Vietnam targets higher coffee quality, value
The domestic agricultural sector is working to raise the quality and value of Vietnamese coffee given that coffee export turnover has yet to match the volume.
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The domestic agricultural sector is working to raise the quality and value of Vietnamese coffee given that coffee export turnover has yet to match the volume.
China is current the biggest market for Vietnamese agricultural products, but its demand for fruits and vegetables is still growing, offering a chance for Vietnamese firms to boost even stronger shipments to this country.
Lavifood Joint Stock Company officially put into operation its Tanifood vegetable and fruit processing plant in the southwestern province of Tay Ninh on January 6, hoping to make international-standard products for export to the US, the European Union, the Republic of Korea, Japan and Australia.
As many as 2,200 new agricultural enterprises were set up in 2018, up 12.3 percent compared to 2017 and pushing the total number of firms in the sector to 9,235, reported the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
2019 is considered a promising year for labour export with a series of potential markets with good jobs and salaries are opening door for Vietnamese workers overseas.
Kon Tum is calling for capable investors and firms to run long-term business in the Central Highlands province and accompany local authorities in developing the green economy, protecting the environment and combating climate change, a local official said.
Businesses of Vietnam and Greece were encouraged to promote cooperation in the trade of their products of advantage, especially in maritime transport, logistics, shipbuilding, sea port development, tourism and agricultural product processing, at a Vietnam-Greece Business Forum held in Hanoi on December 10.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc called on Austrian businesses to invest in a wide range of areas in Vietnam while addressing the Vietnam-Austria Business Forum in Vienna on October 15.
Vietnam’s fruit sector should focus on gaining trust from domestic consumers before focusing on exports, said Deputy Director of the Plant Cultivation Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) Nguyen Nhu Cuong.
The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has approved a list of 81 projects calling for investment until 2020, said Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Pham Vu Hong.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited Thanh Long farm in Chau Thanh district and Tanifood agricultural product processing plant in Go Dau district in the southwestern province of Tay Ninh on August 21.
The southern province of Binh Duong has carried out solutions to support local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as part of efforts to realise Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s directive on assisting SMEs.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Algeria held a meeting to introduce potential for bilateral cooperation and trade and investment ties between the two nations in Médéa province on July 30.
Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos has affirmed his support for enhancing all-round cooperation with Vietnam during his reception for visiting Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on July 2.
With effective cooperation between farmers, businesses and State management agencies, Vietnam is likely to realise its goal of 10 billion USD in fruit-vegetables export turnover by 2020.
Vietnamese air freight costs are much higher than the regional average and this is believed to be one of the main reasons hindering Vietnam’s fruit exports.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will speed up the restructuring process as part of efforts to ensure the set growth target for the year will be achieved, said Deputy Minister Ha Cong Tuan.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long to make greater efforts to become a leading locality in terms of development in the next decade with its economy and local people’s income rising fourfold.
