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From Vietnam to the world: OCOP sparks cross-continental dialogue on rural innovation

From Vietnam to the world: OCOP sparks cross-continental dialogue on rural innovation

04/02/2026
On 15-16 July 2025 in Hanoi, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment of Viet Nam, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), convened the High-Level Inter-regional Knowledge Exchange on One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) Models. The event brought together agriculture ministers and senior officials from 17 African and Asian countries. As host and model-sharing country, Viet Nam presented its “One Commune One Product” (OCOP) program as a successful example of community-driven rural development, innovation, and product branding — inspiring interregional cooperation in agrifood systems transformation.
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