Unleashing Rural Transformation : Lessons from the one commune one product initiative of Viet Nam for agrifood systems transformation in Africa
2025
This policy brief was developed to provide actionable insights for African policymakers, development agencies, and stakeholders in the agrifood system. It showcases Viet Nam’s successful One Commune One Product (OCOP) initiative as a replicable model for promoting rural economic transformation. The brief responds to the growing demand for inclusive, sustainable, and locally driven solutions that integrate agriculture, cultural heritage, tourism, and small-scale entrepreneurship.
Factsheet: Peru - Native potatoes
2024
Factsheet on Peru's special agricultural product potatoes - a cornerstone of Peruvian agriculture and culture. Peru is home to more than 3 000 varieties of potatoes, a testament to the country's rich agricultural biodiversity and ancestral farming knowledge. Native potatoes are not only vital for local food security but also represent a unique opportunity to promote sustainable agricultural practices and celebrate Peru’s cultural heritage.
Factsheet: Colombia - Raw sugar cane
2024
Factsheet on Colombia's special agricultural production sugar cane (panela). Colombia is not only preserving a key element of its agricultural heritage but also contributing to global sustainability goals by fostering green development, improving community resilience, and ensuring the long-term viability of raw sugar cane production. The factsheet is also available in Spanish.
Report of the Launch Event and Workshop on the Implementation of One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) Initiative for Pacific Island Countries
2025
This report summarizes the outcomes of the workshop on the implementation of the FAO One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) initiative in Pacific Island countries, held in Nanjing, China from 16 to 22 October 2024. Key discussions focused on improving agricultural production, storage, processing, and marketing to enhance the livelihoods of farmers and food chain actors, while also contributing to food security and nutrition in the Pacific region.
Report of the First FAO Technical Workshop on the Implementation of One Country One Priority Product Initiative for Demonstration Countries - Sanya, China 15–18 July 2024
2025
More than 120 participants from 16 demonstration countries as well as China came together to share knowledge and sustainable development strategies for special agricultural products during a One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) workshop now highlighted in a new report.
One Country One Priority Product - Market Intelligence Series - Asia and the Pacific
2025
Bhutan’s quinoa exports are minimal, with only 0.01% of the global market share in 2023, limited to India and Bangladesh. Although cultivation began in 2015, Bhutan has strong potential to expand exports through targeted incentives, improved processing, and the adoption of Geographical Indications (GI) to access premium markets. With quinoa prioritized in the 13th Five Year Plan, strategic investments can help Bhutan strengthen its position in the global quinoa value chain.
Geographical Indications Environment & Sustainability: wide application in diverse agroecological zones and special agricultural products in China
2024
The case study focuses on how Geographical Indications Environment & Sustainability (GIES) standard system/ methodology can be widely applicable in diverse agroecological zones and products to trace the geographical origin of special agricultural products.
Viet Nam: One Commune One Product programme reduces the urban–rural divide
2023
Rural poverty is three times higher than urban areas in Vietnam. Inadequate human capacity , market linkage, and enterprise development is lagging. Under National Target Program (NTP), One Commune One Product(OCOP) Programme aims to promote rural economy through capacity development of OCOP producers, improve the quality of product, and marketing and promotion.
Report of the First FAO Technical Workshop on the Implementation of One Country One Priority Product Initiative for Demonstration Countries
2025
This report summarizes the First FAO Technical Workshop on the OCOP Initiative, held from 15 to 18 July 2024 in Sanya, China with experts from 16 OCOP demonstration countries. It highlights shared strategies on national leadership, value chains, and collaboration to advance sustainable development of Special Agricultural Products and strengthen agrifood systems globally.
Improving food security, sustainability and livelihoods through the One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) initiative - FMM/GLO/177/MUL.
2024
This brochure highlights the FAO's first OCOP global project, funded by the Flexible Voluntary Contribution (FVC). The project supported Bangladesh, Egypt, Malawi, Trinidad and Tobago, and Uzbekistan to improve value chains for jackfruit, date palm, banana, cocoa, and sweet cherry. The OCOP initiative promotes sustainable production, processing, and marketing of special agricultural products through innovation and capacity development, helping countries boost their unique agricultural products.
Building the Blue Pacific Continent through the One Country One Priority (OCOP) initiative
2024
This technical background paper to provides an overview of the FAO OCOP initiative and captures its current progress in the Small Island Developing States in the Pacific region.
International Capacity Building Workshop on Technology Transfer on Geographical Indications Environment & Sustainability (GIES) for OCOP Implementation in the Asia-Pacific region
2024
Report of the international capacity building workshop on technology transfer on Geographical Indications Environment & Sustainability (GIES) for OCOP implementation in Asia and the Pacific Region. The workshop focused on the evaluation processes, data publishing, and repository infrastructures, emphasizing the importance of GIES for the OCOP initiative.
OCOP Special Agricultural Products in Africa
2023
Fact sheets on the Special Agricultural Products of One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) initiative in Africa. The initiative aims to build more sustainable food value chain systems, by developing green value chain for special agricultural products from green production to storage, processing and marketing.
One Country One Priority Product in Africa: Country fact sheets
2023
Country fact sheets on the One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) initiative in Africa. The initiative aims to build more sustainable food value chain systems, by developing green value chain for Special Agriculture Products (SAPs), from green production to storage, processing and marketing.
Analyse de la performance des chaînes de valeurs miel au Bénin
2017
Face aux problèmes récurrents de l’insécurité alimentaire et de la pauvreté, l’accès au marché à travers des chaînes de valeur pro-pauvres est devenu un axe de politique majeur dans les pays en développement. Au Bénin, l’apiculture, pratiquée sous diverses formes, est une opportunité de diversification et d’amélioration des revenus des populations rurales.
Indonesia: Farmers reap financial benefits after teaming up with the private sector and government to export locally produced bananas
2023
Banana Farmers in Tanggamus regency were struggling to increase their income due to low quality, limited production, dependent on local market and reliance of middlemen to take to secondary market. Through One Country One Priority Product, Indonesia strengthened and utilized public-private partnership for the development of support system focused on agronomy, technology and marketing.
