To bring about a significant change in awareness and actions regarding food safety.

Over the past period, Hanoi has implemented many practical models: "Say no to unsafe food," organic vegetable farming associations, and bio-safe livestock farming. Notably, models such as: safe seafood trading at Yen So fish market; clean eating, green living; safe traditional rice cake making villages; women's associations growing clean vegetables; bio-safe chicken farming… have created a positive effect and spread throughout the community.

On December 9th, the Department of Agriculture and Environment, in coordination with the Hanoi Women's Union and the Hanoi Farmers' Association, organized a conference to summarize the work of promoting and encouraging the production and business of quality and safe agricultural products and food for public health and sustainable development during the 2021-2025 period.

Many models implemented by women's associations at various levels in Hanoi include women's branches growing clean vegetables.

Over the past period, the Department of Agriculture and Environment, the Women's Union, and the Farmers' Association of Hanoi City have closely coordinated and focused on implementing four tasks. The main focus is on promoting information dissemination and raising awareness of legal regulations regarding the production and trading of safe agricultural and food products.

Over the past five years, 100% of women's association members and farmers at all levels have received training and knowledge dissemination on food safety, traceability, and safe production processes, combined with practical visits to agricultural, forestry, and fisheries production chains. More than 700 in-person and online training courses have been organized, providing information on legal regulations, skills in identifying and selecting safe food, and production methods according to modern standards; 344,000 member households have registered and committed to producing and trading safe agricultural products.

Furthermore, the application of information and communication technology has created a breakthrough: Information is disseminated through newspapers, television, websites, and fan pages; over 80,000 propaganda materials are distributed to every household, making the content more lively and accessible.

During the period 2021-2025, Hanoi has built and developed 180 safe agricultural product production and consumption linkage chains, attracting businesses, cooperatives, and farmers to participate; 406 high-tech agricultural models have been maintained; and 3,317 OCOP products have been evaluated, accounting for 21.3% of OCOP products nationwide…

According to Pham Thi Thanh Huong, Vice President of the Hanoi Women's Union, in addition to promoting propaganda work, many models implemented by women's unions at all levels have created positive effects, such as: safe seafood business at Yen So fish market; clean eating and green living; safe traditional rice cake making villages; women's branches growing clean vegetables; and bio-safe chicken farming…

According to Truong Van Nhung, Vice Chairman of the Hanoi City Farmers' Association, the Farmers' Associations at all levels are focusing on implementing practical models such as: "Saying no to unsafe food," establishing organic vegetable farming and bio-safe livestock farming; and mobilizing members to build value chains from production to consumption, increasing the ability to control quality. Thanks to the coordinated efforts, these models are gradually becoming new habits in production and consumption, creating an important foundation for the sustainable agricultural development of the capital city.

Hanoi currently has 406 high-tech agricultural models.

At the conference, delegates noted that, despite achievements, food safety management in the city still has limitations, such as: some localities have monotonous communication methods that have not kept pace with digital media trends. Many small-scale producers in the suburbs still maintain fragmented production practices and have not boldly invested in technological innovation. Supply chains lack sustainability, the links between stakeholders are weak, and support mechanisms are not strong enough.

To further enhance effectiveness, the Department of Agriculture and Environment continues to coordinate with other departments and agencies to review and supplement guiding documents, strengthen coordination among forces; promote training, dialogue, and seminars; innovate communication methods towards a modern, continuous, and multi-platform approach; replicate models of safe production and business, applying high technology, organic and circular agriculture; strengthen product promotion, support brand building and consumption connections, especially to school cafeterias; conduct regular and unscheduled inspections, post-inspections, and sample monitoring; tighten management at the grassroots level; and enhance the responsibility of cooperatives, enterprises, and production households.

With a systematic and coordinated approach, and the participation of the entire political system, Hanoi has achieved significant changes in awareness and actions regarding food safety. The combination of extensive public awareness campaigns, safe food practices, and strict inspections not only protects public health but also contributes to building a green, clean, and sustainable agricultural sector in the capital city.

In the coming period, Deputy Director of the Department of Quality, Processing and Market Development (Ministry of Agriculture and Environment) Le Ba Anh suggested that the Hanoi Department of Agriculture and Environment should continue to coordinate with the Farmers' Association and Women's Union at all levels to effectively carry out propaganda and mobilization work on the production and business of safe agricultural and food products for public health. They should strengthen propaganda activities, organize more training courses, seminars, dialogues, and mobilize members to produce and trade safe agricultural and food products; and sign commitments on the production, trading, preservation, processing, and consumption of safe agricultural products.

Expanding models of safe agricultural production and business along the value chain, applying high technology, advanced quality management programs, ecological, circular, and organic agriculture... Along with that, Mr. Anh also requested the Hanoi Department of Agriculture and Environment to strengthen coordination with specialized agencies to implement inspection and monitoring activities on the production, processing, and business of safe agricultural products in localities. Organize food safety monitoring, detect and report cases of unsafe production, business, and consumption of agricultural food products.

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