Business

Danish seminar shares agicultural experience with Vietnamese firms

About 135 Danish firms have opened branch offices in Vietnam so far and the firms are actively contributing to the growth of various sectors including agriculture, according to Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien.
Danish seminar shares agicultural experience with Vietnamese firms ảnh 1Pork is processed at a Vinh Anh Food factory. Food safety SSC is a Danish-Vietnamese partnership tasked with improving food safety in the Vietnamese pork value chain. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - About 135 Danish firms have opened branch officesin Vietnam so far and the firms are actively contributing to the growth ofvarious sectors including agriculture, according to Deputy Minister ofAgriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien.

The deputy minister was speaking at the seminar "Danish experiences andsolutions in sustainable agri-food production" on August 17.

Tien underscored Denmark as one of the leading countries in agriculture andsustainable development. Denmark's experiences, he believed, would helpVietnamese firms speed up on the road to high-tech and climate-smartagriculture.

Sanne Hoj Andren, Sector Counsellor for Agri-Food at the Embassy of Denmark,revealed that strategic sector cooperation (SSC) is a partnership betweenDanish public authorities and Vietnamese ministries.

The two countries have SSC in four areas comprising education, health, foodsafety and statistics. The overall objective of the food safety SSC is toimprove feed quality and food safety in Vietnam's pork value chain.

To that end, Danish authorities have been assisting Vietnamese partners in porkorigin-tracing, controlling veterinary medicines, controlling food safety inmeat processing and capacity building in risk-based management.

Dinh Pham Hien, PSAV Secretariat at the Ministry of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment's International Cooperation Department, said that the Partnershipfor Sustainable Agriculture (PAS) was a World Economic Forum initiative aimedat promoting sustainable agriculture worldwide.

Vietnam institutionalised working groups into PAS in 2015 and the Partnershipfor Sustainable Agriculture in Vietnam (PASV) was tasked with bringing togetherplayers in the agricultural sector to establish value chains of Vietnameseproduce.

The PASV has increased farming productivity by 17% and farmer incomes alike,and at the same time, cut CO2 emissions by 43%. The initiative has also helpedvalue chains meet international standards.

Jeppe Sondergaard Pedersen, International Chief Adviser of the DanishAgriculture and Food Council, said Denmark had 4,121 organic farms thatcultivated 310,000 ha of land in 2020.

Given so much land claimed by cultivation, the country has to become moresustainable by embracing circular production and resource-efficient approaches.Its produce remains competitive through higher yields and increased efficiency,more value added, and the entrance to new markets.

Troels Vensild, Head of the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration'sInternational Cooperation Division, underscored Denmark as among the world'smost sustainable food producers.

Green transition is key for Danish firms to export sustainable products,resource-efficient solutions and technologies globally./.
VNA
#Danish firms #SSC #food safety #Vietnam's pork value chain #World Economic Forum #Vietnam #Vietnam news #Vietnam News Agency
Follow VietnamPlus

Related News

Vietnam wants to strengthen cooperation in areas of Denmark's strength: FM

Vietnam wants to strengthen cooperation in areas of Denmark's strength: FM

Vietnam and Denmark should continue to coordinate closely to optimise their cooperation potential in areas of Denmark’s strength and Vietnam’s demand, especially in climate change, environment and green growth, while expanding partnerships in education, training, high-tech agriculture, and people-to-people exchange.
Book on Danish market published

Book on Danish market published

The Vietnamese Embassy in Denmark, in collaboration with the Vietnam Trade Office in Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Iceland and Latvia, published a book on the Danish market with the aim to support Vietnamese companies in taking advantage of opportunities brought by the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) to boost their exports to the country.
Vietnam, Denmark seek ways to intensify economic, trade ties

Vietnam, Denmark seek ways to intensify economic, trade ties

A delegation of major Danish companies will accompany Crown Prince Frederik in his upcoming visit to Vietnam to seek business and investment opportunities with Vietnamese agencies and partners, Deputy Director General of the Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) Thomas Bustrup has said.

See more

The Vietnam–Cambodia business connectivity conference held in Ho Chi Minh City on July 15 aims at boosting trade and investment between the two economies. (Photo: VNA)

Conference seeks ways to promote Vietnam – Cambodia trade

The value of trade between Vietnam and Cambodia reached 6.2 billion USD in the first six months of 2025, a year-on-year increase of 16.8%. Vietnam's exports to Cambodia totaled 2.7 billion USD, up 4.6% from the same period last year.

A Korea-invested company in Hue city, Vietnam (Photo: VNA)

Foreign investors show strong confidence in Vietnam’s long-term investment potential

While concerns over tariffs are real and may lead some foreign investors to take a more cautious approach in disbursing capital, especially for large-scale and long-term projects, Vietnam still holds significant advantages in attracting FDI thanks to a favourable business environment and, most importantly, the Government’s strong commitment to supporting investors.

Deputy Minister Nguyen Hoang Long, Minister of State Douglas Alexander, and representatives from ministries and the embassies of both countries pose for a group photo at the 14th JETCO meeting. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam, UK boost economic, trade ties

Over the past decade, trade and investment relations between Vietnam and the UK have made remarkable strides. On trade, the two countries have implemented the UKVFTA for more than four years, and most recently, the UK’s accession as the 12th member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) has further strengthened bilateral cooperation.

Workers assemble parts on an automotive production line in HCM City. The city’s industrial sector is showing strong signs of recovery. (Photo: moit.gov.vn)

HCM City sees strong recovery in industrial production

HCM City's 23 industries – including printing and media reproduction, furniture manufacturing, non-metallic mineral products, motor vehicles, electrical equipment, clothing and electronic and optical products – reported higher output in the first half of 2025.

Workers pack cashew nuts at Duc Thinh production and trading co., ltd., former Binh Phuoc province (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam targets 4.5 billion USD in cashew exports for 2025

Figures from the first six months show cashew exports reached 346,800 tonnes, earning 2.36 billion USD, a drop of 2.7% in volume but a surge of 20.4% in value annually. The rise was largely attributed to a significant increase in export prices, which helped offset lower shipment volumes.

The Hai Phong City Convention and Performance Centre is one of the venues for ABAC III. (Photo: VNA)

Hai Phong expects strong wave of investment from APEC member economies

Hai Phong will present investment registration certificates for 32 projects and sign seven Memoranda of Understanding, with total committed capital exceeding 15.6 billion USD. These projects include investments from Europe and the US, reflecting the growing interest of global investors in the city's business environment and development potential.

The ongoing administrative reforms are expected to expand the real estate sector's appeal to investors. (Photo: VNA)

Institutional reforms open new investment frontier for realty sector

Assessing the impact of the new model, Director at Savills Vietnam’s Advisory Services Do Thi Thu Giang said that the deeper decentralisation of authority to local administrations will help reduce processing time for construction permits and project approvals, thereby reducing opportunity costs and increasing investment efficiency.

Minister Counsellor Pham Quang Huy, deputy head of Vietnam's Permanent Mission to Geneva and representatives of St. Gallen Endowment. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam boosts cooperation with St. Gallen Endowment of Switzerland

Minister Counsellor Pham Quang Huy, deputy head of Vietnam's Permanent Mission to Geneva, has recently held a working session with representatives of the St. Gallen Endowment to boost cooperation between Vietnam and the Swiss fund, as part of his attendance at a seminar in Geneva on risk levels and countries’ trade responses to rising tariffs.