Enhance sustainable agricultural production and consumption

The delegation of the Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the Irish Embassy visited the high-tech Agricultural Farm in Quoc Oai

12/09/2022

On the morning of September 8, 2022, the delegation of the Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the Irish Embassy visited the high-tech Agricultural Farm in Phu Cat Commune, Quoc Oai Distric, Hanoi. The Center for Development and Integration (CDI) built and developed the farm with the support of the Embassy of Ireland.

Mr. Martin Heydon members of Congress, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Mr. John McCullagh – Ambassador of Ireland to Vietnam; Mr. Brendan Gleeson – The Secretary General in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, and members of the delegation had the opportunity to experience how CDI promotes sustainable agricultural production in Vietnam by promoting and supporting smallholder apply VietFarm standards in agricultural production, market network, traceability and land reclamation.

The delegation had the opportunity to talk with farmers with the same motivation and passion for sustainable agricultural production who have accompanied CDI in recent years. With the stories about the inspiration, passion and experiences of farmers in sustainable agricultural production, CDI helped the mission to gain more information about agricultural production in Vietnam, as well as evaluate been effectively supported by the Embassy of Ireland for CDI in recent times.

Mr. Martin Heydon members of Congress, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine “Thank you CDI for organizing a successful visit, we are grateful for the effort and fascinating to get out and see a Vietnamese farm funded by Irish Aid, which is helping small scale farmers adopt more sustainable agriculture practices and improve their position in the supply chain”.

Mr. Nguyen Quang Thuong, Managing Director of CDI “We hope that the Minister, Ambassador and members of the delegation will be ambassadors to introduce and promote safe agricultural products of Vietnam to the consumer of Ireland”.

Photos of visiting Hi-tech Agricultural Farm in Phu Cat Commune, Quoc Oai District, Hanoi by the delegation of the delegation of the Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the Irish Embassy

Welcome the Delegation of The Embassy of Ireland to visit Quoc Oai Farming School

CDI presents Quoc Oai Farming School project and model

Visit the organically produced melon garden on the farm

Cooperatives introduce practical products base on Vietfarm standards

The delegation of the Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine highly evaluated the quality of products and wished to bring the products of cooperatives to the international market.

Mr. Martin Heydon – Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine shake hands with CDI Director Nguyen Quang Thuong and congratulated the success visit.

CDI Vietnam.