quynh Luu district); brocade weaving village of Na Loi commune, Ky Son district and traditional wine production village of Don Phuc commune (Con Cuong).

Compared to the plan registered and submitted at the beginning of the year, the traditional wine production village in Mau Duc commune had to stop because it did not meet the conditions for a conditional business line.

After Quynh Thuan salt production village, An Hoa salt production village (Quynh Luu) was also recognized as a craft village in 2021. Photo: Nguyen Hai

Thus, up to this point, the whole province has 177 craft villages recognized by the Provincial People's Committee in 19/21 districts, cities and towns of the province; the remaining 2 districts of Tuong Duong and Quy Hop have no recognized craft villages.

According to the 2021 investigation and survey by the Provincial People's Committee, out of 173 craft villages recognized by the province so far (not including 4 craft villages in 2021), 62 craft villages are operating well, accounting for 36.8%; 52 craft villages are operating quite well, accounting for 30.1%; 37 craft villages are operating at a low level, accounting for 30.1%; 22 craft villages have stopped operating, accounting for 12.9%; there are 31 cooperatives and 28 cooperative groups operating in craft villages.

The traditional rice paper craft villages in Dien Ngoc and Dien Hong, Dien Chau provide jobs for many rural workers. Photo courtesy of Nghe An Newspaper

Most of the craft villages that operate well or quite well are in the agricultural, forestry and fishery product processing and preservation industry.demand and output are relatively large asfish sauce making, processing dried fish, frozen seafood. Besides, there is the handicraft production industry, the raw material processing industry serving the production of rural industries, and the production of wooden products such asincense, consumer or handicraft wooden products, textiles, fibers, small mechanics; ornamental plants and salt production.

The fish sauce production and processing village is one of the traditional occupations that has developed well due to its stable output and high quality. In the photo: Fish sauce products at a fish sauce craft village in Tan An, An Hoa commune, Quynh Luu. Photo: Nguyen Hai

Mr. Tran Duc Dat - Head of Rural Development and Mechanization Department, Rural Development Department said: Previously, craft villages had 2 levels of recognition: village and village with craft, but now according to Decree No. 52/CP of the Government on rural craft development, there is only the titlecraft villagerecognized by the Provincial People's Committee. Due to limited support resources, the recognition review is also stricter. Although the contribution of craft villages is still modest compared to other fields, with 114 craft villages operating well and fairly in the province, each year the craft villages still create a production value of 2,266 billion VND, contributing 2.67% of the total GRDP in the area and creating jobs for many rural workers.

The shipbuilding villages of Trung Kien, Nghi Thiet, Nghi Loc, once famous throughout the North, are now facing numerous difficulties due to lack of orders. Photo: Nguyen Hai

In recent years, preliminary statistics show that nearly 45% of craft villages are operating at a low level or have stopped completely, forcing the People's Committees of some districts to request the province to consider and revoke them. Therefore, since the beginning of 2021, the province has organized a survey team to re-evaluate the current situation and based on the mechanisms and preferential policies set forth by Decree 52/CP, along with continuing to support documents and procedures for upgrading rural craft village products to meet OCOP standards, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is proposing to amend Resolution 06/NQ of the Provincial People's Council in 2019 to increase the level of support, while at the same time unlocking investment resources, finding output markets for craft villages to recover and develop again.

Mr. Nguyen Ho Lam - Deputy Head of the Provincial Department of Rural Development