Ben Tre targets to be Mekong Delta’s top three exporters by 2030
Ben Tre (VNA) – Ben Tre province aims to become the Mekong Delta’s top three in terms of export turnover by 2030.
The target is set in an action plan to implement the commodity import-export strategy to 2030, which has been issued by the provincial People’s
Committee.
Accordingly, the province focuses on boosting import and export activities, toward gradually increasing the scale of production and
consumption of agro-forestry and aquatic products. Special attention will be paid to building
concentrated raw material areas and exploiting the sources reasonably. The cultivation of key commodities will be expanded along with pouring investments into offshore
fishing vehicles, creating a stable and high-quality source of raw materials.
Ben Tre sets a target of obtaining a 13.5-14.5% growth
rate in export turnover in the 2021-2030 period.
It will promote
import and export activities in the direction of both expanding markets and
commodities and improving import and export efficiency in line with
sustainable development and minimising environmental pollution. Specifically, the group of industrial and handicraft
products continues to make up a high proportion of total export turnover with
88% by 2025 and 90% by 2030; vegetables and fruits will account for 8% by 2025
and 10% by 2030, and the group of processed aquatic products 4% by 2025 and 6% by
2030.
According to the provincial People's Committee, in the 2021-2025
period, thanks to the advantage of new generation free trade agreements (FTAs)
that have taken effect including the Vietnam - Korea FTA (VKFTA) and Comprehensive
and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), which will eliminate up to 90% of tariff lines, local export products are expected to increase sharply, especially coconut-related products, electronic components, auto parts, footwear, garment-textiles, agricultural
products and handicrafts. The export value of coconut-related products will reach
560 million USD by 2025, up 10.05% year-on-year while the export of vegetables and
fruit will hit 165 million USD, an increase of 6.99% per year.
To this end, the People’s Committee of Ben Tre province
asked the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to coordinate with
other departments, agencies and People's Committees of districts and cities in
developing the value chain of key agricultural products in the 2020-2025 period
with orientations to 2030.
The Department of Industry and Trade was assigned to work
with other agencies in the implementation of a programme on developing key
industries and local businesses in the 2020-2025 period with a vision to 2030.
Priority will be given to attracting
clean energy industry, manufacturing and processing aquatic products and
industries to serve agriculture and rural areas.
Nguyen Van Be, the department’s director said that it will continue to popularise local goods at home and abroad. Every year, the department collaborates with agencies and units under the Ministry of Industry and Trade and media outlets to promote products under One Commune One Product (OCOP) programme and specialties of the locality, he said./.