(HBO) - On November 17th, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development held a conference to promote trade and collaborate about consuming outstanding agricultural, forest and aquatic products of the province. Leaders of Ha Noi Department of Agriculture and Rural Development attended the conference.

The conference is a part of the trade promotion plans for agricultural, forest and aquatic products which are guaranteed and have outstanding quality from Hoa Binh province towards Ha Noi market. This is determined as a big market with the population of nearly 10 million people and high consumption demand. Meanwhile, the quantity and proportion of Hoa Binh products consumed in this market is quite limited. Up to now, there are only some products, such as purple sugar canes, oranges, hill chicken, local pigs, rock mountain goats, lake fish, but the consumption is quite low and found in small markets or supermarkets. They are not traded in the exchange or large supermarkets. According to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, it is estimated that over 80% of agricultural products are consumed in the local provincial market, as small traders buy directly from producers at negotiated prices, the contractual rates or pepper commitments of the products are very low, the legality is not high and easy to be broken.

Through discussions, the leaders of Hoa Binh Department of Agriculture and Rural Development suggested: Ha Noi Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the connector is Ha Noi Quality Management Department of agricultural, forest and aquatic products continues to introduce and promote the consumption of  Hoa Binh outstanding products to the enterprises and investors in Ha Noi; at the same time, the provincial producers and traders should be supported to participate in the trade fairs and exhibitions in Ha Noi, propaganda the products via mass media of the city, introduce Ha Noi investors with Hoa Binh production and business firms  to seek for cooperative opportunities. The leaders of Ha Noi Department of Agriculture and Rural Development agreed with this suggestion and affirmed that Hoa Binh has a lot of local special food that Ha Noi consumers are really fond of. Therefore, in the coming time, two provinces will strengthen the activities of trade promotion, create the favorable environment to connect the producers with distributors and ensure to supply safe and high quality products to the markets.

In the framework of the conference, the enterprises and cooperatives signed 10 cooperation agreements of supplying and consuming products of Cao Phong oranges, Muong Dong oranges, Tan Lac red pomelos, Quyet Chien chayotes, local pork, Da river fish and shrimps which will be produced under VietGAP standards.