.jpg)
(HBO) - Hoa Binh ranked third nationwide in managing food safety for agro-forestry-aquaculture products in 2022, according to a notice from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
Officials of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
inspect production at Kim Boi joint Stock Company (Lac Thuy district).
With the goal of promoting agriculture development in the direction of safety
and efficiency; large commodity production associated with consumption; the
restructuring of agriculture and new-style rural building in connection with
tourism development, environmental and ecosystem protection, and response to
climate change, provincial authorities paid heed to organising campaigns to
popularise legal regulations on food safety with varies forms. These have
contributed to raising public awareness and creating social changes in the
issue.
The provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has directed the
Sub-Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Quality Management to
strengthen sampling in order to monitor the quality and food safety of
agro-forestry-fishery products produced and traded in the province. Those
violating quality and food safety were traced and handled in accordance with
legal regulations.
By the end of 2022, the provincial sub-department guided and granted food
safety certificates to 111 agro-forestry-aquatic production and business
establishments and supported 28 farming and breeding establishments certified
with VietGAP, GlobalGAP and organic standards.
So far, 147 farming, breeding and aquaculture establishments have been
certified of meeting VietGAP, GlobalGAP, and organic standards, and 87
organisations and individuals confirmed of meeting the standards of safe food
supply chain.
In 2022, as many as 14 enterprises, cooperatives and groups of cooperatives in
Hoa Binh exported 48,027 tonnes of products to China, Taiwan (China), Japan,
Australia, the Republic of Korea, the European Union, the Netherlands and
Germany, with a total revenue of over 1.24 trillion VND (nearly 52.9 million
USD), up 19.17% and 24.35% year-on-year, respectively./.
A delegation from the Fund for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and the Hero of the People’s Armed Forces Phan Trong Binh Social Work Fund on April 22 had a working session with leaders of Hoa Binh province.
The Hoa Binh Food Safety Sub-Department – the standing agency of the provincial Steering Committee for Food Safety on April 15 launched the action month for food safety in the province in 2024.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 13 held a working session with key leaders of Hoa Binh province on its implementation of the Government Office’s Notice No. 95.
In recent years, Mai Ha commune in Mai Chau district has been making efforts to restructure its crops and livestock to improve production efficiency, enhance the quality of life, and increase income for local residents. Notably, the cultivation of watermelon in line with Vietnamese Goods Agricultural Practices (VietGAP) standards has helped local people escape poverty.
Hoa Binh province scored 43.5493 points in the 2023 Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI), ranking 20th out of the 63 provinces and cities nationwide, up 23 places compared to the 2022 list. The results show people's satisfaction with the effectiveness of implementing State policies and laws, local governance, and providing public services by authorities at all levels in the province.
With the motto of "polite, dedicated, professional, and lawful,” over the years, Phu Cuong commune in Tan Lac district has gradually improved the quality of processing administrative procedures, winning high satisfaction from local people and businesses.
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
