Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan on March 15 said that agritourism should be turned into an integrated economic sector with agricultural products and typical characteristics of rural areas being used as resources to serve the tourism industry.

The Vietnam Trade Promotion Centre for Agriculture (Agritrade) on February 28 signed a deal on strategic cooperation with TikTok to improve the digital transformation capacity for the small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and cooperatives taking part in the One Commune, One Product (OCOP) programme.

VOV.VN - Phu Quoc island city in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang received more than 935,000 visitors, including more than 139,000 foreign tourists, during the first two months of this year, according to the provincial Department of Tourism.

VOV.VN - The People’s Committee of Cao Phong district in the northern province of Hoa Binh, the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, RYB Joint Stock Company, and Cao Phong One Member Ltd, Co., held a ceremony on January 5 to mark the first shipment of seven tonnes of Cao Phong oranges to the UK.

VOV.VN - Hanoi has worked out a plan to develop itself into a smart, modern, green, clean, beautiful, and safe city, as well as being the leading centre of innovation, development research, and technology application and transfer, thereby being a significant science-technology hub in Southeast Asia.

A week for One Commune, One Product (OCOP) product introduction opened at Thong Nhat Park in Hanoi on August 11, with more than 100 booths displaying products in many industries such as food, beverage, herbal medicine, handicraft industry, textiles, cosmetics, household appliances and vegetables.

Businesses and agencies are operating 140 stalls at a trade fair promoting agricultural and One Commune, One Product (OCOP) goods of Hanoi and other localities, which opened in the capital’s Hoan Kiem lake pedestrian area on July 22’s evening.

VOV.VN - The One Commune, One Product (OCOP) Vietnam Fruit and Product Festival 2022, the first of its kind in the country, kicked off in the northwestern province of Son La on May 28, featuring agricultural products of 50 cities and provinces nationwide.

VOV.VN - During the first half of May, Vietnamese e-commerce platform Postmart supported the consumption of more than 100 tons of Son La plums, thereby helping farmers to bring their products to consumers across the country.

More than 1,000 kinds of Vietnamese spices have been put on show at a four-day festival that kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on April 28.