Dong Nai’s agricultural sector expands food safety chains

Before, during, and after the Lunar New Year of the Horse 2026, Dong Nai’s agricultural sector has intensified food safety management and quality control, particularly by strengthening supervision of livestock and food processing facilities across the province. The aim was to ensure quality control at the source, starting with the production and processing stages.

Nguyen Thi Hoang, Member of Provincial Party Committee and Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People’s Committee, listens to a presentation on the paddy oats (rau nhip) cultivation linkage chain of the Trang Co Bu Lach Organic Cashew Agricultural Cooperative (Tho Son commune). Photo: B. Nguyen

Food safety management has been significantly strengthened. The province currently has 1,437 agricultural production and processing establishments, 1,070 of which meet food safety standards, while 84 have obtained advanced certifications such as VietGAP, HACCP, and ISO.

The province has promoted various mechanisms and policies to support and encourage production and consumption through linked value chains, covering stages from production and preliminary processing to processing and distribution. These efforts aim to improve traceability and ensure safe food supply chains serving markets both inside and outside the province.

Food-safe chicken production chain at BMFOOD Joint Stock Company (Binh Minh commune). Photo: B. Nguyen

To date, the province has maintained 525 agricultural production and consumption linkage chains. Nearly 4,300 hectares have been certified under good agricultural practice certifications. Across the province, 202 farms and three livestock cooperative groups have achieved VietGAHP or GlobalGAP certification. In addition, Dong Nai has developed 15 organic production zones covering more than 1,500 hectares.

By Binh Nguyen – Translated by Minh Hong, Minho