VIETGAP for beekeeping or VietGAHP for animal husbandry was established and issued by the Livestock Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, on November 10, 2015, according to Decision No. 4653/QD-BNN-CN.
VIETGAP (Vietnamese Good Agricultural Practice) is a set of standards/practices for good agriculture in Vietnam. For the beekeeping sector, besides the term VIETGAP, the term VietGAHP (Vietnam Good Animal Husbandry Practices) is also used.
For the cultivation sector, the VIETGAP regulations are issued in the form of National Technical Standards (TCVN), while for the animal husbandry sector, the VIETGAP regulations are issued in the form of Good Animal Husbandry Practices, authorized by the Ministry of Agriculture (not yet issued as National Technical Standards). However, the criteria of VIETGAP for animal husbandry are harmonized with ASEANGAP and reference other GAP standards worldwide such as GlobalG.A.P (international), JGAP (Japan), and ChinaGAP (China).
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