Agriculture, trade ministries sign MoU on agro-forestry-fisheries
A memorandum of understanding to enhance cooperation in promoting the production and consumption of agro-forestry-fisheries for 2016-2020 was signed in Hanoi on November 9
Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Accordingly, the two ministries will work closely together to improve output, quality and added value; lift non-tariff barriers; promote trade and brand building; fight smuggling and counterfeits; strengthen State management and develop craft villages, among others.
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong said between now and the year’s end, both sides will direct producing and consuming vegetables, pork meat, milk, shrimp, tra fish and rice, towards lifting the export of agro-forestry-fisheries to 31 billion USD above.
Over the past years, the two ministries have adopted trade defence measures, conducted trade promotion programmes at home and abroad, electrified rural areas, and invested in irrigation for agriculture.-VNA
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