An overview of the national conference (Phôt: VNA) Addressing a national conference in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on April28, the minister underlined the need to pay special heed to building orientations for domesticand international market development for agricultural products.
Jointly held by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ministryof Science and Technology, and the municipal People’s Committee, the conferenceaimed to identify measures to effectively implement plans to restructure the agriculturalsector in the 2021-2025 period.
Hoan said it provided a venue for ministries, localities, and businesses toshare their experience and discuss ways to improve the value chain ofVietnamese farm produce in the time to come.
According to the minister, Vietnam is ranked 17th in agro-forestry-aquacultureexports in the world, with turnover hitting 41.2 billion USD in 2020,accounting for 1.95 percent of the global total. Therefore, there is major spacefor Vietnam to boost such exports.
Relevant ministries, sectors, localities and business associations were urged to work hardon addressing bottlenecks so as to develop agricultural product markets in the time to come. They were asked to continue negotiations to remove technical and trade barriers in key markets such as theUS and the EU, while promoting negotiations to facilitate the export of freshfruit and vegetables, aquatic products, birds’ nests, and meat to China, as well as expanding exports to Japan,the Republic of Korea, India, the Eurasian Economic Union, Africa, and ASEAN, and for the Halal market.
Attention should also be paid to planning domestic production to createagricultural products that meet the requirements of fastidious countries, participantssaid.
They emphasised the need to strengthen trade promotion activities, bolster the applicationof technology in agricultural development, raise the quality of farm produce for export, while share experience, global market trends and issues relating to brand building and protection, and geographical indications with businesses operating in agriculture./.
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