The campaign, scheduled to begin on September 5, supports the implementation of Government Resolution No. 36/2026/NQ-CP, which streamlines administrative procedures for growing-area and packing facility codes.
Gia Lai accelerates the standardization of data for coffee and durian cultivation areas. Photo: Hà Duy
The durian review runs until October 5, while the coffee review continues until December 5.
Officials are collecting and updating information on land plots, cultivated areas, varieties, tree age, expected yields, production methods and export demand.
The work will help build a database of agricultural production areas and improve their management.
Gia Lai currently has 451 growing-area codes covering more than 13,420 hectares, according to provincial People’s Committee Vice Chairman Dương Mah Tiệp.
These include 346 export codes covering more than 11,660 hectares approved by China’s General Administration of Customs.
Green-skinned pomelo products from farmers linked with the Hoài Ân Youth Agricultural Cooperative (Hoài Ân commune). Photo: ĐVCC
The province also has 53 codes for fruit packing facilities serving export markets including China, Australia, Japan, South Korea and New Zealand.
Under the resolution, applications are handled online through self-declaration, with applicants responsible for their submissions and subject to subsequent inspections.
Authority to issue growing-area codes has moved from provincial and central agencies to commune-level People’s Committees.
For valid standard applications, commune-level chairpersons must issue codes within three working days.
Applications for export purposes must be processed within 10 working days, including checks against the importing market’s technical requirements.
Durian cultivation area of Ia Phìn Organic Durian Cooperative (Chư Prông commune). Photo: Hà Duy
Trần Đức Hậu, vice chairman of the Chư Pưh Commune People’s Committee, said the changes remove minimum acreage requirements, allowing farmers with plots of about 500 square metres to obtain codes.
A single plot can also receive multiple codes for different crops, accommodating the local practice of intercropping coffee and durian. Local issuance is intended to reduce waiting times for farmers.
The changes also increase commune authorities’ responsibilities for processing applications, standardising data, conducting subsequent inspections and maintaining codes.
Large durian orchards in the province are being urgently standardized with plantation codes. Photo: Hà Duy
Huỳnh Việt Hùng, director of the provincial Agricultural Extension Center under the Department of Agriculture and Environment, said accurate production data was essential to the value of a growing-area code.
He stressed that compliance with procedures and product standards was necessary to protect the reputation of Vietnamese agricultural products.
The centre has been assigned to organise 61 training sessions in key communes and wards, alongside 15 specialised sessions for community agricultural extension workers and core farmers. It has completed 24 of the 61 local sessions.
Four working groups have also been established with the Crop Production and Plant Protection Sub-Department to coordinate with local authorities, administrative service units, community digital technology teams and village heads.
Cooperatives are participating in the campaign. In Chư Prông commune, the Ia Phìn Organic Durian Cooperative manages about 220 hectares for 61 members. Two export growing-area codes cover 70 hectares.
The cooperative uses no chemical fertilisers on its coded areas and applies strict residue controls. Durian yields exceed 28 tonnes per hectare, and its produce has entered export supply chains for several consecutive years.
Board chairman Lê Danh Lăng said standardised production helped farmers move towards commercial farming while improving quality and origin controls.
He said the data review offered an opportunity to strengthen the cooperative’s organic durian business.
The Agricultural Extension Center said reviews would extend to other crops after coffee and durian.
In Hoài Ân commune, the Hoài Ân Youth Agricultural Cooperative works with farmers on more than 460 hectares of green-skinned pomelo cultivated to VietGAP standards.
Director Lê Quốc Lập said the cooperative’s purchasing commitment helped farmers earn annual profits of about VND120 million–150 million (approximately US$4,600–5,700) per hectare.
By the end of 2026, it aims to add 100 hectares meeting VietGAP standards and secure export growing-area codes for 200 hectares.
Tiệp said Gia Lai was prioritising key agricultural production areas linked to processing. The data standardisation campaign supports that effort as export markets tighten requirements for food safety, traceability and sustainability.