Several companies were alleged to buy uncertified vegetables at wholesale markets, label them with VietGap stickers, then supply supermarkets and safe-food store chains.
Chánh Thu Fruit Import and Export Company Limited in Bến Tre Province continues to operate normally despite the resurgence of COVID-19 since it has shifted to new export markets instead of overly depending on traditional ones.
The animal husbandry sector must improve the quality and safety of the environment in which livestock is raised to achieve sustainable development, experts told a conference in Ben Tre Province on September 6.
Shrimp farms in HCM City are forced to sell their products to traditional markets despite achieving VietGAP standards since they cannot meet local supermarkets’ commercial conditions.
The HCM City Department of Trade and Industry has launched a new programme called “Promotion of Vietnamese Goods” to support farmers’ produce, including vegetables, fruits, poultry, meat and seafood.
Cooperatives involved in growing VietGap (Vietnamese Good Agricultural Practices) vegetables should first build trust with consumers and producers before expanding cultivation.
UNIBEN is implementing a programme to help farmers grow safe vegetables following VietGAP standards to ensure the quality and hygiene of food products, contributing to stabilising output and improving production.
Thieu lychee, a unique fruit of the northern province of Bac Giang, is expected to record VND5.5 trillion (US$240.28 million) in value this year if it can retain its current price until the end of the fruit season.
More and more livestock farming companies are adopting VietGap and Global Gap standards to improve their efficiency as well as ensure food safety, according to global quality certification agency Bureau Veritas.
Local authorities and farmers who grow coffee under Vietnamese Good Agricultural Practices (VietGap) in Gia Lai Province are seeking a better selling price for their coffee because of its higher quality.
Rice products will be certified under the “Vietnam Rice” national brand if they are produced in accordance with VietGAP or GlobalGAP standards good agricultural practices to produce clean and safe farm products.
Quality assurance is the first factor that enables a product to enter supermarkets, delegates told a discussion on bringing goods into the modern retail channel held in HCM City on June 30.