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UK helps HCM City build pork market

Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Industry and Trade and the Regulatory Delivery International Directorate under the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on support for building a market specialised in pork trading in the city on March 7.
UK helps HCM City build pork market ảnh 1The signing ceremony of MoU on support for building a market specialised in pork trading (Source: VOH)

HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Industry and Tradeand the Regulatory Delivery International Directorate under the UK Departmentfor Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy signed a memorandum ofunderstanding (MoU) on support for building a market specialised in porktrading in the city on March 7.

Under the MoU, theRegulatory Delivery International will provide technical assistance for, andshare information and experience with the Department of Industry and Trade tohelp it in building and running a pork trading floor.

The cooperation willbegin on March 31 and end on February 28, 2021.

According to deputyhead of the Ho Chi Minh City department Nguyen Ngoc Hoa, around 10,000 pigs aretraded in the city every day, with a total value of 500 million USD per year.

Therefore, forming apork trading market will help standardise the quality of pork and ensure safetyand hygiene.

The trading floorwill also allow direct purchases, without intermediaries, from pig farmers.-VNA
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