INSTRUCTIONS OF PURCHASING FARM PRODUCTS OF EPI-CENTERS

On the afternoon of March 1, in Hanoi, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai presided over the video conference with Haiphong city and Hai Duong province on the instructions on purchasing farm products of localities in the epicenters. Attending the conference were Mr. Nguyen Duc Tho – Deputy Chairman of Haiphong city People’s Committee, Mr. Vuong Duc Sang – Deputy Chairman of Hai Duong provincial people’s committee.

The instructions of the Ministry of Industry and Trade focused on ensuring food and disease safety for cargoes and agricultural products, especially the areas in the epicenters; the transporting vehicles and related people as drivers, assistants, sellers, buyers, carriers, processors and other rear phases…have to comply with the regulations on disease prevention of the heath and transport sectors and current regulations. The instructions also appointed the joint agencies in the locality to deliver relevant documents as regulated on the disease prevention and control for people, cargoes and vehicles for organizations, individuals who collect and purchase the farm products; promptly deal with and create conditions for the purchase and consumption; handle, instruct and receive the information on shortcomings and difficulties; disseminate via mass media on the functions and targets of these joint agents for the organizations and individuals on demand. Accordingly, basing on the real situations, localities will implement instructions of relevant ministries and sectors so as to create the best conditions for organizations and individuals to timely and effectively collect and buy agricultural products in the locality./.

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