Vietnam's CP public-private partnership promotes food system transformation

On the afternoon of November 1, in Hanoi, the Partnership for Sustainable Agriculture Development of Vietnam (PSAV) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and CP Vietnam Livestock Joint Stock Company signed a memorandum of understanding on "Public-private partnership to promote the transformation of the food system towards transparency, responsibility and sustainability in Vietnam".

Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding “Public-private partnership to promote the transformation of the food system towards transparency, responsibility and sustainability between the Government of Vietnam and PSAV.”

Mr. Nguyen Do Anh Tuan, Director of the Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, said that public-private partnership is one of the important forms to promote Vietnam's agricultural transformation towards sustainability. According to the commitment of the Vietnamese Government at the United Nations Summit in 2021, Vietnam will transform the food system towards transparency, responsibility and sustainability. On March 28, 2023, the National Action Plan for Transforming the Food System to Transparency, Responsibility and Sustainability in Vietnam by 2030 was approved. During this process, the agricultural sector has actively cooperated with the business sector, including CP Group.

One of the notable highlights in the memorandum of cooperation is the promotion of product development of the One Commune One Product (OCOP) Program. With extensive experience in the agricultural sector and a wide distribution network, CP Group (Thailand) will work with PSAV to develop human resources for rural development through the OTOP (Thailand)/OCOP (Vietnam) human resource development program; promote cooperation and trade exchange between the two programs OTOP (Thailand) and OCOP (Vietnam) at the national and regional levels. The two parties will participate in pilot project activities by establishing an OCOP learning center or Tam Nong OCOP Market combined with community tourism, especially promoting young members for the sustainability of this project.

The two sides promote cooperation between provinces with potential and advantages in agriculture in Vietnam (such as Dong Thap, Ben Tre...) and provinces with similarities in the agricultural sector in Thailand (such as Buriram, Trat...) on local agricultural models, experiential agricultural tourism, eco-tourism, community livelihood development and nature conservation.

In particular, the two sides will jointly develop, share and replicate initiatives; organize information and communication activities on public-private cooperation to promote the transformation of the food system towards transparency, responsibility and sustainability.

The signing ceremony of the memorandum of understanding between CP Vietnam Livestock Joint Stock Company and PSAV marks an important milestone in the journey to build a sustainable Vietnamese agriculture. The combination of experience, resources and vision of the two sides will create a combined strength, contributing to solving challenges in agriculture and improving people's lives, towards a sustainable agricultural ecosystem, bringing benefits to both producers and consumers.

At the signing ceremony, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan assessed that cooperation in the form of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) is one of the important strategies that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development always aims for to create new driving forces for the sector. The agricultural sector highly appreciates the participation of CP Vietnam Livestock Joint Stock Company in the PPP Working Group on Livestock, especially the activities to support and enhance the capacity of farmers and other partners in the livestock value chain. This is one of the evidences showing that enterprises are playing a pioneering role in promoting sustainability in the agricultural sector.

Minister Le Minh Hoan hopes that with this cooperation, the two sides will open up new thinking space, cooperation space, and values, creating a foundation for sustainable agricultural development.

According to Mr. Le Quoc Phong, Secretary of Dong Thap Provincial Party Committee - one of the leading provinces in connecting and cooperating with CP in community development and conservation programs: in recent times, Dong Thap has been very active in developing a project to make the province a pioneer and model province in agriculture, farmers, and rural areas in a modern, ecological and civilized direction. The province will also carry out its responsibilities to make the cooperation between Dong Thap and CP become one of the exemplary, practical and effective activities in the cooperation between local authorities and enterprises, promoting local economic development, as well as developing fields according to local characteristics.

Mr. Adirek Sripratak, Vice President of CP Group, also said that CP Group always strives to achieve harmonious results and benefits for the country, the Vietnamese people and for businesses in a sustainable manner.

Mr. Montri Suwanposri, Vice President of CP Vietnam shared that promoting sustainable agricultural development, adding value to the supply chain, increasing the value of agricultural products, improving farmers' lives, reducing emissions, and responding to climate change is no longer a trend but has become the responsibility of all parties to realize with specific goals.

Witnessed by Minister Le Minh Hoan, Vice Chairman of CP Group Adirek Sripratak, leaders of Dong Thap province, some units of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, enterprises and corporations in the PPP Working Group, Mr. Pawalit Ua- Amornwanit, General Director of CP Vietnam and representative of PSAV - Dr. Nguyen Do Anh Tuan signed and exchanged the cooperation minutes between the two sides.

Source: https://nhandan.vn/cp-viet-nam-hop-tac-cong-tu-thuc-day-chuyen-doi-he-thong-luong-thuc-thuc-pham-post842614.html