CGIAR Summary Report Food Flow Traditional Markets

DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION

In Vietnam, wholesale and retail traditional wet markets play an important role in food marketing systems. Although market system development has been taken into account by governmental policies, the market system, especially wholesale markets, has not been well-planned.

The in-person survey was conducted among vegetable, pork, and rice sellers using registration forms in 5 traditional wet markets in Hanoi, Vietnam. This survey aimed to partially characterize the food flow of different actors as well as to understand physical and social characteristics for different foods in the flow, as well as strengths and constraints in the food distribution system. The survey is one of 3 layers for data collection under the project “Revealing Informal Food Flows Through Free Wi-Fi.”

The results are summarized as below: