Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan speaks at the event (Photo: baoquocte.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ministry ofForeign Affairs and Ministry of Industry and Trade co-organised a seminar onpromoting the export of Vietnamese fruits and vegetables to the European Union (EU) both online and offline.
Speakingat the event, Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Minh Vu said the export of farmproduce to the EU is beginning to gain benefits from the EU-Vietnam Free TradeAgreement (EVFTA).
Asthere remains room to further boost exports, he asked ambassadors andVietnamese representative agencies in the EU to continue working closely withministries, agencies and localities on the issue.
Vietnameseambassadors and commercial counsellors to Belgium, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, the Netherlands and Italy and several EU nations informed the EU’s latestregulations and market demand, opportunities and challenges to Vietnam whenexporting to these markets.
Theysaid the EU is paying more attention to importing organic fruits and vegetablesmeeting food safety and ethical standards.
The Vietnameseexporters proposed relevant ministries and agencies regularly updateinformation about regulations, demand, costs and consumers’ taste in the EU,build a national marketing strategy for several goods of strength, and considerthe possibility of establishing associations of farm produce exporters to theEU.
Concludingthe event, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan pointedout three biggest barriers to the export of Vietnamese farm produce, includingclimate change, market fluctuations and changes in consumption trend.
Accordingto him, the Vietnamese agriculture sector should build its trademark based ontransparency, responsibility and sustainability as the world is switching togreen production and consumption.
Healso took the occasion to call on firms to establish alliances and associationsto popularise national farm produce trademarks./.
