A Golden Cashew Festival – the first ofits kind in the country - opened in the southern province of Binh Phuocon March 20.
Prominent at the opening ceremony wereState President Nguyen Minh Triet, Deputy Prime Minister Truong VinhTrong, Cambodian Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Men Sam An and LaoPermanent Deputy Prime Minister Somsavat Lengsavad.
Cashew nut is one of Vietnam ’s key agricultural products for exports.Since 2006, Vietnam has become a world leading exporter of cashew nuts.
In his opening remark, Secretary of the provincial Party CommitteeNguyen Tan Hung said with various activities, the festival is aimed atpromoting and honouring the brand name of Vietnamese cashew nuts.
During the festival, the organisers presented the “Golden Cashew” titleto 20 individuals and businesses for their outstanding performances incashew nut processing and export.
Deputy PM Trong took this occasion to grant the governments of Cambodiaand Laos each 100,000 high-quality cashew saplings.
As part of the three-day festival, Binh Phuoc province and the Ministryof Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) co-hosted a seminar onMarch 21 to discuss a development strategy for the cashew industrythrough 2020.
The Vietnam Cashew Association (VINACAS) reported the country nowaccounts for 37 percent of the world’s cashew nut market share.
To maintain its top position in terms of cashew nut exports andsustainable development, the industry will step up intensive farmingand cooperate with Cambodia and Laos to grow 200,000 ha of cashews,said VINACAS.
A number of provinces such as Binh Phuoc and Dong Nai have worked with border localities to expand cashew acreages.
The same day, another seminar was held to seek ways to build up thebrand name for Vietnamese cashew nuts, bringing together more than 200managers, scientists, businesspeople and cashew growers./.
Prominent at the opening ceremony wereState President Nguyen Minh Triet, Deputy Prime Minister Truong VinhTrong, Cambodian Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Men Sam An and LaoPermanent Deputy Prime Minister Somsavat Lengsavad.
Cashew nut is one of Vietnam ’s key agricultural products for exports.Since 2006, Vietnam has become a world leading exporter of cashew nuts.
In his opening remark, Secretary of the provincial Party CommitteeNguyen Tan Hung said with various activities, the festival is aimed atpromoting and honouring the brand name of Vietnamese cashew nuts.
During the festival, the organisers presented the “Golden Cashew” titleto 20 individuals and businesses for their outstanding performances incashew nut processing and export.
Deputy PM Trong took this occasion to grant the governments of Cambodiaand Laos each 100,000 high-quality cashew saplings.
As part of the three-day festival, Binh Phuoc province and the Ministryof Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) co-hosted a seminar onMarch 21 to discuss a development strategy for the cashew industrythrough 2020.
The Vietnam Cashew Association (VINACAS) reported the country nowaccounts for 37 percent of the world’s cashew nut market share.
To maintain its top position in terms of cashew nut exports andsustainable development, the industry will step up intensive farmingand cooperate with Cambodia and Laos to grow 200,000 ha of cashews,said VINACAS.
A number of provinces such as Binh Phuoc and Dong Nai have worked with border localities to expand cashew acreages.
The same day, another seminar was held to seek ways to build up thebrand name for Vietnamese cashew nuts, bringing together more than 200managers, scientists, businesspeople and cashew growers./.
