Traceability is a tool to assist farmers to plan suitable agricultural operations

At the Promoting digitalization in agro-product and food traceability forum held in Hanoi, February 28, Mr. Howard Hall, Special Adviser at the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), stated that the unit has promoted commercialization for small households as well as Vietnamese agriculture science and technology. Over its 30 years of operation in Vietnam, ACIAR has strived to provide farmers with accurate information to assist them in making sound decisions based on input data.

According to Mr. Hall, ACIAR also gives market intelligence to help them choose the most appropriate market to target or to orient production to fit the target market.

With the benefit of using scientific and technology breakthroughs to assist origin traceability, consumers can be guaranteed of product quality while also ensuring clear transparency for items to be identified. 

When brought to market, traceability is viewed as a tool to assist farmers in doing more suitable agricultural operations.

"Our project will place a strong emphasis on traceability as well as the development of traceability support technologies to assist farmers, cooperatives, cooperative organizations, and consumers," Mr. Hall explained.