Hoa Binh: Providing food safety and organic certification for over 3,500 hectares of goods

DNHN - From the beginning of the year until now, the Hoa Binh province Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has directed its attached units to survey, evaluate, and select agricultural, forestry, and fishery production facilities that must support VietGAP, GlobalGAP, and organic standards to implement certification support in 2022.

Currently, 3,525 ha of fruit products and 561 ha of vegetable products of all kinds are certified food safety (food safety), GAP, and organic. GAP certification and food safety for 1,945 fish cages and 22 breeding facilities. Furthermore, three enterprises specialize in collaborating with breeding houses to produce pigs in a closed loop and serve the market, with an annual production of around 19,500 tons.

In addition, functional units advised, assessed, and gave certifications of compliance with food safety conditions to 51 agricultural, forestry, and fisheries production and commercial facilities; and issued 1 certificate of right to use the certification mark for Hoa Binh muskmelon goods. 254 agricultural, forestry and fisheries items were sampled to be tested for quality and food safety. The results of the tests demonstrate that the majority of the samples ensure quality and food safety.

Duc Phuong – Hoa Binh Representative Office