The demand for Vietnam’s farm produce is increasing in many markets, especially China. However, the markets have become choosier, requiring stricter phytosanitary measures. The Plant Protection Department (PPD) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) reported that 6,883 growing area codes and 1,588 farm produce packaging unit codes have been granted. The codes are mostly used for major export items such as mango, dragon fruit, longan and durian. These are the conditions for Vietnam to export farm produce to choosy markets such as China, the US, Japan, South Korea and Australia.
Still, state management agencies have warned that the non-compliance of the regulations on phytosanitary checks and farm produce hygiene has caused great damages to enterprises, affecting the reputation of Vietnamese agricultural products.
PPD director Huynh Tan Dat said at the conference on strengthening the state management over growing area and packaging unit codes on August 24 that after monitoring campaigns, import countries highly appreciate Vietnam’s efforts to improve the situation, but also pointed out existing problems.
Source: vietnamnet.vn