VIETNAM ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

DEVELOPMENT

Pham Minh Duc

Vice Chairman VOAA

Biofach Bangkok 07.2019

Support its members

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VOAA Established 2011…

Promote and

advocate organic

policies

Network and

Communication

Connecting

producers, scientists

to organic market…

Connect Vietnam to global

organic community

VOAA - “ The first association to support organic agriculture in Vietnam”.

VOAA

Promoting organic

agriculture in

Vietnam

Training, Consulting

OFFICIAL ASSOC approved by MoHA

VOAA 2019

• VOAA has been a member of IFOAM – Organic International since 2013.

• VOAA has been a member of IFOAM Asia and ALGOA since 2016.

• In 2019:

- Members: 117 organizations and over 650 individuals (400 farmer households in PGS, 250 others…)

- Subordinate Units: 4 centers, 3 institute, 1 magazine, 2 office.

- The Counterparts: Universities, College, Institutes, NGOs, MARD, MOST…

- Currently, VOAA is a main association who are strongly making advocacy organic policies to the government.

SnapShot of Organic in VietnamPolicy

1. National Organic Standard issued in 2017 by MOST(Ministry of Scient and Technology)- TCVN 11041. For: Crop, Husbandry, Aquaculture, CB, Tea, Rice, Milk, Shrimp

2. Government issued Decree on organic agriculture No.109/ND-CP at 29/08/2018

3. Draft the Organic Circular (guide of Organic Decree No109/ND-CP) by MARD expected to enacted in 2019

4. The National Organic Program 2020-2030 is developing

Quick change last few years

SnapShot of Organic in Vietnam2018

1. Organic Farmland: 115,750 ha

2. Farmers: 17,560

3. 40/63 Provinces have organic model (30/63 –2016)

Snapshot of Organic in VietnamProduct

• Crop: Rice, Vegetables Tea, Spices, Cashew, Fruit. 15,000 ha

• Vegetable for domestic market. Others mainly export

• Husbandry “Organic oriented”: 64 thousand pigs in 12 provinces, 274 thousand Chicken in 6 provinces.

Snap Shot of Organic in VietnamProduction

• Milk industry: Vinamilk Vs TH true Milk: 3500 cows

• Aquaculture: 4 provinces, 98 thousand ha. Products: Prawn and others

• Processing: Limited. Only raw products (tea, rice..)

Snapshot of Organic in Vietnam Certification System

• PGS: 6 systems: with 238 farmers, 42ha, 714 MT vegetable

• National Standards: TCVN 11041. Some CB started working. But new Circular might change the games

• International Certificate: EU, USDA, JAS, Naturland by ACT, Control Union, Biocert, BioAgricert, CERES.

50 operators and increase significantly recently.

Export

1. Operator mainly private company (some own by foreigner)

2. Big company involved (PAN Group)

3. Export mainly raw material

Domestic

1. Big Corporation make organic MILK

2. Big Super Market start involve: Coop Mart, Big C

3. Super market start have Organic corner

4. Hi end shop5. Online shop sale

imported product. 30/06 EVFTA

Snapshot of Organic in VietnamMarket Structure

Snapshot of Organic in Vietnam

1. Export company “come back” for home market: Private label, OEM, bulk sale

2. Subsidy of Government for Organic involve in Agricultural Exp: for 1st year certification of National Standard increase the organic production

3. Local government have “race” to develop organic model, develop local policy

Trend

Seminar on organic agriculture in Hanoi

(organized by MARD and VOAA, 04/2017)

By the support of VOAA’s members, VOAA and MARD organized the

International Forum on Organic Agriculture – Dec 2017

(chaired by the Prime Minister, MARD and VOAA)

By the support of Biotrade Seco project and Vietrade

VOAA organized Vietnam team to attend BIOFACH –

Germany (Feb 2018)

By the support of Biotrade Seco project VOAA collaborate with

MOST organized the worshop “standardization to promote

organic agriculture” in Hanoi 20/9/2018

Thank you

Biofach Bangkok 07.2019

Pham Minh Duc

Vice Chairman VOAA