Hanoi Boosts Development and Marketing of OCOP in Craft Villages

Hanoi is home to over 1,350 craft villages and 47 out of 52 craft industries, contributing to rural economic development and supporting the One Commune One Product (OCOP) Program and new countryside development.

Craft village products feature diverse designs, high quality, and strong competitiveness in both domestic and international markets

Hanoi currently has 2,711 OCOP products, including 745 products made from craft villages, many 5-star and 4-star products from well-known craft villages like Bat Trang pottery village, Phu Vinh rattan and bamboo village, Van Phuc silk village, Chuyen My mother-of-pearl inlaying village, Ha Thai lacquerware village, Phung Xa lotus silk making village and Tay Ho lotus tea village. Products of craft villages have diverse types, beautiful designs, good quality and competitive strengths in domestic and foreign markets.

OCOP products of craft villages account for over 27%

Craft villages provide a broad space for Hanoi to develop the OCOP Program. According to the Coordination Office for Hanoi New Rural Development Program, Hanoi has evaluated and classified 2,711 products since 2019, including six 5-star products, 12 5-star likely products, 1,473 4-star products and 1,220 3-star products. Particularly, craft villages make 745 out of 2,711 products or 27.48%.

Nguyen Dinh Hoa, Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, said craft villages have increasingly asserted their position as they have actively contributed to rural economic restructuring and development, and laying the groundwork for successful OCOP Program in the locality. Hanoi currently has 2,711 OCOP products, including 745 products made from craft villages, many 5-star and 4-star products from well-known craft villages like Bat Trang pottery village, Phu Vinh rattan and bamboo village, Van Phuc silk village, Chuyen My mother-of-pearl inlaying village, Ha Thai lacquerware village, Phung Xa lotus silk village and Tay Ho lotus tea village. Products of craft villages have diverse types, beautiful designs, good quality and competitive strengths in the market.

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