In the more than two months since its official launch, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment’s agricultural product traceability system has gradually connected with localities, enterprises, and technology solution providers, creating a platform for agricultural product management and traceability.

Viet Nam’s traceability system has so far been updated with information on about 18,000 products from 26 out of 34 provinces and cities, with the participation of 255 growing areas and 149 enterprises. (Photo: NDO)

Since its launch, more than 309,000 products from 211 farming households and 25 enterprises in 17 provinces and cities have been registered for traceability. Of these, 428 products from 32 farming households and 11 enterprises in nine provinces and cities have been traced.

Since January 2026, when the Minister of Agriculture and Environment issued Decision No. 25/QD-BNNMT on building the traceability system, about 814,000 products from 3,000 farming households and 207 enterprises in 24 out of 34 provinces and cities have been registered for traceability with the ministry. Of these, around 158,000 products from 48 farming households and 20 enterprises in 14 provinces and cities have been traced.

The ministry is continuing to standardise data, complete connection standards, expand the scope of application, and coordinate with localities and enterprises to integrate existing data into its system. Alongside the development of the system, the ministry is also promoting connections with national platforms and portals.

The ministry has worked with the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Science and Technology to implement technical connections. The Ministry of Public Security is developing a traceability system for products and goods, including agricultural, forestry, and aquatic products. The connection of these platforms aims to ensure interoperability and data sharing, making them ready to meet requirements once national systems are deployed in a coordinated manner.

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