Help farmers join the E-commerce platform

The Ministry of Information and Communications has just issued Decision No. 1034/QD-BTTTT approving the Plan to support agricultural production households on the e-commerce platform, promoting the development of the agricultural digital economy. agriculture and rural areas.

The support to bring agricultural production households, individual business households, cooperatives, cooperative groups (Agricultural production ) to  register to participate in e-commerce platforms to connect, promote and introduce products products, add new distribution channels, expand domestic and international markets, and at the same time, support agricultural production households to promote consumption of agricultural products on e-commerce floors; promoting rapid consumption, contributing to avoiding congestion of agricultural products during peak harvest, helping people keep prices of agricultural products, avoiding dependence on traders and intermediaries.

In addition, through e-commerce platforms and digital platforms, providing useful information for agricultural production households such as agricultural product market information, demand forecast and agricultural production capacity, weather information, and seasons. , seeds, fertilizers... Select to put on the e-commerce floor products, raw materials, input materials, tools for agricultural production with reputable brands, good quality, reasonable prices to introduce and supply. provided to agricultural production households.

By supporting to put agricultural production on the e-commerce floor, it is necessary to guide and train digital skills, skills to participate in activities in the digital environment. Simultaneously with guiding people, it is necessary to promote and introduce agricultural products through the e-commerce floor and distribution channels of the postal enterprises owning the floor, and at the same time, expand consumption. agricultural products on a new, modern and sustainable distribution channel through a digital platform; expand domestic and international markets.

At the same time, it promotes the rapid consumption of agricultural products, contributing to avoiding the congestion of agricultural products at the peak of harvest, helping people keep the prices of agricultural products, avoiding being forced by traders.

Helping people in other localities in the country and internationally can buy products conveniently and quickly even in the context of travel restrictions due to the epidemic.

The plan also clearly states on supporting information and input materials for production and business such as: Providing useful information for agricultural production households such as agricultural product market information, demand forecast and agricultural production capacity, weather information, crops, varieties, fertilizers; providing products, raw materials and input materials with brands, ensuring quality and suitable to the needs of agricultural production households to serve production and business activities.

There are preferential policies for agricultural production households when purchasing products, raw materials and inputs for production and business on the e-commerce floor.

The Ministry of Information and Communications also requires foreign agencies, news agencies and channels to promote Vietnamese agricultural products abroad, targeting expatriates as well as foreigners, in order to promote consumption. , exporting Vietnamese agricultural products to the world.

Source: baochinhphu.vn