Since the signing of a cooperative agreement between Da Nang and Tien Giang Province last year, a large amount of safe agricultural and aquatic products have been supplied to the city.

Over the past year, with the great support from the Tien Giang Province Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, more than 600ha of dedicated organic vegetable growing and aquatic farming areas in total, have been developed, meeting the Viet Nam Good Agricultural Practices (VietGap) standards, in order to satisfy the growing demand for healthy and fresh food products.

Last year, a total of 40 samples of vegetables and fruits sourced from this Mekong Delta province were taken randomly to test whether or not they contain prohibited substances.

The results of the tests showed that there was only one sample found containing excessive concentrations of plant protection substances.

Encouragingly, no plant protection substances were discovered in a total of 24 samples of vegetables taken in the first half of this year.

Addressing a review meeting on Wednesday about developing the agricultural and aquatic products supply chain in Da Nang, municipal People’s Committee Vice Chairman Ho Ky Minh remarked that Tien Giang Province is now Da Nang’s biggest fruit provider, with the annual volume of 26,000 tonnes, accounting for more than half of the total supplies to the city.  

For his part, Mr Minh’s counterpart from the province, Mr Pham Anh Tuan, re-affirmed his locality’s strong commitment to continuing supplying good-quality agricultural and aquatic products to the central city in the years ahead.

In the coming time, the 2 localities will promote their close coordination in tracing the origin of vegetables, managing the existing food supply chains, and building new ones.

Da Nang has emerged as a potential and important location for the development of an organic vegetable and safe meat supply chain. The city authorities, therefore, have attached importance to giving countrywide localities involved easier access to local markets and residents.