Trade promotions back agricultural products

Expanding markets: Workers sorting fish after a catch in Hanoi. Every year the city organises dozens of fairs to help cooperatives and businesses participate in introducing safe agricultural products to customers. — AFP

HANOI: Hanoi’s agriculture sector has promoted trade promotion programmes and organised fairs to help cooperatives and enterprises sell agricultural products in the capital city.

Head of Hanoi sub-department for quality management of Agro, forestry and fisheries products Nguyen Thi Thu Hang said: “The city has 25 trade centres and 141 supermarkets, mainly concentrated in the inner city; 454 markets, including two wholesale markets for agricultural products, more than 1,000 convenience stores, 786 safe fruit stores, and more than 128 business chains of agricultural products and food.”