Large Japanese-funded project launched to strengthen safe agricultural value chains in the north
A project to strengthen the safe agricultural value chains in northern localities has been jointly launched by the National Agricultural Extension Centre (NAEC) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
Illustrative image (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – A project to strengthen the safe agricultural
value chains in northern localities has been jointly launched by the National
Agricultural Extension Centre (NAEC) under the Ministry of Agriculture and
Rural Development and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
The project, at total cost of 3 million USD funded by Japan's non-refundable official development assistance (ODA), will be implemented from 2022 to 2026, covering seven northern provinces of Hanoi, Ha Nam, Hung Yen, Hai Duong, Bac Ninh, Nam Dinh and Son La.
Addressing a workshop to launch the project in Hanoi on June 6, NAEC Director Le Quoc Thanh said that the project aims to improve the quality of farm produce and ensure their food safety meeting Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) standards, thus enhancing the competitiveness of Vietnamese fruits and vegetables in the region and the world.
An overview of the workshop (Photo: VNA)
As
part of efforts to give technical support to farmers, the NAEC will organise
central and provincial project management units in the time to come, and send
18 officials from the units to Japan for training.
For his part, JICA Deputy Representative in Vietnam Murooka Naomichi said that to become eligible for joining the project, each cooperative must have at least 20 members and at least 1 hectare of farm.
JICA pledged to organise training courses for Vietnamese agricultural officials at all levels in carrying out the project.
This is the third project on strengthening safe farming value chains in the northern region of Vietnam that the NAEC and the JICA have worked together on. Earlier, the two sides successfully cooperated in building fundamental GAP and make it a technical procedure for safe vegetable farming in 2014 as well as developing selling channels for safe farm produce./.
The project, at total cost of 3 million USD funded by Japan's non-refundable official development assistance (ODA), will be implemented from 2022 to 2026, covering seven northern provinces of Hanoi, Ha Nam, Hung Yen, Hai Duong, Bac Ninh, Nam Dinh and Son La.
Addressing a workshop to launch the project in Hanoi on June 6, NAEC Director Le Quoc Thanh said that the project aims to improve the quality of farm produce and ensure their food safety meeting Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) standards, thus enhancing the competitiveness of Vietnamese fruits and vegetables in the region and the world.
An overview of the workshop (Photo: VNA)For his part, JICA Deputy Representative in Vietnam Murooka Naomichi said that to become eligible for joining the project, each cooperative must have at least 20 members and at least 1 hectare of farm.
JICA pledged to organise training courses for Vietnamese agricultural officials at all levels in carrying out the project.
This is the third project on strengthening safe farming value chains in the northern region of Vietnam that the NAEC and the JICA have worked together on. Earlier, the two sides successfully cooperated in building fundamental GAP and make it a technical procedure for safe vegetable farming in 2014 as well as developing selling channels for safe farm produce./.
You should also see
PM asks for prompt actions to fix consequences of serious workplace accident in Yen Bai
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 22 signed a dispatch asking for prompt actions to fix the consequences of a serious workplace accident that happened in a cement factory in the northern province of Yen Bai the same day, as well as measures to support victims.
See more
Business
Corporate bond maturity in 2024 remains high: MoF
The volume of corporate bonds maturing in 2024, though lower than that in 2023, is till at a high level, mostly in industries with payment risks such as real estate and renewable energy, according to a report by the Ministry of Finance (MoF).
Business
Government’s action programme cracks down on illegal fishing
A raft of measures to deal with illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is included in the Government’s freshly issued action programme as the country is striving to clamp down on illegal fishing, or else it will be hit by the European Commission (EC)’s warning card.
Business
Vietnam - an enticing destination for foreign investors: IMF expert
Vietnam is an attractive destination for foreign investors thanks to its high, stable growth, large domestic market and young, well-educated human resources, said Paulo Medas, head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) team to Vietnam at the Annual Meetings of the IMF and the World Bank Group (WB) held recently in the US.
Business
More efforts needed to maintain export growth to China: Insiders
Exporters should further strengthen trade connections and improve the quality of their goods to sustain export growth to China as this is no longer a "lenient" market, said insiders.
Business
Banks propose raising small loan cap to 400 million VND
Credit institutions have proposed to raise the cap of small loans not requiring feasible capital use plans and related person information from 100 million VND to 400 million VND (15,710 USD).
