OCOP Bac Kan: Towards organic agriculture

Bac Kan province has been focusing on preserving product gene sources, affirming the province's OCOP brand name.

Hanoi – July 11, the People's Committee of Bac Kan province in collaboration with Vincommerce General Trading Services Joint Stock Company held the opening ceremony of the Week of introduction of fragrant winter melon, Japonica rice and cleaning agricultural products of the Bac Kan province in 2020. With 11 booths, 9 stands at VinMart Trung Hoa and 2 booths at VinMart Times City introducing winter melon, japonica rice, vermicelli and other cleaning agricultural products of Bac Kan province such as: dried bamboo shoots, honey, pork ribs, pork, chicken, turmeric products, ginger, OCOP products.

                                      

According to Ms. Do Thi Minh Hoa, Standing Vice Chairman of Bac Kan People's Committee, the competitive element of the province's products has many advantages such as Ba Be winter melon which has its own characteristics, has a natural aroma due to the variety and quality. Land in this region, Bac Kan province has about 80ha of winter melon, mainly grown in Ba Be with an output of more than 3,000 tons. Products meet food safety and hygiene, a 3-ha cleaning product chain is VietGAP certified. Rice varieties of the Japonica line (Japan) including VAAS16 and J02 were put into trial planting in Bac Kan province in 2018, up to now, the area is more than 550ha, expected production is 2,500-2,700 tons. Japonica rice has round grain shape, natural white color, when cooked into rice, it has a sweet aroma and sweet taste. In particular, the rice is soft and delicious even when cooled

                                          

Products are produced in clean environment: clean water, clean soil, and clean air. Clean agriculture towards organic agriculture is the basic advantage of competing with other agricultural products elsewhere. However, Bac Kan's products are not competitive in terms of quantity, especially in the province's small population, divided terrain, and different climates. Therefore, the province advocates towards the production of specific products based on climate and special soil preserving the seed source and genes that keep the characteristics of the product. Bac Kan's population is just over 300,000 but 80% live in rural areas, local people produce for their daily life, so most of the typical products such as winter melon, vermicelli ... are market oriented outside the province to consume. Therefore, the main direction for the output of local products is the OCOP program. Products have been upgraded and upgraded in terms of designs, packaging and diversification by households and businesses, creating favorable conditions for products to reach consumers. The products are vacuumed, canned. Winter melon is processed into many products that bring convenience: like dried winter melon is very convenient in daily food processing, so it is well received by consumers:  Vermicelli, winter melon are being developed according to the needs of the market while ensuring inherent quality.

In the coming time, Bac Kan province will continue to implement policies to support and encourage cooperatives, businesses and production facilities to focus on investing and directing the production organization methodically, synchronously, meeting product standardization and consumer tastes, contributing to branding for OCOP products of the province, prestige in the domestic market and export-oriented.

Lien Bui

THE PROGRAM COOPERATED WITH CENTRAL COORDINATION FOR NEW-STYLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT