A degree of sale for OCOP merchandise in Hanoi. (Picture: VNA)Hanoi (VNS/VNA) – The Ministry of Trade and Commerce (MoIT) has
launched rules for the gross sales of merchandise underneath the One Commune One Product
(OCOP) programme.
The brand new standards can be in place for the subsequent three years, from 2023 to 2025.
Below the brand new rules, OCOP items showcased in showrooms should obtain a
minimal of three stars or increased primarily based on the standards for evaluating and classifying
OCOP merchandise promulgated by the Prime Minister.
Moreover, merchandise have to be the province’s key, typical agricultural or
industrial merchandise or specialties that characterise the area’s benefits,
as decided by the MoIT.
The OCOP showrooms can be positioned in areas with dense visitors, comparable to
airports, stations, freeway relaxation areas, business centres, supermarkets,
markets, vacationer points of interest, eating places, inns, craft villages, industrial
zones, clusters, exhibition and product introduction centres and postal
workplaces.
The brand new rules goal to make sure that OCOP merchandise meet market calls for,
fulfill prospects’ preferences, adjust to authorized necessities, and defend
environmental and shopper well being security.
In March, the Authorities launched a brand new set of standards to charge OCOP
merchandise, changing the previous standards that had been in place since 2019, which
had began to point out shortcomings after 4 years.
By the tip of 2022, Vietnam had 8,689 OCOP merchandise, with 65.5%
of the merchandise rated three-star, 33.6% rated four-star, and a small share
rated five-star potential or five-star.
OCOP merchandise are recognized for his or her numerous and environmentally pleasant designs
and packaging, which meet the market’s calls for and promote sustainable
improvement.
The programme has additionally helped to extend manufacturing scale and income for
native communities, in addition to promote the event of specialty uncooked materials
areas, rural industries and the preservation of conventional craft villages.
Furthermore, the OCOP programme has considerably promoted livelihood improvement
in distant and ethnic minority areas, particularly for ladies./.