Fruit and vegetable purchasing, distribution centre opens in Tien Giang
A fruit and vegetable purchasing and distribution centre was opened at the My Tho Industrial Park in My Tho city in the Mekong Delta’s Tien Giang province on January 22.
Tien Giang (VNA) - A fruit and vegetable purchasing anddistribution centre was opened at the My Tho Industrial Park in My Tho city in theMekong Delta’s Tien Giang province on January 22.
The centre covers 1,000 sq m and is equipped with modern infrastructure thatmeets Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) and food safety standards.
It will buy about 100 types of fruit and vegetables from 400 farminghouseholds belonging to 33 cooperatives, mostly in the Mekong Delta, includingdragon fruit, pomelo, coconut, mango, star apple, and melon.
Products will be distributed to Mega Market (MM) outlets nationwide andexported to Singapore; Thailand; Hong Kong and Taiwan (China); Turkey and theMiddle East, while being geared towards the European market in the near future.
During the first stage, in 2021, the centre will process 15 tonnes perday, which will rise to around 50 tonnes in the next stage.
MM Vietnam Director of Supply Chain and Logistics, Brian Alan Luck, saidthe centre is expected to boost the consumption of OCOP (One Commune, OneProduct) goods and foster stronger ties with local suppliers, farminghouseholds, and cooperatives.
MM’s agriculture engineers will work with farmers and cooperatives on selectingvarieties, production, harvest, packaging, and transportation to ensure thehighest food hygiene and safety standards.
🐻 Acting Director of the provincial Department of Industry and Trade DangVan Tuan said the centre will contribute to boosting domestic farm produceconsumption and exports in the Mekong Delta and Tien Giang in particular./.
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