World Food Policy Volume 2, Number 1, Spring 2015 | Page 63
World Food Policy
Table
1. Systems
of quality
assurance
for fruits
and vegetables
in Vietnam
Table
1. Systems
of quality
assurance
for fruits
and vegetables
in Vietnam
Trust
Number of
Cost
Farmers’ interest
Mutual
+
+
Expert
+
+
criteria
Direct sales
(SVs)
PPD certification
(SVs)
(100 USD
per hectare)
VietGAP
Expert
65
++ (500–800
−
USD per
hectare)
GlobalGAP
Expert
300
+++
−
PGS
Mutual
24
+ (<6USD
+
(organic
+expert
per hectare)
Mutual+
+
vegetables)
Direct sales + ICS
(Internal Control
+
expert
System)
(SVs in Tien Le)
lax—public standards and control; it is
in some cases supplemented by internal
control systems; VietGap and AseanGaps
based on good agricultural practices and
Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point
(HACCP); and participatory guarantee
systems (PGSs)for organic vegetables.
When these three types of systems are
applied, vegetables are always labeled with
an indication of the place of production
and type of certification. As regards
quality assurance based on relational
proximity, it is observed that direct sales
(DS) between farmers and consumers
develop quickly and are combined with
certification and labeling relating to safe
or organic vegetable production. We give
details below on the operation of the
different systems.
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