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Project of 1 million hectares of high-quality rice in the Mekong Delta: Increasing the value of Vietnamese rice grain

The rice industry in An Giang province in recent years has made many important contributions to the local socio-economic development.

On June 17, 2022 at Luong An Tra commune, Tri Ton district, Tri Ton district Agricultural Extension Station held a workshop on organic rice farming model (50% reduction in fertilizers, plant protection drugs) application of machines. drones with the participation of representatives of the Center for Agricultural Extension, the Agricultural Extension Station of Tri Ton district and leaders of the People's Committee of Luong An Tra commune.

Deputy Director of An Giang Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Truong Kien Tho, said that the OCOP program has aroused the capacity and strengths of the locality in products and villages associated with the advantages of output products, resource area and transport. system to the OCOP value-added products. Notably, many OCOP products have met quality and food safety standards and regulations, have diversified and environmentally friendly designs and packaging, in line with market requirements. A number of businesses and large supermarket groups have placed orders, prioritizing OCOP products to put into the distribution system, which is currently being consumed stably. Since then, the program has made an important contribution to creating jobs for workers and promoting rural economic development. However, the OCOP program is a new program, involving many fields, so in the implementation process, some localities are still confused in how to do it, how to identify advantages, potentials and products. and Economic Subject. The recognized OCOP products are still not commensurate with the potential and advantages of the province's existing agricultural, handicraft and tourism products to develop the province's OCOP products. Therefore, in the coming time, the locality needs to promote vocational training for rural workers, especially in association with conservation and promotion of traditional craft and craft village products. applying science and information technology in the development of rural industries, tourism services associated with innovation, promoting processing and building brands to improve the quality and value of OCOP products.