Visitors at the Week of Yen Bai's agricultural and aquatic products which opens on December 4 in Big C Thang Long in Hanoi (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Agricultural and aquatic products from the northernmountainous province of Yen Bai are on display in a fair in Big C Thang Longsupermarket in Hanoi.
The fair opened on December 4 and is organised by the provincialDepartment of Industry and Trade in cooperation with Central Retail Vietnam. Itaims to promote and introduce specialties of the northern mountainous province,contributing to the “Vietnamese people prioritising Vietnamese goods” campaign.
Twenty local enterprises and cooperatives are displaying typicalproducts such as Dai Minh grapefruits, Thac Bac lake fish, Bach Ha rice andother specialties such as black chung cake (square glutinousrice cake), cinnamon tea and dried meats.
Most of products satisfy VietGap standards and are certified OCOP (OneCommune One Product) products of the province.
Trinh Van Thanh, Deputy Director of the provincial Department ofIndustry and Trade, hoped the fair will support and promote the production andconsumption of high-quality agricultural products of Yen Bai province, forminga supply chain and helping local business to expand and develop production.
At the event, Central Retail Vietnam and some Yen Bai’s units signed amemorandum of understanding (MOU) on the safe consumption of agricultural,forestry and aquatic products.
"Many products from Yen Bai province have been sold at our outlets,such as dried bamboo shoots, vermicelli, smoked buffalo meat. Through thisevent, Central Retail hopes to find more new partners and suppliers tobetter meet the customer demand towards the Tet holiday,” said NguyenThi Bich Van, Head of Communications at Central Retail Vietnam./.
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Visitors at the Week of Yen Bai's agricultural and aquatic products which opens on December 4 in Big C Thang Long in Hanoi (Photo: VNA) 
