Attaching QR codes to agricultural products

For consumers to know the origin of agricultural products to buy, as well as promote agricultural products more, some farm owners in the province have started apply QR codes on their products to put in conferences and supermarkets.

A coconut with QR code

Using a phone to scan the QR code on a coconut Nguyen Phi Truong's organic fruit farm at the foot of Phuong Hoang mountain (in Ninh Tay commune, Ninh Hoa town), we saw a series of information about the farm, the origin, the origin of the coconut... Truong shared that the his fruits with QR codes are grown by organic methods, not using use any chemicals. His farm has 2,000 organic trees of all kinds such as coconut, papaya, apple, guava, plum, rambutan, mulberry, saboche, tangerine, jackfruit, longan... When the farm produced the first fruits, he contacted some hotels serving conferences in Nha Trang and hotel owners accepted to buy them. Attaching QR codes to fruits was learned from farms abroad. He wrote information about the origin of the fruit, introduced his farm, and then asked a friend who specializes in information technology to design and make QR codes. Besides helping people enjoy peace of mind about the origin of the fruits, it has also contributed to promoting the brand of fruits from Ninh Hoa.

Truong with a guava with QR code

At some supermarkets in the province, many agricultural products for sale are also attached with QR codes by some farm owners. Using a phone to scan the QR code when buying tomatoes at Co.opmart Nha Trang, a buyer named Chu Thanh Mai shared, in the QR code, the certificates of quality safety and growing place of the tomatos are shown, the she felt secure when buying the fruits. Today, consumers tend to care more about protecting their health, so they choose products very carefully, giving priority to agricultural products of clear origin, safe and without chemicals even though their prices are higher.

Customers choosing tomatoes with QR code at Co.opmart Nha Trang

According to Vo Phi Hai - Deputy Director of Co.opmart Nha Trang, the supermarket always supports and facilitates for Vietnamese suppliers. All products are of clear origin and have certificates such as high quality Vietnamese goods, OCOP... QR codes has been required by Co.opmart; however, some suppliers have QR codes actively. The image as well as the information on the package is confirmed by the Saigon Coop. Saigon Coop encourages businesses to have QR codes on products, especially agricultural products, so that customers can easily find necessary information about the product.

Sweet potatoes attached with QR code at Co.opmart Nha Trang

According to a representative of the provincial Sub-Department of Standards, Metrology and Quality, currently, businesses and farm owners, before putting their products on the market, are mainly granted codes, barcodes, stamps and certificates of assurance of quality, food safety and origin on products. Attaching QR code on agricultural products is not mandatory, mainly because the farm owners want to promote more about their products. However, this is also a good way for consumers to know the origin and feel more secure when buying and using the products.

Thai Thinh
Translated by T.T