Safe Vegetable Value Chain Analysis in Viet Tri City

Safe Vegetables in Viet Tri City, Phu

Tho Province and

Lang Son City, Lang Son Province

Chain Analysis Report

Benoit Trudel

Dang Vu Hoai Nam

June 2009

Table of Content

1.

INTRODUCTION

1.1

1.2

1.3

2.

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Safe vegetables – the Hanoi market

Safe vegetables - Viet Tri City Market

Safe vegetables – Lang Son City market

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TAN DUC FARMER GROUPS

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

5.

Overview of safe vegetable production

Definition of safe vegetables

State management of SV

Conditions for production of safe vegetables

SV training by DARD

Procedure for certification of SV production area

Procedures for certification of safe vegetables

Self-certification of SV products

Cost analysis for regular vegetable and SV in Viet Tri

Safe vegetable production investments costs

MARKET RESEARCH

3.1

3.2

3.3

4.

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5

SAFE VEGETABLE PRODUCTION IN VIETNAM

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

2.10

3.

Background

Objectives of Chain Analysis

Methodology

Organization Tan Duc farmers groups

Production plan for 2009

Marketing

Information sources

NA CHUONG COOPERATIVE FARMERS

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Organization of the cooperative

Production plan for 2009

Marketing

Information sources

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6.1

6.2

6.3

6.4

Main constraints in the safe vegetable chain

Main strategies for chain intervention

Conditions for success

Strategy selection for CD program and potential partners

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Annex

6.

5.1

5.2

5.3

5.4

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CONSTRAINTS, STRATEGIES FOR CHAIN INTERVENTION

Chain analyis – Safe Vegetables in Viet Tri and Lang Son. Benoit Trudel, Dang Vu Hoai Nam, June 2009.

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LIST OF ACRONYMS

ASD-VASI

CD

CERDESTA

CIDA

ED

ICM

IPM

DARD

MARD

MOA

NGO

PIP

PPC

PPS

SACD

SV

VIETGAP

Agrarian System Department-Vietnam Agriculture Science Institude

Chain Development

Center for Research and Development of Sustainable Agriculture

Canadian...