(HBO) – The sub-department of agro-forestry-fishery quality management has held a conference in Tan Son commune, Mai Chau district, to review the model linking production and consumption of vegetables following the VietGap practice.
The model was implemented in Tam Hoa hamlet, Tan Son commune, between July and
November this year. The Tam Hoa agriculture service and development
cooperative, consisting of 10 households, benefited from the project.
The assessment
of the project’s outcomes showed that the link among these households reduced
the need for intermediate services, tackled price pressure from traders, and capitalized on local potential for growing
off-season vegetables. The model created regular jobs for
participating householdsand providedsafe products of clear origin.Meanwhile,the lesser use ofpesticides helped topreserve biodiversity, andprotect
the environment and human health. According to the Tam Hoa cooperative management board,
since the model was
carried out, their
vegetable prices have increased by between 1,000and3,000 VND perkg.

Delegatesvisited
the safe vegetableplantation model in Tan Son commune (Mai Chau district).
At the conference, representativesof participating households recommended the province
continue to allocate funds for the expansion of the model and the promotion of
Tam Hoa products in the coming years.
They expected the People's
Committee of Mai Chau district to aid the cooperative in maintaining and expanding its VietGAP-standard production./.
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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