Through the OCOP initiative, FAO and the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA) trained over 170 farmers, nursery operators and technical specialists in sustainable ginger production and innovative seed propagation techniques. By promoting clean planting material, disease management and single bud technology, the initiative is strengthening the resilience, productivity and long-term competitiveness of Jamaica's ginger value chain.

Through the OCOP initiative, the Republic of Moldova has established three Farmer Field Schools that equip table grape producers with practical, field-based training to meet evolving market demands and EU quality standards. By strengthening good agricultural practices, post-harvest management and long-term local capacity, the initiative is improving export competitiveness, enhancing resilience across the value chain, and supporting more sustainable rural livelihoods.

Nepal’s OCOP National Task Force has mobilized key public and private stakeholders to drive immediate, practical actions—including production mapping and quality upgrades—to strengthen the large cardamom value chain through October 2026. By directly bridging critical supply chain and infrastructure gaps, this coordinated push will scale up global export readiness, secure premium market prices, and transform rural livelihoods. 

Lesotho is strengthening its national capacity to develop a more sustainable and productive potato sector through a series of technical exchanges, field visits and training events supported by FAO's One Country One Priroity Product (OCOP) initiative.

Potatoes are becoming increasingly important as countries face rising shocks to agrifood systems, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Director-General QU Dongyu said today during the main global observance of the International Day of Potato 2026, hosted by the Kingdom of Lesotho.