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Vietnam is one of the promising markets of the US’s farm produce, especially high-quality, safe and healthy products, experts said.

The Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (VIETRADE) at the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and e-commerce platform Sendo.vn are helping businesses to sell farm produce online and promote digital transformation and the application of technology in trade activities.

Over 100 representatives of organisations and enterprises from Vietnam, Algeria and Senegal are expected to attend a virtual matchmaking seminar on farm produce among the three countries next month.

Nearly 20 Vietnamese businesses are showcasing products at the 46th International Food and Beverage Exhibition (Foodex Japan 2021), which kicked off in the Japanese prefecture of Chiba on March 9.

Consumption of goods and agricultural products nationwide has shown many problems that need to be resolved after the recent outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic.

The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS) at all levels have launching a campaign calling on domestic consumers to help farmers in the northern province of Hai Duong, who are struggling against the COVID-19 pandemic with a huge amount of unsold farm produce.

The export of Vietnamese farm produce such as aquatic products, pepper, rubber, and rice to the Netherlands has soared since the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) took effect, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has reported.

Dishes not only demonstrate the skillfulness and resourcefulness of a homemaker and special features of each locality, but also reflect the cultural identity of each nation. A country with tropical agriculture, Vietnam is home to thousands of unique farm produce that serve as ingredients for a myriad of dishes.

Efforts are being made to promote the sale of crops, fruits and meat of farmers in coronavirus-hit provinces, including the two hardest-hit Hai Duong and Quang Ninh, as the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday nears.

Exports of many agricultural products continued to decline sharply in January due to a shortage of empty containers.

The recently-signed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement will create opportunities for Vietnam’s agricultural products to extend their reach in the region and the world, experts have said.

Among key farm produce of Vietnam, rice, rubber, cassava and cassava products recorded growth in export value in 2020.

A plenary meeting of the International Support Group (ISG), themed “Vietnam agriculture and rural development in the context of COVID-19: Opportunities and Challenges”, took place in Hanoi on December 11.

The US was the largest importer of Vietnamese agro-forestry-fishery products during January-November, with a turnover of 9.8 billion USD, up 22.3 percent year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The Hanoi Department of Industry and Trade has instructed production and business units in the city to develop plans to ensure supply and demand during the year-end and Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, a municipal official has said.

An agricultural fair to promote “One Commune, One Product” (OCOP) products from localities nationwide was kicked off on November 26 in Trinh Cong Son pedestrian street in Tay Ho district of Hanoi.

The Hanoi Agriculture Fair 2020 is being organised at AEON Mall Ha Dong in Hanoi from November 20 to 23.

Northern Vinh Phuc province has worked hard over time to ship its farm produce to economic hubs in Vietnam’s north, including the capital Hanoi.

A host of measures have been suggested for the agriculture sector to reach the target of 40 billion USD in export revenue this year, given the impact of COVID-19 and now natural disasters.

The agro-forestry-fishery sector posted a trade surplus of over 7.9 billion USD in the first ten months of this year, up 10.7 percent year-on-year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has reported.