GQSP Vietnam Project

The Global Quality and Standards Programme (GQSP) implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and funded by Switzerland through the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) to promote trade and competitiveness through strengthening the quality and standards compliance capacity to facilitate markets for SMEs.

UNIDO in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) implementing the GQSP Vietnam Project “Increasing standard and quality compliance capacity of Vietnam’s tropical fruit value chains” from 2020 to 2026. The objective of the project is enhanced competitiveness and sustainability of Vietnamese tropical fruit exports through innovation, diversification, quality improvement, and standards compliance that meet modern market requirements.

It focuses on three key intervention areas: Enhancing Quality Infrastructure, Strengthening SMEs' Compliance with Standards, and Culture for Quality.