People shop safe farm products at a trade fair in Ha Noi. — Photo vietnamplus.vn

HA NOI (Bizhub) – Ha Noi will have 96 sales points in 12 districts to provide special and safe farm products to the local people.

The activity is being held as part of a week-long programme for identifying special and safe farm and food products from the southern region, being held in Ha Noi from August 12 to 18.

The organisation board said about 100 kinds of special farm products would be sold at 96 sales points during the week, such as Ben Tre green skin grapefruit, Ben Tre coconut, Tien Giang durian and An Giang rice. They all will have safety and quality certificates.

The week aims to introduce special and safe farm products from the south to the people in Ha Noi and provide measures to identify the safety and quality of products, Nguyen Van Chi, director of Ha Noi Agriculture and Rural Development Department, said at a conference in Ha Noi on August 2, while speaking about the organisation of the event.

The consumers would also get a chance to know about many kinds of special farm products, brands, their origin and geographical indications in the southern region, Chi said.

This was also an opportunity for promoting sales of southern farm products because it was harvest time of these products, he said.

A seminar on enhancing agricultural trade between Ha Noi and other provinces and a ceremony to sign co-operation agreements in trade promotion between the departments of agriculture and rural development of Ha Noi and of other provinces will also be held.

Co-operation agreements among producers and distributors of special and safe farm products are expected to be signed during the week.

The programme is being organised by the Ha Noi Agricultural Trade Promotion Centre and the agriculture and rural development ministrys Agricultural Trade Promotion Centre. - VNS