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.

The green-skinned pomelos from Tan Lac district have been packaged and labeled before being exported to the EU market.

Along with this, the process of guiding the evaluation of the establishments for certification of compliance with the safety conditions has been intensified. Since the beginning of 2025, the Sub-Department has guided, evaluated, and issued the food safety certification to 5 establishments involved in the production and trading of agricultural, forestry, and fishery products; evaluated and issued 2 certificates for the establishments selling pesticides, and 2 certificates for the establishments selling fertilizers in the province’s agricultural supply businesses; and issued 16 certificates confirming the product safety in the supply chain for agricultural, forestry, and fishery businesses in the province. Additionally, technical support was provided to RYB Company and ECO Company to export 12 tons of pomelos to the EU, UK, and US markets.

In compliance with Circular No. 38/2018/TT-BNNPTNT dated December 25, 2018, and Circular No. 17/2024/TT-BNNPTNT dated November 28, 2024, from the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, the Agriculture and Environment sector in Hoa Binh Province has conducted the assessments and evaluations of 6 agricultural, forestry, and fishery production and trading establishments. The results showed that 5 establishments met the standards, and 1 establishment did not meet the standards.