On the area of Hoa Binh lake, many
enterprises participate in raising Da river fish along the value chain. Photo:
The delegation of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD)
investigated the model of raising Da river fish linkage in Thai Thinh commune
(Hoa Binh city).
The fish raising enterprises have organized
the market consumption of Da river fish products and increasingly build up the
reputation for consumers. Hai Dang Aquatic Limited Company has invested in
advanced technology in raising Da river fish with the scale of about 160 cages,
the yield is about hundreds of tons per year. The company has signed contracts
for collaboration of product consumption for prestigious restaurants and hotels
in Hanoi. Cuong Thinh Construction and Services Limited Company organizes fish
shops to sell and introduce Da river fish, stalls providing clean food and
supplying products to the safe meal program in Hanoi.
Along with that, Da river fish products are
also regularly supplied to clean food shops in Hoa Binh city to meet the safety
needs of the local people. In the province, there are 35 enterprises,
cooperatives, cooperative groups, household farms investing in intensive fish
raising with a large scale, accounting for 55% of the cages and 67% of the
fishery yield supplied to the markets inside and outside the province. Seven
enterprises have signed contracts with standardized cage-fish raising
households in accordance with VietGap's guidelines to ensure food safety,
signing to ensure product consumptions for farmers, ensure stable output.
The Director of the Department of Quality
Control of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery Nguyen Huu Tai said: The
inspection of Da River fish products showed that they meet the requirements of
quality according to the regulations. Linking production in the value chain has
created safe products that ensure the benefits for consumers, exploit the
unique potential, develop and promote the products of Da river fish of the
province. The Department is completing the necessary procedures so that the
Department of Intellectual Property - Ministry of Science and Technology will
offer collective marks for Products of Da River fish of Hoa Binh.