Who will manage the Vinh orange electronic stamping?

(Baonghean.vn) - It is expected that the electronic stamp tracing the origin of Vinh oranges will be divided into 2 parts, one part printed with the Vinh orange logo, the other part is the tracing code. The Department of Science and Technology will manage the stamps in 3 aspects: Quantity, blank and duration.

» Vinh oranges will be given electronic stamps

Customers visit orange garden in Quy Hop. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Discussing about the electronic stamping of Vinh oranges to trace their origin, orange growers in Quy Hop district wondered: If the authorities implement the electronic stamping of Vinh oranges to trace their origin, this is a very necessary task. However, where will the stamps be printed, who will be issued the stamps, who will issue them and how much will they cost?

Mr. Hoang Minh - Director of Xuan Thanh Agricultural One Member Co., Ltd. also said: In addition to doing a good job of stamp management, the Department of Science and Technology needs to research on how to design a reasonable stamp. Besides, the cost of printing stamps, if too high, will push up the price of oranges.

Vinh orange brand has gained prestige with consumers. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Mr. Tran Quoc Thanh - Director of the Department of Science and Technology said: Currently, the Department of Science and Technology is submitting to the Provincial People's Committee and the Department of Finance to bid for the software to manage electronic stamps to trace the origin of Vinh oranges. After having the stamp management software, which the Department of Science and Technology is the sole unit to manage from the focal point, the Department will manage on 3 aspects: Number of stamps printed, stamp blanks and stamp validity period.

After having the software to manage electronic stamps to trace the origin of Vinh oranges, the Department of Science and Technology will grant qualified orange production facilities the right to affix electronic stamps to trace the origin of Vinh oranges, under the management of the Department of Science and Technology.

Before orange production facilities print stamps, the Department of Science and Technology permits the printing of the number of stamps, stamp blanks and stamp expiry dates. Orange production facilities cannot arbitrarily print electronic stamps tracing the origin of Vinh oranges without the consent of the Department of Science and Technology.

According to Mr. Thanh, the cost of printing the traceability stamp for Vinh oranges is insignificant. If 1 kg of oranges has 5 fruits, the cost of printing 5 stamps is less than 1,000 VND. The cost of printing such stamps is insignificant compared to the current value of Vinh oranges.

The old Cam Vinh logo above will soon be replaced by an electronic stamp for traceability. Photo: Xuan Hoang

It is expected that the electronic stamp to trace the origin of Vinh oranges will be divided into 2 parts, one part will be printed with the Vinh orange logo, the other part will be the traceability code. From here, consumers can easily identify which garden, batch, commune, district, and variety of Vinh oranges are produced.

During the stamping process, the Department will propose to assign the branches to control the orange production area; relevant departments, branches and the District People's Committee to control the outside area, closely monitor the orange production process to ensure food safety and orange growers are also responsible for controlling each other./.

Xuan Hoang