The signatories were representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the Danish Ministry of Environment and Food.

Speaking at the event, MARD Deputy Minister Phung Duc Tien highlighted great achievements in the Vietnam-Denmark cooperation, noting that Denmark is one of the important ODA providers for Vietnam’s agriculture sector and rural development in the last nearly 30 years.

At the signing ceremony.

Vietnam highly appreciates the coordination and active support by the Danish side in implementing technology transfer and promoting trading in the fields of livestock, clean water supply in rural areas, Tien said, adding that these have contributed to strengthening public-private cooperation in those fields.

He said that under the newly-signed agreement, the two sides will coordinate in implementing the second phase of the strategic sector cooperation on food safety management in Vietnam’s pork value chain in the 2020-2022 period, which will focus on feed management, veterinary drug management, and good animal husbandry practices.

Meanwhile, the MoU on establishing partnership in reducing antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance in livestock production and aquaculture will serve as a premise for the two sides' agencies to consider and develop cooperation projects to support management agencies of Vietnam in building relevant policies, Tien said.

Danish Ambassador to Vietnam Kim Højlund Christensen said he hopes the two sides will continue to effectively cooperate in the fields in the time to come.

He said his country is willing to share experience and knowledge with Vietnam in the field, helping Vietnam well manage food safety-related issues.

Japan helps Vietnam improve control of food safety

JICA signed a grant agreement with Vietnam on October 17 to provide over 1.2 billion JPY for a project to enhance laboratory capacity of the Reference Testing and Agrifood Quality Consultancy (RETAQ) Centre, helping Vietnam better ensure safety of agricultural and fishery products as food.

Project raises children’s awareness of food safety

The Vietnam Cooperative Union for Safe Agricultural Consumption (UCA) and Ly Thai To primary school in Hanoi jointly held a Spring fair on January 25 to start the “From farm to school” project that aims to strengthen children’s awareness of food safety.

Smallholder farmers to get support to improve food safety

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, will help Vietnamese smallholders farmers improve the safety of their products like poultry, fruits and vegetables in a new project.

Campaign launched to raise awareness on food safety

A communication campaign namely "Million signatures for food safety" has been recently launched by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) in Hanoi, aimed at creating a profound change in the perception of producers, consumers and the whole society about food safety.

Six inter-sectoral inspection teams on food safety established

(BGO) – In order to ensure food safety during the Mid-Autumn Festival, the central Steering Committee of Food Safety and Hygiene set up six inspection teams, with members from the ministries of Health, Agriculture and Rural Development, Industry and Trade, and the Committee.

Source: VNA