A weekend market featuring organic products and Vietnamese High-Quality Products-Global Integration Standard (GIS) certified products opened in HCM City on November 21, with the participation of many businesses and producers from different parts in the country.
A booth at the “Organic Town – GIS Market” held every Saturday and Sunday in HCM City.
HCMCity (VNS/VNA) — A weekend market featuring organic products andVietnamese High-Quality Products-Global Intওegration Standard (GIS)certified products opened in HCM City on November 21, with theparticipation of many busines꧒ses and producers from different parts in thecountry.
Organised by the VietnameseHigh Quality Product Business Association, GIS project, BSAS Company andVinamit JSC, the “Organic Town – GIS Market” will be held every Saturday andSunday to provide one more reliable place for consumers in the city to buygreen, clean, safe and premium products. Vu Kim Hanh, chairwoman of theVietnamese High Quality Product Business Association, said there is an increasein demand for organic products or products meeting international standardsamong consumers, especially those in urban areas. Building on the successof the “Green-Nice Market” over the last four years, with more than 200weekend markets organised, the association in collaboration with partners isorganising the weekend market for organic and GIS products. “We try to create trustworthyspaces for consumers in shopping quality and standard certified products. It isalso a way to positively support producers,” she said. Nguyen Lam Vien,chairman of the board of directors and General Director of Vinamit JSC,said that in recent years, Vietnamese farms have been trying to transformtheir production to produce more organic products, better meeting consumerneeds. The “Organic Town – GIS Market”will be a venue for businesses and producers to gather and exchange informationand introduce their best products to customers, contributing to motivatefarmers, cooperatives, and small farm owners to follow a new type offarming in the future./.
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A booth at the “Organic Town – GIS Market” held every Saturday and Sunday in HCM City. 
