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The department revealed that two-way trade turnover between Vietnam and the Netherlands during the opening 11 months of last year declined by 0.14% to US$6.85 billion against the same period from 2019. Of the total, Vietnamese exports rose by 0.3% to US$6.27 billion. Notably, the export of agricultural products, including seafood, pepper, rubber, and rice to the Dutch market enjoyed significant increases of 20.2%, 20.9%, 11.9%, and 83.7%, respectively. Vu Ba Phu, director general of the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade), said there remains bright prospects ahead for fruit and vegetable exports to the demanding market which is considered a gateway to the EU market. Moreover, the EVFTA is anticipated to create a wealth of opportunities for both Vietnamese and Dutch businesses to foster cooperation. Nguyen Hai Tinh, Vietnamese trade counselor to the Netherlands, noted that the European nation makes up the largest consumer of Vietnamese fruit and vegetables in the EU. Currently, more than 20% of fresh fruit and vegetables are imported from developing countries into the EU through the Dutch gateway. Experts have therefore underscored the importance of strengthening links between production stages and phases in the supply chain, such as in post-harvest and logistics, in an effort to bolster the export of agricultural products. To promote the export of agricultural products to the EU market in general and the Dutch market specifically, experts have advised local firms to grasp information relating to market demand and local consumer tastes. These efforts should be made along with attending international trade fairs to seek partners and expand markets, in addition to raising awareness about tightening management over food safety and hazards throughout the production chain. Alongside optimising opportunities from the EVFTA, participation in the online trade exchanges between both countries is expected to create opportunities for businesses to make …

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The Hanoitimes - 100% of products from 141 production and distribution chains of agro-forestry-fishery products in Hanoi, as well as 80.5% of fruit stores, are using QR code for origins tracing. As many as 900 businesses have been supported to use QR code in tracing origins of agricultural products in the period 2018–20. Customers can now trace origins for thousands of agricultural products in Hanoi. Districts in Hanoi such as Dong Anh and Chuong My, among others, have established their own QR code traceability systems that are based on the city’s platform known as the Agro – Forestry -Fishery and Food Traceability System ( https://hn.check.net.vn/ ), jointly developed by the municipal Department of Agricultural and Rural Development (DARD) and the Enterprise Center for Integration and Development (IDE). To date, the system has provided instruction and created accounts for 2,854 businesses, up 740 against that of 2018, including cooperatives, producers, and distributors of agricultural products, while issuing food safety logo for 766 fruit stores. DARD has been tasked with raising the public awareness regarding origin tracing via QR code, in which over 20,000 leaflets providing instruction on the use of QR code have been distributed to producers, businesses and customers. The department also supported Minh Khai wholesale market (Bac Tu Liem district) and the Southern wholesale market business center (Hoang Mai district) with 3,000 manuals  on origins tracing. The local authorities have organized 53 training classes for officials at districts, wards, businesses, producers and customers in Hanoi, on promoting IT application during the process of agricultural production and distribution. During the 2018 - 2020 period, DARD has issued 8,702 QR codes for 635 enterprises in Hanoi and 238 in other cities and provinces. This has ensured 100% of products from 141 production and distribution chains of agro-forestry-fishery products …

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Supermarkets start selling agricultural products of Hai Duong Province On February 23, Masan Group said that the retail networks VinMart and VinMart+ of this group had been actively participating in supporting the consumption of safe agricultural products for farmers in Hai Duong Province. Currently, VinMart and VinMart+ in the North were selling some agricultural products of Hai Duong, such as tomatoes, kohlrabi, carrots, cabbage, and guava without profits with expected consumption of about 70 tons per week. In pandemic-hit areas, namely Hai Duong and Quang Ninh provinces, VinMart and Vinmart+ had been prioritizing the implementation of the price stabilization program, promotions, and discounts of up to 40 percent for fresh products and essential foods. Particularly, the price of frozen basa fish fillet fell as much as 39 percent to only VND59,900 per kilogram; frozen squid declined by 21 percent to only VND109,900 per 500 grams; white radish dropped by 31 percent to only VND8,900 per kilogram; tomatoes sank by 22 percent to only VND9,900 per kilogram. According to Ms. Nguyen Thi Bich Van, Head of Communications at Central Retail Vietnam, currently, the Big C and Go! supermarket chains of the group are promoting the consumption of agricultural products to support farmers in Hai Duong Province to reduce economic losses. Big C and Go! supermarkets are applying a promotional program for agricultural products of Hai Duong from now until the end of the crop, with expected consumption of about 70 tons per week. Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Dung, Director of Co.op Mart Hanoi, said that from February 22 to now, besides selling at supermarkets in the area, Co.op Mart Hanoi had also organized more stalls to rescue agricultural products of Hai Duong at 10 points of sale of the Hanoi Cooperative Union. It is estimated that the supermarket will compensate the costs to sell about 200-300 tons of agricultural products to support Hai Duong Province. On February 23, the Vietnam Red …

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