AHR project features in ACIAR Vietnam program update
Applied Horticultural Research and our Vietnamese project partner NOMAFSI are proud to be featured in the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) Vietnam program updates for partners in Vietnam Report No 1 - September 2023.
The highlights of the project - Piloting digital monitoring of VietGAP compliance and quality in vegetable value chains (AGB/2021/153) - are:
* The integration of software tools in a cost-effective way allowing Vietnamese farmers to achieve VietGAP compliant digital traceability for vegetables, which includes GPS enabling temperature loggers to monitor cool chain performance.
* There is now a higher level of traceability and transparency in the VietGAP value chains from Son La to Hanoi, which can be replicated in other supply chains.
* Farmers in Moc Chau are now supplying higher value products, receiving a 40% price premium in the offseason compared to wholesale markets in Son La or Hanoi due to higher farm gate prices paid by modern retail.