Fresh Studio offers a weekly newsletter with the latest news updates in the Vietnamese agricultural sector focusing on topics in the field of business, food safety, nutrition, gender equality, livelihoods, environment and science & technolog
June 17, 2015
The Food, Agri and Aqua Business Sector Committee (FAASC) of the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) organised a dialogue (27th of May 2015) between Government representatives and companies regarding the importance of traceability and legal enforcement for the control of food safety
Tags: EuroCham, FAASC, Trans-Pacific Partnership
June 2, 2015
The initiative ‘Women as Inclusive Business partners’ from BoP Innovation Center and ICCO Cooperation supports the private sector in strategy development to better engage women in their value chains in low-income markets, ranging from producers to consumers.
Tags: mall-scale farm-households, Women empowerment
May 13, 2015
A food safety crisis in Vietnam has opened the door to smallholder vegetable producers in the north-western highlands to pioneer an agribusiness model that is now supplying Hanoi with certified safe produce
Tags: smallholder, Supermarket, vegetable
April 16, 2015
The first potato production season within the Dutch funded project “Growing out of poverty with potato” has been completed. During this first seasons potato trials, potato field days, farmer trainings and market research activities have been implemented. The key first outcomes are shared below
March 9, 2015
‘Rau an toàn Mộc Chau’ or ‘Moc Chau safe vegetables’ are now presented daily on the tables of many families, canteens and restaurants in Hanoi, meeting the demands of many consumers for safe, fresh and delicious vegetables
March 5, 2015
In order to enhance the pork sector, Fresh Studio and its projects partner are creating the first safe and sustainable pork value chain in Vietnam.
December 11, 2014
Vietnam is in the process of providing the food necessary for health and growth. While nutritional food is essential in a daily diet, food systems and nutritional intake are changing. The trend in Vietnam is too little-too bad (low nutritional status and low quality) or too much-too sweet/fat
December 5, 2014
Fresh Studio’s Director Marketing and Business development, Sigrid Wertheim-Heck, delivered a keynote presentation during the round table meeting ‘Developing Myanmar’s Vegetable Sector’ in Nay Pyi Taw.
November 20, 2014
As part of the CBI Food Ingredients Export Coaching Program (ECP), Fresh Studio provided a two-day workshop on Supply Chain Management (SCM) in both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City for pre-selected high potential food ingredient business ranging from honey, spices to tea
Tags: Supply Chain Management
October 2, 2014
This major step is part of the Public Private Partnership – Sustainable Pangasius Supply Chain Program (PPP-SPSP) in Tra Vinh province
Tags: Aquaculture, Global GAP, Pangasius
September 9, 2014
A groundbreaking ceremony marked an important milestone and is considered a first encouraging step for the development of sustainable dairy zones in Vietnam, the company said in a press statement
Tags: FrieslandCampina, sustainable dairy zones
July 21, 2014
Vietnams’ population consists of approximately 90 million people. Vegetables play an important role in their daily meals. Within the pilot-project Horti Dalat, Dutch companies are supporting the Vietnamese horti-sector with the development of modern greenhouses vegetables production
Tags: Greenhouse, Horticulture, vegetable
July 17, 2014
The growing population and pace and scope of retail development results in a demand for higher quality products, food safety, stable supply and more up-scaled and sustainable production
Tags: Business Development, Project
July 15, 2014
In collaboration with New Zealand Trade & Enterprise, Fresh Studio brings Zespri Kiwifruit straight to the Filipino audience. The largest kiwifruit marketer in the world was featured in a three-day event that showcased the best products from New Zealand
Tags: kiwifruit, New Zealand Fair, Philippines, Zespri
July 8, 2014
The Netherlands and Vietnam are both world players in the export of agricultural products. VIR’s Hanh Tung talks with Simon van der Burg, the Netherlands consul-general in Ho Chi Minh City, on the business opportunities offered by Vietnam’s agriculture and food sector to Dutch firms. Dutch agriculture is renowned for its high-quality know-how and has […]
Tags: added, agricultural, Dutch, provide, ready, value
June 27, 2014
The Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte came for a visit to Vietnam on the 16th and 17th June 2014. He was accompanied by Minister for Agriculture Sharon Dijksma and a large Dutch business delegation. A key milestone of the visit was the signing of a Strategic Partnership Agreement on agriculture and food security between the […]
Tags: Dijksma, Minister, Prime, Rutte, Vietnam, visiting
June 19, 2014
To introduce Zespri® SunGold kiwifruits to potential business customers, Fresh Studio organized two launching events in HCMC and Hanoi. These kick-offs are part of the marketing activities for New Zealand’s kiwifruit season 2014. Zespri® SunGold is considered the strategic product of New Zealand kiwifruit under the brand name Zespri from this year in Vietnam. It […]
Nearly 50% of Hanoi’s urban population lives on 4 USD or less a day. This group represents a food value of circa 5 million USD/day. Despite their demand for safe and nutritious food, this economy of scale is not yet targeted with fresh food quality improvements. Food that carries formal food safety certification by government […]
Tags: consumers, Food, healthy, income, lower, Mission, Possible, Reaching, safe
June 12, 2014
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has held a conference on PPP (Public Private Partnership) investment in agriculture which shows its high interest in the investment mode. Vietnam is one of the 11 countries in the world which applies the PPP model in agricultural projects on a trial basis. Innovative public private partnerships […]
Tags: agricultural, future, great, investment, opportunities, Partnership, Private, Project, Public, show, successful
June 3, 2014
Sigrid Wertheim-Heck, Gert Spaargaren and Sietze Vellema conducted a research with the aim to investigate how Vietnamese citizens in their everyday lives are confronting the health risks and other side effects related to the consumption of fresh vegetables. Concerns about food safety influence the way in which Vietnamese consumers confront the question of where, how […]
Tags: everyday, Food, life, rural, Safety, Shopping, vegetables, Vietnam
May 29, 2014
What explains the persistence of vegetable shopping at street markets even while they do not offer formal food safety guarantees in Hanoi? Sigrid Wertheim-Heck, Sietze Vellema and Gert Spaargaren, with support of Fresh Studio Team, conducted a practice-based research in order to understand the motivation and constraints of consumers relating to their daily vegetable purchase […]
Tags: concern, Constrained, consumer, Food, Hanoi, practices, Safety
May 27, 2014
BoP Innovation Center (BoPInc) and partners (among others Fresh Studio) published the fifth and final publication of the series on the inclusive innovations process at the Base of the Pyramid (BoP), named ‘The process of innovation to create inclusive business’. The publication ‘The process of innovation to create inclusive business’ is the final publication in […]
Tags: BopInc, Business, Inclusive, Innovation, partner, process, publishe
May 6, 2014
As part of the study program of the University of Dalat, Dan conducted a three months internship at Fresh Studio. “It was just a short time, but a wonderful experience.” Choice for Fresh Studio I found Fresh Studio by Internet. I wrote a motivation letter, in which I described my previous experiences, and applied at the […]
Tags: Fresh Studio, internship
April 25, 2014
Moc Chau and Son La government agronomists and extension officers will start to join Fresh Studio, Northern Mountainous Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute (NOMAFSI) and Hanoi University of Agriculture (HUA) in the monitoring of farmers. The farmers participate in the project: Improved market engagement for counter-seasonal vegetable producers in North West Vietnam. The engagement of […]
Tags: engagement, Improve, market, North, producer, seasonal, vegetable, Vietnam, West
April 15, 2014
Dalat is an important region of high-quality vegetable production in Vietnam. The adaption of standardized methods and modern cultivation technologies by farmers in Dalat has led to the successful growth of clean and safe tomatoes, potatoes, and cabbages which are larger than the average size of vegetables. But is bigger always better? Despite the successful […]
Tags: clean, Dalat, Reputation, risk, safe, vegetable
April 10, 2014
Research & Development Aquaculture farm is expected to bring the Vietnamese Aquaculture to the next level.
Tags: Aquaculture, R&D Farm
April 3, 2014
For strengthening the partnership between CBI and Fresh Studio in implementation of export coaching programs (ECP) in Vietnam, two consultants of Fresh Studio attended a seminar on updated ICSR and the use of CBI market intelligence database from 28-29 January 2014 in the Hague, the Netherlands. The seminar was organized by the center for the […]
Tags: attended, CBI, consultant, Fresh Studio, ICSR, intelligence, market, seminar
April 1, 2014
As part of a project of NAK AGRO to strengthen the Vietnamese seed potato production sector Fresh Studio is carrying out potato trials in North Vietnam and in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Potato is an important crop in Vietnam of which the current annual demand is surpassing the annual produced volume. One reason for […]
Tags: Central, Highlands, North, plant, Potato, trial, Vietnam
March 24, 2014
The Belgium, Luxemburg and Dutch chambers of commerce in Vietnam, organized the joint BeNeLux Business Award on the 14th of March to encourage the development of local best practices, promote collaboration, and recognize the performance of companies and individuals. Fresh Studio proudly received two Awards for “Best Innovative Company of the Year” and “Best Sustainable […]
Tags: best, Company, Fresh Studio, honour, Innovative, of the Year, sustainable
March 18, 2014
With its history of establishment and special and unique culture, Hanoi was in the past named Kẻ Chợ. Markets exist, develop and change along the rhythm of life of the capital city. Many markets in Hanoi now only exist in people’s memories as they have been turned into commercial centers or disappeared but markets are […]
Tags: Stories of Markets
March 13, 2014
For local policy makers from Cao Bang province, Fresh Studio organized a program from Dalat to the Red River and urban Hanoi. This program, organized as a workshop aimed at value chain development and the specific role of policy makers in this matter. With the aim of improving the life of people in rural areas, Lux Development […]
Tags: Cao Bang, delegation, Program, travel, Value chain, workshop
March 12, 2014
The Exhibition starts from March 6th, 2014 at Vietnamese Women’s Museum, 36 Lý Thường Kiệt Street, Hoàn Kiếm District, Hanoi. With its history of establishment and special and unique culture, Hanoi was in the past named Kẻ Chợ. Markets exist, develop and change along the rhythm of life of the capital city. Many markets in Hanoi […]
Tags: Stories of Markets, Vietnamese Women’s Museum in Hanoi
February 27, 2014
The ‘Growing out of poverty with potato’ project aims to tackle this challenge and sets an example by creating a value chain for a high quality and sustainable potato production system in Vietnam
Tags: Study Tour
February 24, 2014
Over the past summer, vegetable production in the three farmer groups in Moc Chau supported by the project “Improved market engagement for counter-seasonal vegetable producers in North West Vietnam” has improved the quality and safety of vegetables for Hanoi consumers. The quality of vegetables including tomatoes, beans and cabbage sold by Moc Chau farmers to […]
Tags: Moc Chau, vegetables
February 21, 2014
End 2019 Fresh Studio together with the project consortium Applied Horticulture Research, Royal Brinkman, BVB-Substrates, Semillas Fito and Gautier Semences started to identify 13 female farmers willing to investment in a plant nursery or vegetable production greenhouse in Son La province
Tags: prices, research, wholesale
February 10, 2014
Fresh Studio collaborated with Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade) and the Center for the Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries (CBI) to recruit small and medium businesses to participate in the CBI Food Ingredients Export Coaching Program (ECP). The goal of ECP in Vietnam is to promote and enhance the competitive position of value added […]
Tags: Business, CBI - Food, Coaching, Export, Ingredients, Program, recruitment
January 10, 2014
NAJK, a Dutch association for young farmers, organized a study tour through Vietnam in which agriculture and food security are the central topics. On the 25th of November they visited Fresh Studio in HCMC to discuss these themes. A delegation of young farmers visited Vietnam with the aim to develop a better understanding of Vietnam, […]
Tags: Fresh Studio, NAJK, study, tour, visits
January 7, 2014
Urban consumers in North Vietnam encounter problems buying guaranteed safe vegetables especially during the hot and humid summer period in North Vietnam which starts in April and lasts until September.
Tags: North Vietnam, Value Chain Development, vegetable
December 20, 2013
Fresh Studio launched the IT extension support system for agronomists and farmers. The pilot software has two main elements and is developed using the agile software development methodology. An online demonstration of the system is available soon. 1. Agriculture Helpdesk Allows agronomists and farmers to digitally access information about pests and diseases, crop protection products, […]
HANOI – The dairy sector in Vietnam has developed progressively over the past decades with an annual increase of over 10% in terms of both milk production and herd size. In order to create a long-term sustainable development of the sector, innovative approaches and multidisciplinary joint-efforts are required. Fresh Studio, on behalf of the Embassy […]
Tags: Dairy, Dialogue initiative, Fresh Studio, promotes, Vietnam
December 11, 2013
“Food ingredients Vietnam“ Grand Hotel, No. 8 Đồng Khởi, District 1, Hồ Chí Minh City8:00 AM – 12:00AM Friday, December 20, 2013 In order to promote and enhance the competitive position of value added food ingredient products from Vietnam for export to the EU market, CBI/Viet trade and Fresh Studio present a conference on “ […]
Tags: CBI, Coaching, conference, Export, Programme, Viettrade
December 10, 2013
MOC CHAU – Bringing vegetable farmers together, with different techniques and farming styles, and comparing their performance among each other, will lead to improved yields, higher quality produce and increasing farmers’ income. The weekend before the conference ‘Supplying the market of tomorrow’, a delegation from the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) participated in a […]
Tags: encouraging, extension, farmer, Moc Chau, Program, results, vegetable, yields
December 9, 2013
HCMC – Royalty Administration International and Fresh Studio executed a market scan of the flower market in HCMC and visited the flower production areas in Da Lat to determine which flower types and varieties are produced and sold in Vietnam. The insights will be used to advise clients how to develop their products in the […]
Tags: flower, market, production, scan, Vietnam, visit
December 3, 2013
HCMC – Fresh Studio gave a presentation during a joint-event of the EuroCham Food Agri Aqua Business Sector Committee (FAASC) and the Royal Netherlands Embassy. The recently established Food, Agri, Aqua Business sector committee (FAASC) under the European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) in Vietnam, organized in close cooperation with the Royal Netherlands Embassy a successful […]
Tags: Food, Mission, Possible, Safety
November 23, 2013
AMSTERDAM – What are the opportunities for Dutch businesses in Japan and Vietnam? On what do you need to pay attention when entering these markets? Siebe van Wijk, shared Fresh Studio’s perspective on business opportunities in Vietnam during a seminar ‘Crossing Continents’. A seminar organized by Financieel Dagblad on the 5th of November in Amsterdam. […]
Tags: Business, continents, Crossing, Japan, opportunities, Vietnam
November 22, 2013
HANOI – Sharing experiences about supplying safe, healthy, and high value food in Vietnam requires cross-cutting partnerships and cooperation. The conference attracted over 175 participants ranging from leading supermarket chains to farmers, fresh produce production companies to research institutes, and government agencies to financial institutions. The different actors discussed the future of safe and healthy […]
Tags: and, conference, development, experience, food safety, Sharing, successful, Value chain
CONFERENCE Supplying the market of tomorrow “Toward a Business Ecosystem: Food Health Wealth” At the Vietnamese Women’s MuseumTuesday November 19, 2013 This conference took participants on a one-day journey into the future of safe, healthy and high value food in Vietnam, in the company of those creating it. Participants in the conference included representatives of […]
Tags: conference, Supplying the market, tomorrow
November 4, 2013
HCMC – Fresh Studio has collaborated with E-town Building to organize a sampling activity for a well-known international kiwifruit brand on October 25th, 2013. Since 2009, Fresh studio has been assisting this international company in designing and implementing marketing plan for a global branded fruit to adapt and conquer Vietnam market. See photos of this […]
Tags: awareness, brand, Fresh Studio, HCMC, kiwifruit, organizes, Program, successful
October 30, 2013
HANOI – How do Vietnamese farmers living in the mountains, far away from the big city manage to sell their fresh vegetables at supermarkets in Hanoi? The Dutch organization Fresh Studio helped the farmers to make it possible. An interview with Sigrid Wertheim-Heck, Fresh Studio’s Marketing and Business Development Director. Translated directly from Dutch Fresh Studio has […]
Tags: Food safety is a main concern in Vietnam’
October 24, 2013
AMSTERDAM – During 3 Pilots for Pro-Poor Innovation (3P4PPI) conference in Amsterdam Sigrid Wertheim-Heck, marketing director of Fresh Studio, headed a round table discussion on market intelligence and consumer insights at the Base of the Pyramid. Economies in Africa and Asia are rising. The poor are gaining buying power, which makes Base of the Pyramid […]
Tags: Accelerating, Innovation, Poor
October 23, 2013
Fresh Studio is requested by the Center for the Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries (CBI) to assist with the recruitment of Vietnamese food ingredient companies to participate in a 4 year Export Coaching Program (ECP) which focusses on the EU market. Background The ECP is developed for ambitious entrepreneurs in developing countries as Vietnam. […]
October 18, 2013
HCMC – As a module of its supporting project of VASEP, CBI requested the assistance of Fresh Studio to design and facilitate a workshop. The aim of the workshop was developing a brand strategy for pangasius to enter the European market. BackgroundPangasius is one of the key commodities in Vietnam and contributes important to the […]
Tags: Business, CBI - Food, Coaching Program, Export, Ingredients, VIETRADE
October 10, 2013
HCMC – The 9th and 10th of October 2013, the International Finance Cooperation (IFC) will organize a business roundtable for firms in the agribusiness sector. Fresh Studio is invited to speak. The business roundtable focusses on opportunities for firms who are interested to build sustainable supply chains with smallholder farmers. During the roundtable agribusinesses firms, […]
Tags: Asia, developments, Food, Fresh Studio, presents, role, Safety, standards, supermarkets
October 8, 2013
HANOI – ‘I am impressed to see how FrieslandCampina has worked successfully with local farmers to increase the production of fresh milk in Vietnam.’ Locally produced fresh milk now makes up 19% of national milk production,’ international cooperation minister Ben Knapen said yesterday after visiting a model farm and a milk processing plant in southern […]
Tags: Dairy, develops, farm, Fresh Studio, monitoring, system
October 2, 2013
For one of our clients, Fresh Studio developed a simple, cash-based farm monitoring system and conducted a trial with four dairy farmers in Cu Chi District, HCMC, Vietnam
Tags: Project, Quality Assurance
Upon request of one of world’s largest wholesalers we developed a private standard on good agriculture practices (GAP) with a specific focus on food safety.
Tags: Project, Quality Assurance
Already operational in Vietnam is dedicated in delivering its customers the best and safest food quality in its fresh food category
Fresh Studio was approached to design and manage a large scale not-for-profit project to develop an avocado market in Dak Lak province
Our client faced significant changes in global trade with the entrance of multiple new players tightening the playing field
Our client required a better understanding of the current market for (safe) vegetables and identification of opportunities for the future development of a new safe vegetable chain.
HANOI – Fresh Studio’s client CBI has signed a partnership agreement with VIETRADE for its export coaching program. CBI promotes the export of products from developing countries to the EU market. On Wednesday 17 September 2013, the Deputy director General of VIETRADE (Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency), Mr. Do Kim Lang, and Country Manager Vietnam of CBI […]
Tags: Business, CBI - Food, Coaching Program, Export, Ingredients, VIETRADE
September 24, 2013
Fresh Studio was invited to give a presentation during the business forum of the Asia Fruit Logistica. Fresh Studio’s managing director Siebe van Wijk gave a presentation titled: “Safe food for Urban Asia: Innovations in sourcing and marketing”. The Asia Fruit Logistica is Asia’s leading trade show for the fresh produce sector. The Asia Fruit […]
Tags: Asia, Fresh Studio, fruit, Logistica, presenting
September 5, 2013
HANOI – Fresh Studio created, operated and managed the launch of Mekostar, the first brand with guaranteed safe vegetables from Dalat and North Vietnam. The introduction took place at Ocean Mart Thanh Xuan, Asia’s largest underground Retail and Entertainment Complex in Hanoi. For the grand launch in the flagship store of Ocean Retail group, Mekostar […]
Tags: Grand, Hanoi, launch, Mart, Mekostar, Ocean, Royal
August 23, 2013
Fresh Studio joined with leading Dutch potato breeding companies, to select new and potentially suitable potato varieties
Tags: cultivation protocols, Dutch, Potato
August 12, 2013
Within the framework of the Vietnam Facility, The Netherland Ministry of Economic affairs, Agriculture and Innovation, contracted Fresh Studio
Tags: Netherlands
Since late 2010, the Fresh Studio aquaculture and fisheries team is working very hard for one of Fresh Studio’s clients to assist them in developing the first professional fresh fish chain of Vietnam
Tags: Business Development, Project
Fresh Studio has successfully assisted one of the biggest fruit exporters of Vietnam in obtaining GLOBALG.A.P. certification for pomelo.
Tags: Project, Quality Assurance
HANOI – Dutch Deputy Minister for Agriculture Hans Hoogeveen together with representatives of prestigious corporations and companies in the high-tech agricultural sector, such as Greenport Holland, Incotec and Fresh Studio on the occasion of the visit to Vietnam said, “The Netherlands will actively support Vietnam in selecting and growing fruit and vegetables in greenhouse, such […]
Tags: agricultural, cooperation, enhance, The Netherlands, Vietnam
Fresh Studio is contracted by GIZ to develop an ASC & Globalgap certified smallholder pangasius (catfish) farmer group in Tra Vinh Province.
Tags: ASC, Global GAP, Pangasius
Since 2007, Fresh Studio has been contracted by a multinational wholesaler to manage and develop their vegetable and fish sourcing systems, with the aim to improve product quality and safety standards
Tags: Dalat, Fish, HACCP, vegetable
August 8, 2013
The research resulted in potato breeds, which grow well across climate zones, and which offer sound market potential
Tags: Potato
Since 2006, Fresh Studio has been contracted by a Dutch vegetable seed company – one of the world leaders in breeding and distributing innovative high quality vegetable seeds
Tags: Business Development, Project
Striving to improve organic agriculture in all areas from production to consumption in a sustainable manner, our client approached Fresh Studio for assistance in attaining market access for organic vegetables in Hanoi. We established the food supply chain, by organizing and training farmer groups in business skills beyond cultivation, and linking them to supermarkets in […]
BoP Innovation Center (BopInc) published their fourth publication in a series of 5 about Co-creating BoP ventures – A new form of interaction to develop shared value among equal stakeholders. BoPInc captered their learnings with support of its partners, among others Fresh Studio. Co-creation is the development of shared value through a new form of interaction […]
Tags: among, BopInc, equal, interaction, partners, publishes, stakeholders
July 25, 2013
Corporate brochure created by Fresh Studio for The Fruit Republic … + The Fruit Republic corporate brochure (1,5 MB) ____________________________________________________ Source: Fresh Studio Language: English Publication date: Junly 2013Also interesting to read: Paper: Avocado in Vietnam. Value chain development beyond donor support Fish platform opening Manual: Fertilizer application Manual: Irrigation of vegetable crops Manual: Potato production
Tags: Brochure, corporate, fruit, Republic, The
July 1, 2013
Mid 2012 Fresh Studio undertook a safe vegetable retail census covering 10 urban districts of Hanoi. We combed every street in these 10 districts in search for outlets claiming to sell safe vegetables. The census included all supermarkets, all convenience stores and all vegetable shops, kiosks and stalls claiming to sell safe vegetables; explicitly communicating […]
Tags: Hanoi, locations, market, vegetable
June 27, 2013
PENANG – Fresh Studio have spent the last few years building an innovative seafood sourcing system mostly from small scale farmers in Vietnam to supply one of the largest wholesalers in the world. Therefore, Nicolas Privet, Aquaculture and Fisheries Manager of Fresh Studio, was invited by The World Fish Center to join a workshop in […]
Tags: Aquaculture, Fresh Studio, international, speaks, workshop
June 21, 2013
HANOI – During my Msc Mangement Economics and Consumers studies at Wageningen University I was given the beautiful chance to be part of the Fresh Studio team in Hanoi as an intern. Choice for Fresh Studio Having been abroad only within the European borders, I was looking for an internship outside Europe. From within my […]
Tags: consumers, cope, Marion Klaver, media, safe, Social, uncertainties, vegetables
June 1, 2013
BoP Innovation Center (BoPInc), together with partners (among others Fresh Studio) capture learnings from the program ‘Three Pilots for Pro-Poor Innovation’ (3P4PPI) in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda and Vietnam to improve the quality and enabling environment for future pilots. The insights about BoP partnerships are bundled in this third publication. Successful implementation of inclusive innovations requires […]
Tags: Base, BopInc, collective, impact, partners, publishes, Pyramid, Towards
April 26, 2013
The agriculture sector plays a crucial role for the Vietnamese economy. To improve this sector, four leading agriculture companies took the initiative to form the Food, Agri and Aquaculture Business Sector committee (FAASC). The founding companies include de Heus, FrieslandCampina, Control Union and Fresh Studio. The FAASC is formed under the direction of the European […]
Tags: (FAASC), Agri, Aqua, Business, co-founder, Committee, Food, Fresh Studio, Sector
April 21, 2013
CAN THO – For this study I had to find a 6 months internship related to this main subjects and Fresh Studio has offered me the possibility to go in Vietnam to make this course. I am Victor Benbakir a French student of 21 years old; I studied Bsc in sustainable aquaculture and quality management in the […]
Tags: Aquaculture, Discovering, Sector, Victor Benbakir, Vietnamese
April 5, 2013
CAN THO – Pangasius fish is sustainably farmed in the Mekong delta of Vietnam, and a large part of the production sites are now certified for International farming standard such as GlobalGAP, B.A.P, and lately the ASC standard (Aquaculture Stewardship Council) has been introduced. Pangasius is sold in more than 130 countries, mostly processed into […]
Tags: airlines, assists, Fresh Studio, in sourcing, international, Pangasius
April 1, 2013
HCMC – One of the major limitations to increasing milk production on Vietnamese dairy farms is the quantity as well as the quality of roughage. Using good quality forage and grass in the feed ration, a higher milk production per cow can be realized and a more sustainable and competitive dairy farming sector can be […]
Tags: cows, Dairy, forage, high yield, improved, in Vietnam, strategies, workshop
March 21, 2013
HCMC – Fresh Studio is assisting CBI to recruit ambitious manufacturers and exporters in the food ingredient sector who are eager to expand their export activities to Europe. To inform companies about the program, explain in detail about the different modules of the program and to assist them with the application, Fresh Studio organized a […]
Tags: Business, CBI - Food, Coaching Program, Export, Ingredients
March 10, 2013
BoP Innovation Center (BoPInc) and partners, among others Fresh Studio, rereleased the second publication of a series of five about inclusive business at the Base of the Pyramid (BoP), the poorest socio-economic group in the world. Understanding the local BoP system and individuals within this system – consumers, producers, entrepreneurs – is fundamental to ensuring […]
Tags: Base, BopInc, Inclusive, Marketing, partners, publishes, Pyramid, research, shared
November 26, 2012
‘Inclusive Innovation-shared value at the Base of the Pyramid’ is the first publication of a series of five based on experiences and insights from the pilots within the ‘Three Pilot for Pro-Poor Innovation (3P4PPI) program in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda and Vietnam. This program is a close cooperation between BoP Innovation Center (BoPInc) and its […]
Tags: Base, BopInc, partners, publishes, Pyramid, shared, value
November 21, 2012
DALAT – Research and training initiatives are helping Vietnamese farmers produce year-round exportable crops. Rene van Rensen, R&D manager at Fresh Studio Innovations Asia, speaks to ASIAFRUIT about some of the training projects it has been working on with Vietnamese farmers to help boost their profitability through good agricultural practices. How does Fresh Studio work […]
Tags: results, Training, yields
November 11, 2012
HANOI – ‘I am impressed to see how FrieslandCampina has worked successfully with local farmers to increase the production of fresh milk in Vietnam.’ Locally produced fresh milk now makes up 19% of national milk production,’ international cooperation minister Ben Knapen said yesterday after visiting a model farm and a milk processing plant in southern […]
Tags: boosts, Dutch, fresh, in Vietnam, investment, Knapen, milk, production
November 9, 2012
HANOI – ‘The demand for sustainable and safe food is growing in Vietnam, and the spending power for such products has increased. This creates opportunities for Vietnamese farmers and Dutch entrepreneurs, who are internationally renowned for their expertise in sustainable agricultural methods,’ development cooperation minister Ben Knapen said on Tuesday after visiting a sustainable vegetable […]
Fresh Studio was contracted by GIZ and IDH to develop a Globalgap certified smallholder pangasius (catfish) farmer group in Tra Vinh Province
Tags: Project, Quality Assurance
November 4, 2012
Brochure created by Fresh Studio for METRO Vietnam Fish sourcing project … + METRO Vietnam Fish sourcing brochure (7,0 MB) ____________________________________________________ Source: Fresh Studio Language: English Publication date: June 2012Also interesting to read: Fresh Studio speaks at international aquaculture workshop Paper: Avocado in Vietnam. Value chain development beyond donor support Fresh studio assists in sourcing of Pangasius […]
Tags: Brochure, Fish, METRO, sourcing, Vietnam
June 7, 2012
MOC CHAU – Fresh Studio and Applied Plant Research of Wageningen UR are working on vegetable trials in the Moc Chau area since 2007, and recently Fresh Studio joined a team of local and international experts from a range of aid and development organizations to improve the market engagement for counter-seasonal vegetable producers in Moc […]
Tags: development, hub, New, under, vegetable, Vietnam
May 6, 2012
Greenhouse sweet peppers are primarily grown in three colours: green, red and yellow. No matter what the final colour of the pepper, all sweet peppers start out green in colour and the final colour develops as the fruit ripens. In general the price of red and yellow sweet pepper is higher than green sweet pepper, […]
Tags: Greenhouse, Manual, production, sweet pepper
April 3, 2012
Hydroponic cultivation is an artificial means of providing plants with support and a reservoir for nutrients and water. The simplest and oldest method for soilless culture is a vessel of water in which inorganic chemicals are dissolved to supply all of the nutrients that plants require. Often called solution culture or water culture, the method […]
Tags: Hydroponice, Manual, production, vegetable
Potato is an important crop in Vietnam. The main production area is in North-Vietnam, but in the Central Highlands (Lam Dong Province) potato is also an important crop. Potatoes are a high nutrient value, besides carbohydrates potatoes are also a good source of vitamins, minerals and fibres. In the past potatoes were mainly grown for […]
Tags: Manual, Potato, production
Irrigation is one of the most critical of all production practices. To provide conditions for optimum plant growth it is essential to become familiar with the factors that influence soil moisture. Plants evaporate which has to be compensated either by rainfall or in an artificial way. Because of storage capacity in the soil, water can […]
Tags: crops, irrigation, Manual, vegetable
Crop scouting is an essential part of Integrated Pest Management (IPM). IPM uses field specific information and improved decision making to protect a crop’s yield and quality while minimizing the use of crop protection products. Crop scouting provides field specific information on pest and disease pressure within a crop. In order to choose the best […]
Tags: crops, diseases, Manual, pests, Scouting
April 2, 2012
End 2019 Fresh Studio together with the project consortium Applied Horticulture Research, Royal Brinkman, BVB-Substrates, Semillas Fito and Gautier Semences started to identify 13 female farmers willing to investment in a plant nursery or vegetable production greenhouse in Son La province
Tags: application, Fertilizer, Manual
Vegetable cultivation started in the open field and for a large number of crops is still the preferred option. Especially when comparing financial inputs and outputs. In some regions or during some seasons it is however difficult to grow certain vegetable crops, due to the climate conditions. In order to still produce these corps “out […]
Tags: Greenhouse, Manual, production, vegetable
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