Improve agricultural products, increase income

With diverse potential in agriculture, forestry and fishery, in recent years, all levels, sectors and localities in the province have promoted the implementation of practical and effective agricultural development policies, programs and projects to exploit advantages, ensure quality and food safety, increase processing associated with developing local agricultural, forestry and fishery consumption markets. Thanks to that, many concentrated production areas have been formed, contributing to increasing the value of agricultural products, raising people's income, thereby creating momentum for Phu Tho agriculture towards the goal of comprehensive and sustainable development.

Leaders of the Provincial Cooperative Union and representatives of a number of businesses and distribution units in Hanoi learned about the production process of Thanh Lam purple black papaya flower tea at Thanh Lam Phu Tho Agricultural and Food Cooperative (Cam Khe district).

Ensuring quality, food safety, increasing processing and developing the agricultural, forestry and fishery market are some of the strategic tasks to consolidate the position of local agriculture, increase people's income, and create a strong driving force for economic growth. To effectively carry out that task, in recent years, all levels, functional sectors and localities in the province have focused on building and effectively implementing many agricultural solutions to exploit local potential and strengths such as: Building concentrated production areas (including key agricultural products, typical products and potential agricultural products), encouraging farmers to apply VietGap, GAHP standards and equivalents, developing livestock farming in the direction of biosafety...; supporting the building of brands and geographical indications for typical products of the province such as: Phu Tho tea, Doan Hung grapefruit, Ga crow sticky rice,... to increase product value and create competitiveness in the market.

Growing vegetables according to VietGap model in Tu Xa commune, Lam Thao district.

Thanks to that, the quality and value of local agricultural products have been gradually affirmed, and the agricultural, forestry and fishery market is increasingly expanding. Currently, the whole province has 4,406.25 hectares of crops certified as safe; 3 livestock farms have been recognized for applying VietGAP good livestock production practices, 17 farms have been recognized for disease safety, and over 40,000 farms have applied biogas technology to treat livestock waste; over 300 agricultural and food production, processing and trading establishments have been granted food safety certificates or certificates for applying advanced quality management programs (HACCP, ISO 22000); mobilizing 71,100 primary production, preliminary processing and small-scale businesses to sign a commitment to produce and trade safe agricultural and food products (accounting for 93% of the total number of establishments in the province)...

Traditional product in Hung Lo commune, Viet Tri city, in recent years, Hung Lo rice noodles have been constantly affirming their brand and quality in the domestic and export markets. Mr. Cao Dang Duy - Director of Hung Lo Rice Noodles Cooperative said: In recent times, thanks to timely support from the province's agricultural development policies, programs and projects, the Cooperative has boldly invested in modern machinery and equipment to synchronize the production process and build a brand for local traditional rice noodle products.

Currently, the Cooperative has nearly 10 types of noodles and vermicelli products; of which 3 noodle products are rated as 4-star OCOP. In 2024, the Cooperative will consume an average of 50-60 tons of rice noodles per month, with a revenue of more than 20 billion VND/year, creating regular jobs for 35 workers with an income of 6.5 million VND/person/month.

To improve the quality and value of the products, in the coming time, the Cooperative will register and complete the necessary licenses such as EFSA, FDA, CE; focus on building the brand, developing different product lines such as gluten-free rice noodles, rice noodles made from organic ingredients or noodles for dieters; increase product promotion on e-commerce platforms and participate in international trade promotion conferences....

By 2025, the provincial Department of Agriculture strives for the target of 100% of agricultural, forestry and fishery production and trading establishments being certified as meeting food safety conditions; 95.0% of establishments not subject to the Certificate of Food Safety Eligibility will sign a commitment to produce safe food; increase by 10% the area of ​​key crops (tea, grapefruit, vegetables, etc.), the number of livestock and aquaculture establishments applying and being certified for good agricultural production practices (such as VietGAP, GAHP and equivalent) compared to 2024; build and develop at least 15 more safe agricultural, forestry and fishery food supply chains with essential products, key local products, chains linked to the implementation of the OCOP Program, creating close links between producers and suppliers with the consumer market;...

OCOP products of Thanh Ba district participate in display and promotion at trade promotion programs of the province.

Comrade Le Hong Phuong - Deputy Head of the Department of Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Product Quality Management said: To achieve the set goals, the provincial Department of Agriculture will continue to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of state management of agricultural, forestry and fishery food safety; control food safety right from the input stage in production and business associated with traceability of agricultural, forestry and fishery products; promote the construction and replication of safe food supply value chains, effective cooperation and association models in production and consumption of agricultural products associated with the implementation of the province's OCOP Program; strengthen close coordination with departments, branches, localities, and socio-political organizations to deploy joint programs to propagate, educate the law, and supervise safe production and business of agricultural, forestry and fishery products according to regulations; Focus on directing the review and expansion of concentrated, large-scale production areas for the province's key agricultural products (high-quality rice, tea, grapefruit, bananas, large trees, cattle, pigs, poultry, etc.) synchronously applying technical advances, good agricultural production and advanced quality management systems; diversifying product distribution channels, electronic trading floors for agricultural products, etc. to develop the province's agricultural, forestry and fishery consumption market.

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Source: https://baophutho.vn/nang-tam-nong-san-nang-cao-thu-nhap-230025.htm