At supermarkets, convenience stores and traditional markets, scanning QR codes to check product origin and supply-chain information is becoming more common.
Việt Nam will make origin tracing mandatory for high-risk goods as part of the effort to strengthen quality management and prepare for stricter global standards to expand exports, officials said at a conference in Hà Nội on Thursday.
Electronic traceability for seafood products helps improve statistics and traceability for seafood caught by fishing vessels, creating favourable conditions for fishermen and businesses.
Building a traceability system for agricultural products is one of the important contents of digital transformation in the agricultural sector, but the process still has many problems that need to be resolved by relevant authorities.
Mekong Delta localities are promoting agricultural product traceability in order to incorporate them into supply chains, ensure safe processing and export, and build consumer trust in Vietnamese agricultural products.
It is critical to promote digitalisation in the traceability of farm produce as Viet Nam aims to build a transparent, multi-valued integrated agriculture sector.
The EVFTA played an important role in mitigating adverse impacts of unprecedented fluctuations and helping improve the trade and investment relations between the two sides.
A draft amending the circular is expected to allow local authorities to recognise timber ownership in advance and grant certificates of land use rights later in the long-term.
Domestic enterprises need to enhance the application of traceability technology and improve product quality assessment technology, said Tran Thanh Hai, deputy director of the Department Import and Export.
Vietnamese exports of agricultural products must meet food safety, quality and traceability requirements to China which now requires that exports be sent through official channels only.