(HBO) – A store was recently opened at the area of former Phuong Lam market on Dien Bien Phu street, Hoa Binh city, selling clean fruits and vegetables with clear origins.
Food safety has long been a worry of each family, especially
housewives. Nguyen Thi Ha, a resident in Phuong Lam ward of Hoa Binh city, said
she often buy fruits and vegetables sold near the Phuong Lam market, but even
sellers do not know about the quality and safety of the goods since they just
re-sell the products purchased from other provinces.
At the Phuong Lam market, the origin of almost
all fresh agricultural products is unknown. Even when consumers know who
produced, it is also difficult to ensure that farmers complied with the safe
production process since they always consider profit as a top priority.
The store
selling products branded with "Hoa Binh Agricultural Products FTT” in the area
of former the Phuong Lam market (Hoa Binh city).
Due to consumers’ growing
demand and difficulties in selecting clean and safe foodstuffs, a group of
employees of the Hoa Binh sub-department of cultivation and plant protection
opened a store at No. 59, Dien Bien Phu street of Hoa Binh city, providing
clean fruits and vegetables branded "Nong san Hoa Binh FTT” (Hoa Binh
Agricultural Products FTT).
Many local residents were excited about the
inauguration of the store. Nguyen Thi Ha, a frequent customer, said: "Although
prices at the Hoa Binh Agricultural Products FTT are a little higher than those
of goods sold nearby, they are reasonable and accepted by consumers.”
Notably, there is a wide variety of carefully
selected products at the store such as water morning spinach, chayote buds,
basella alba, nalta jute, and mushroom. Most of the items hail from organic
farming areas or those following VietGAP standards such as the vegetable
production areas in Luong Son and Tan Lac districts (Hoa Binh province) or Moc
Chau district (Son La province).
With the initial farmland area of 2,000 sq.m. in
Dan Chu commune of Hoa Binh city, the store’s members have also produced different
types of quality and safe vegetables on their own.
Le Hoai
Nam, a co-founder of the store,
said the cultivation of all products sold there was closely monitored with farm
records and clear origins. Since the store’s opening, all vegetables and fruits
have continually been sold out shortly after they were put on the shelves.
In recent years, Thung Nai commune on has undergone significant changes in its appearance, landscape, and lives of local residents. Road 435 from Hoa Binh City to Tan Lac district’s Suoi Hoa commune, passing through the Thung Nai commune, has helped attract many tourists to the area.
A seminar on promoting the startup movement among high school students has been held recently by the provincial Department of Education and Training and the Vietnam National University of Agriculture at Tan Lac High School in Tan Lac district of Hoa Binh province.
In the morning of April 24th, at Uncle Ho’s Monument on Hoa Binh Hydroelectric Project, Vietnam Youth Federation coordinated with Hoa Binh Youth Federation to organize the journey "I love my Fatherland” to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory.
From the fact that the market takes place only every Tuesday, Bo market in Van Son commune (Tan Lac) officially takes place every Sunday from March 24. Thereby, the aim is to turn the market into a place promoting the cultural identity of Muong people in Hoa Binh and the consumption of goods and products of the neighboring communes, meeting the needs of tourists for the local products when travelling to Van Son at weekends.
Nguyen Van Toan, Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee, chaired a meeting of the Steering Committee on Population and Development.