Wednesday, October 25th, 2006
One Village, One Product at the TDLC
Dr.Morihiko Hiramatsu, best known as the initiator of the “One Village, One Product (OVOP)” movement, visited the TDLC on October 25,2006 to speak at a distance learning session organized by the APO and GDLN. Ever the salesman, Dr.Hiramatsu came equipped with “village products” such as shochu and shiitake, for which Oita is famous, and gave an enthusiastic lecture on the merits of OVOP.
OVOP was originally implemented in Oita when Dr.Hiramatsu, currently President of the Oita OVOP International Exchange Promotion Committee, was governor. It has caught the imagination of developing countries throughout the region and the APO is organizing a comprehensive program facilitating mutual learning and experience sharing, drawing lessons from Japan and Thailand’s OVOP projects. Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos connected to Tokyo for this session.
