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| Hue City Farmers' Union and Que Lam Organic Agriculture Company signing a cooperation agreement on developing organic and circular agriculture and strengthening value chain linkages |
Under the agreement, the two sides will work together over five years (2026-2031) to develop organic and circular agriculture and strengthen agricultural value chains.
Key activities will include communication campaigns, providing training, supporting farming techniques and offering assistance to farmers to establish and expand organic farming models. These include raising pigs, yellow cattle, Ri chickens and Mia chickens, as well as growing vegetables and fruit trees. Initially, priority will be given to organising a training course for selected Farmers' Union officials and members, gradually building a core group of skilled farmers at the grassroots level.
The two organisations will also help farmers access credit, apply microbial technologies to treat agricultural waste and by-products, reduce production costs and protect the environment. At the same time, they will strengthen links among businesses, cooperatives and farming households in production, promotion and distribution. They will also work to establish a network for introducing and selling agricultural products under the motto ‘Hue farmers use organic agricultural products grown by Hue farmers’.
Speaking at the event, Mr. Nguyen Chi Tai emphasised that developing organic and circular agriculture and strengthening value chain linkages are important steps towards shifting from agricultural production to an agricultural economy, from individual farming to cooperation, and from focusing on output to improving product quality and value.
He called on the two organizations to place farmers at the center of their cooperation, using economic efficiency and farmers' incomes as key measures of success. In particular, he stressed the importance of developing pilot models, transferring farming techniques, and connecting production with processing and distribution to ensure stable markets and a fair balance of interests between businesses and producers.
“The two organisations should promptly turn the agreement into annual implementation plans, clearly defining tasks, resources and responsibilities. They should also regularly monitor and evaluate progress and expand successful models. These efforts will help increase farmers' incomes and develop a green, clean and safe agricultural sector in Hue, with higher added value and sustainable growth,” Mr. Tai emphasised.