The World Bank (WB) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development jointly organized a conference on February 27 to assess a project on animal husbandry and food safety and hygiene.

The US$79 million WB funded project, which will benefit 12 provinces and cities nationwide, has been piloted in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Thai Binh and Dong Nai provinces.

It aims to improve the efficiency of household-scale breeders, minimize the impact of processing cattle and fowl on the environment, and raise the standard of food hygiene and safety in the supply chain of animal products.

The project has so far established 45 breeding areas under the good husbandry practices involving nearly 6,000 households.

Under the project, nearly 500 trial biogas tanks and sterilizing pits have been built and 48 slaughterhouses have been constructed.

The design of 64 markets for selling beef and poultry has also been finalized.

Participants at the conference believed that the project will improve the competitiveness of households engaged in organic farming.

Source: VOV