Hanoi (VNA) – A wide range of fruits and otheragricultural specialties from various localities are being offered toconsumers at the Big C Thang Long shopping mall in Hanoi.
The fruit and farm produce week, opened on May30, is the first held in the capital this year, aiming to stimulate consumerdemand.
Those on display include lychees from Bac Giang,Hung Yen and Hai Duong provinces; mango and plum from Son La; grapes from NinhThuan; aquatic products of Quang Ninh and Nam Dinh; along with variousvegetables grown in other localities.
The event also aims to create an occasion forthe 17 participating provinces and cities to partner with Big C and otherretail networks to ensure stable sales for their products.
Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department ofIndustry and Trade Tran Thi Phuong Lan said agricultural crops are currently inthe harvest time, so the week is very helpful for localities to boostadvertising and sales of farm produce in the post-COVID-19 period. This is alsoa chance for them and their businesses and cooperatives to learn about ways todistribute their products via the supermarket system.
The department pledges to create favourableconditions for enterprises and cooperatives to take part in trade promotionactivities in the most efficient manner, she added.
The week is scheduled to last through June 3./.
VNA