Dong Nai adds 15 new OCOP products, including six 5-star potential items

On October 8, Member of the Provincial Party Committee (PCC) and Vice Chairwoman of the Dong Nai People’s Committee Nguyen Thi Hoang chairs the first 2025 evaluation and ranking conference for OCOP (One Commune, One Product) products in Dong Nai province.

This round featured 16 products from seven producers, all in the food category, including 13 processed food products such as cashew-based items, reishi mushrooms, and bird’s nest products.

Member of the PCC and Vice Chairwoman of Dong Nai People’s Committee Nguyen Thi Hoang visits booths displaying the products participating in the 2025 OCOP evaluation. Photo: B. Nguyen

As a result, 15 products were recognized under the OCOP program, including six 5-star potential products, three 4-star products, and six 3-star products.

Notably, Gia Bao Group JSC in Binh Phuoc ward had six 5-star potential products: original cashew nuts, peeled cashews, skin-on cashews, Himalayan pink salt peeled cashews, Himalayan pink salt skin-on cashews, and a five-flavor cashew gift set.

To date, the province has a total of 496 OCOP products.

A representative from the Department of Agriculture and Environment reports the appraisal results for Dong Nai’s OCOP products in the first 2025 evaluation. Photo: B. Nguyen

Member of the PCC and Vice Chairwoman of Dong Nai People’s Committee Nguyen Thi Hoang praised the proactive guidance and support from provincial departments, local authorities, and especially the dedication and determination of the producers participating in the OCOP program.

The conference results demonstrated that Dong Nai’s OCOP program is on the right track, focusing on developing local advantage products, promoting deep processing, and enhancing added value. The key strength of this round’s OCOP products lies in their use of locally sourced materials from the province’s key agricultural sectors.

A representative of Golden Cashew Co., Ltd in Phu Rieng commune presents the company’s products at the conference. Photo: B. Nguyen

Vice Chairwoman of Dong Nai People’s Committee Nguyen Thi Hoang requested continued support from departments and localities for OCOP producers, especially those with 5-star potential products, to address remaining limitations and complete documentation for national-level OCOP recognition. She also encouraged OCOP producers to improve management capacity, strengthen business operations, understand market trends, use State support effectively, promote technological application and deep processing, and develop linkages with local raw material regions to form complete value chains, creating distinctive, high-value OCOP products.

A representative of Nhat Long Cashew Production Trading and Import-Export Service Company Limited in Phu Rieng commune introduced the company’s OCOP products at the event. Photo: B. Nguyen

By Binh Nguyen – Translated by M.Nguyet, Minho