About Us – safegroproject.com https://safegroproject.com safegroproject.com Tue, 30 Sep 2025 03:01:02 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Project Staff https://safegroproject.com/en/project-staff/ Wed, 26 Oct 2022 02:30:05 +0000 https://safegroproject.com/?p=8526 Project Staff
I Full time Full timeFull time
1 Do Thanh Lam Project director
2 Nguyen Van Thuan Project Coordination Committee (PCC) and Government Liaison Officer
3 Hoang Thi Lua Project manager
4 Ta Thi Khanh Van FS Technical Coordinator
5 Pham Quoc Hoan Interpreter
6 Nguyen Thi Tra Vinh Accountant
7 Nguyen Ngoc Hung Administration officer
8 Nguyen Huu Thang MEL specialist
9 Phung Thi Yen Local Gender Advisor
10 Nguyen Thi Phuong Dung Communications
11 Nguyen Thi Lan Huong Training Coordinator
II Part time Position
12 Nguyen Thi Thao Senior FS specialist
13 Nguyen Man Ha Anh Local FS policy specialist
14 Tran Thi Dinh FS Specialist in Hanoi
III STCs Position
15 Dinh Thanh Phuong FS specialist focusing on regulatory and technical issues
16 Ninh Thi Len Food Safety Policy and regulatory Specialist
17 Nguyen Tien Hung Food Safety Legal Affair Specialist
18 Nguyen Thi Minh Tu Food safety undergraduate curriculum design
19 Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy Food safety curriculum, syllabus and content developer
20 Kha Chan Tuyen Food safety instructional system design specialist
21 Le Thi Phuong Thao FS laboratory specialist from MoH/NIFC
22 Do Thi Ngoc Huyen Specialists focusing on hazard identification in Hanoi
23 Le Thi Kim Oanh Local specialist focusing on crop production in Hanoi
24 Nguyen Tien Giap Local specialist focusing on livestock production in Hanoi
25 Hoang Phu Quyen National Food Safety GMP/HACCP Specilaist in Hanoi
26 To Lien Thu FS VietGAHP certification training specialist
27 Le Minh Hung FS specialist on HACCP Certification and HACCP training
28 Nguyen Duc Tung Agronomy specialist
29 Nguyen Dinh Truyen Food Safety specialist focus on GAP manual development Food Safety Specialist for livestock GBVC assessment in HCM
30 Trinh Hong Son Livestock production specialist
31 Le Ngoc Can Food Safety Specialist for crop/vegetable GBVC assessment in HCM
32 Le Duy Anh Kiet Food Safety Specialist for aquaculture GBVC assessment in HCM
33 Vien Kim Cuong Team Leader for Gender-based Value chain (GBVC) Assessment on Vegetables in HCM
IV International consultant Position
1 Brian Bedard (Mr) Food Safety/Risk Assessment Specialist
2 Debra Rasmussen (Ms) Business Administration Specialist
3 Lawrence Goodridge (Mr) Food Safety Capacity Building and Laboratory Specialist
4 Rolf Schoenert (Mr) Regulation/Policy Specialist
5 John Duffill (Mr) Fruit/Vegetable VC Expert
6 Birgitta Ball International Food Safety Culture Specialist
7 Maria Corradini (Prof. U of Guelph) Food Safety Chemical Contaminants Specialist
8 Spencer Henson International Agri-food Trade Specialist
9 Amy Proulx FS specialist on HACCP content design for training TOT
10 Heather Gale Canada GAP Specialist
11 Todd Ruthman Food Safety Info System Specialist
12 Greg Paoli Food Safety Risk Assessment Training Advisor
13 Vesna Duricic Project coordinator
]]> What we do https://safegroproject.com/en/what-we-do/ Mon, 29 Aug 2022 03:17:33 +0000 https://safegroproject.com/?p=8075 The design of the project is in response to the request of the Government of Vietnam on its food safety priorities identified during the process of implementing the Law on Food Safety of 2011 and its subsequent decrees and circulars.

The project applies a holistic approach based on three pillars including enabling environment (Government), supply (private sector and smallholder farmers) and demand (consumers) that will allow for systemic and sustainable change in the country.

The risk-based approach to food safety management will be used in the project, taking into consideration the need to manage food safety through the entire food value chain from production to processing, distribution and consumption.

The project will promote the pro-active participation of diverse stakeholders including Government agencies, the private sector, academia, civil society, NGOs, and the media in jointly addressing food safety challenges in Vietnam and supporting Vietnam in  meeting international food safety standards.

The project will focus on the two largest cities of Vietnam, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, and will aim to generate impact on neighboring provinces that produce and supply agri-food products.

The project will bring Canadian and internationally recognized expertise in food safety and food inspection as well as state-of-the-art technology and environmentally sustainable food safety practices.

The project will support the Government of Vietnam in achieving of a number of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including increased agri-food product competitiveness and gender equality in Vietnam.

]]> SAFE FOOD FOR GROWTH PROJECT (SAFEGRO) https://safegroproject.com/en/general-information/ Fri, 26 Aug 2022 09:58:58 +0000 https://safegroproject.com/?p=8070 1. General Information:
– Donor: Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
– Project Owner/Line Ministry: Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development (MARD)
– Collaborating Agencies: Ministry of Health (Vietnam Food Administration) and Ministry of Industry and Trade (Department of Science and Technology)
– Project Standing Agency: National Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Department
– Project Implementation Timeframe: 5 years (2021 – 2025)
– Project Implementation Location: Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City
– Total Financing/Grant: $15.3 million CAD
– The Canadian Executive Agency (CEA): Alinea International (*) & Guelph University
– Project Office: 301, B3 Building, Van Phuc Diplomatic Compound, 298 Kim Ma Str., Ba Dinh Dist., Ha Noi
– Branch Office: (tentatively) 45 Dinh Tien Hoang Str., District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
– Project Scope: Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City and localities that link to the Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh city’s supply chains
– Project Steering Committee: (13 personnel):
PSC Chairman: Mr. Tran Thanh Nam, Vice Minister of MARD;
PSC Co-Chairman: Brian Allemekinders, Commercial Counselor/Head of Development Cooperation, Embassy of Canada to Vietnam
PSC Vice-chairman: Mr. Nguyen Nhu Tiep, General Director, NAFIQAD
PSC Members:  Mr. Nguyen Viet Tan (DST/MOIT); and representatives from relevant departments/agencies under the MARD
– Inter-sectoral Working Group (IWG): (16 personnel):
IWG Leader: General Director, NAFIQAD
IWG Members: Representatives from relevant departments/agencies under the 3 line ministries, including Mr. Nguyen Viet Tan (DST/MOIT); and others
2. Project Objectives
Overall Objectives:
– Support the development and enforcement of science-based FS regulations and risk-based FS management approaches. The project will also engage producers (smallholder farmers) and the private sector to promote environmentally sustainable and CSA practices, and develop a sustainable traceability system;
– Aiming towards public awareness raising on FS for consumers and promoting behavior changes for increased demand and consumption of safe and affordable agri-food in Vietnam.
Project’s Ultimate Outcome:
– Improved well-being of consumers and agri-food sector actors, including poor farmers in Vietnam
3. Project Components:
Component 1: Enabling environment, improved performance of national and sub-national governments in food safety regulation enforcement along the selected value chains in Vietnam to meet international standards
– Outcome 1: Improved capacity of the Food Safety Management Agencies
– Outcome 2: Improved food safety control capacity of competent authorities to support the risk-based food safety management system
– Outcome 3: Improved capacity to apply a risk-based approach by FS Management Agencies
Component 2: Increased competitiveness of agro-production and business establishments, incluing small-holder farmers, poor farmers and other actors, particularly women in Vietnam in supplying safe agri-food products to domestic and international markets (in selected value chains)
– Outcome 1: Strengthened capacity of agri-food production and business establistments/farming households/poor farmers/other actors, particularly women, along the value chains to supply safe agri-food products, taking gender equality and environmental sustainability considerations into account.
– Outcome 2: Increased capacity of agri-food production/business establishments to ensure traceability and food safety along selected value chains.
– Outcome 3: Increased capacity of the agro-production and business establishments participating in selected value chains, including poor farmers/farming households in selected provinces and centrally-run cities to apply agri-food innovative solutions and climate smart and gender-sensative agriculture approaches, technologies and practices.
Component 3: Increased consumer demand for safe and affordable agri-food in Vietnam
– Outcome 1: Increased awareness by consumers, particularly women, of the critical importance of food safety and their rights to have access to and availability of affordable, safe agri-food products in selected provinces and centrally-run cities in Vietnam
4.Main Activities:
– Review of the FS policies and legislations, and support for improvement of some policy documents, including review of 10-year implementation of the FSL, with recommended changes/revisions to the existing FSL and Decree 15/2018/ND-CP
– Taking stock of the current situation on the implementation of, analysis of shortcomings and constraints in handling food safety incidents, management of food-borne diseases (food poisoning).
– Support for digital transformation design for food safety management information and reporting
– TA for establishment of a National Laboratory Management System (LIMS)
– Gender toolkit & e-Learning modules
– Development of International Food Safety Training Program
– TA for selected academic or research institutions on food safety risk assessment
– Gender-based value chain assessments (GBVCAs) and selection, and propose comprehensive support plan for selected value chains.
– Conduct RA survey in value-chains, including production households/ establishments/ cooperatives; preliminary processing and processing establishments; logistical service centers; wholesale markets, trade centers/shoping malls; supermarkets and retail markets of selected value chains
– Conduct gap analysis of traceability systems, including recall and resolve for selected food products
– Analysis and assessment of current status of, and developoment of capacity strengthening strategy for the application of HACCP, GAP and/or relevant international FS standards and certifications)
– Target audiences survey/study on their awareness, culture and expectations, particularly women and youth
– Communication strategy with key messages for each identified target groups
– TA on trade facilitation and brand promotion
and provision of various relevant training on food safety
(*)Alinea is an international development consultancy providing technical and management expertise that helps people improve their lives. For more than 35 years, Alinea has delivered lasting change through more than 500 projects worldwide.
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