(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.
The representatives of Ha Noi Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and Hoa Binh Department of Agriculture and Rural Development witnessing the signing ceremony of trade cooperation agreement of enterprises and cooperatives participated in the conference.
The delegates visiting the pavilion introducing organic vegetables of Quyet Chien Safe Vegetables Cooperative (Tan Lac).
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.
After more than four years of implementing a project launched by the Hoa Binh Party Committee’s Standing Board on developing agriculture and promoting product consumption linked with building new-style rural areas for the 2021-2025 period, the province’s industry and trade sector has made significant strides, greatly contributing to local socio-economic development.
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Since the beginning of this year, under the direction of the Department of Agriculture and Environment, the Sub-Department of Agricultural, Forestry, and Fishery Product Quality Management has strengthened the integration of the professional activities to promote and guide the organizations and individuals in the production and trading of agricultural, forestry, and fishery products to comply with the legal regulations regarding the use of chemicals, pesticides and veterinary medicines in crop cultivation, livestock farming and aquaculture. They also provide guidance to processing and manufacturing establishments on keeping the records to trace the product origins and using food additives from the approved list according to the regulations.
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