The Netherlands supports for the healthy and safe Vietnamese pig chain in Vietnam

Last month, 2 project closing seminars was held in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city with the presence of representatives from the Netherlands Embassy, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and other program stakeholders (NVWA, NAEC, GD Animal Health, Holland Pig Consortium) and other business representatives, non-governmental organisations, universities and international organisations.  The aim of the seminars was to give an overview of all the activities and results of the projects dealing with a healthy and safe Vietnamese pig chain which have been financially supported by the Government of the Netherlands during the past 4 years in Vietnam. In his speech at the closing seminar of the program, the Netherlands Agriculture Counsellor Mr Willem Schoustra emphasized ‘ This seminar is not only to look back at achievements we have gained after 4 years working hard, but also to share lessons learnt and more importantly to look forward to future cooperation. The Netherlands has a lot of expertise in disease control and we can support Vietnam further in preventing and fighting against diseases like Classical swine fever, FMD, African swine fever…’

There are also 3 other completed programs under the framework of the Netherlands – Vietnam MoU on co-operation in the upgrade of a Vietnamese pork chain in quantity, quality and safety standards, which are Holland Pig (by De heus, Sonac, Nedap Agri, Fancom and VDL Agrotech), Small scale farms in rural areas (by Oxfam) and “Safe Pork Chain (by De Heus). It is no doubt that these programs have greatly contributed in livestock production and development in Vietnam and opened opportunities for further cooperation between Dutch and Vietnamese businesses.