Nghe An raises awareness of clean food
(Baonghean.vn) - The agricultural sector continues to consider the development of a safe agricultural, forestry and fishery food supply chain as a breakthrough to improve the efficiency of quality management and food safety in the agricultural sector.
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| Agricultural leaders chaired the conference. Photo: Phu Huong |
In Nghe An province, there are currently 1,500 establishments trading in fertilizers, pesticides, and plant varieties; the number of units producing and supplying fertilizers as well as types of pesticides circulating on the market, and the volume of fertilizers used annually on main crops is very large.
The whole province has 305 veterinary medicine trading establishments with more than 1,000 types of drugs allowed to circulate.
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| Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Van De awarded certificates of merit to the collectives. Photo: Phu Huong |
The province has about 23,748 establishments producing and trading agricultural, forestry and fishery products. Of which, the provincial level manages 2,144 establishments; the district and commune levels manage 21,604 establishments, which are establishments subject to food safety commitments according to regulations.
At the conference, delegates pointed out some shortcomings that still exist today. The situation of poor quality food, not ensuring food safety and hygiene still exists; The slaughter of livestock and poultry still has many shortcomings; Post-harvest processing and preservation activities still have many limitations...
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| Production and business establishments receive certificates of merit. Photo: Phu Huong |
Concluding the conference, Mr. Nguyen Van De - Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development stated: Managing the quality of agricultural materials and food safety of agricultural, forestry and fishery products is a very important activity that the industry will continue to prioritize in the coming time.
In 2021, it is necessary to focus on solutions, considering the development of a safe agricultural, forestry and fishery food supply chain as a key step.breakthroughTo improve the efficiency of quality management and food safety in the agricultural sector. Produce good quality products, with brands and origins; products that are qualified for integration, ensuring competitiveness in markets with large, civilized consumption, creating a stable consumer market.
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| Clean food is the priority choice of consumers. Photo: Thu Huyen |
It is necessary to focus on raising awareness of production and food safety for producers, traders and users of products; gradually improve the scale and quality of infrastructure, equipment and human resources for quality management and food safety in the agricultural sector...
