The four-day event is jointly held by the VietnamCooperative Alliance (VCA)and the Institute of Vietnam OrganicAgricultural Economics.
It hosts over 350booths of domestic cooperatives and firms and foreign countries such as Japan,Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines, among others.
On display areproducts in agro-forestry-fishery and industrial sectors, including farmingmachines and plant protection products.
Speaking at theopening ceremony, VCA President Nguyen Ngoc Bao said the Party and Governmentof Vietnam have issued various incentives to support economic development ofcooperatives nationwide.
Various programmesto introduce products of cooperatives have been held across the country andoverseas, he added.
Vietnam is currentlyhome to more than 22,400 cooperatives totalling 7 million members. Of this,13,000 cooperatives are in agriculture.
Farmers areencouraged to join in cooperatives to develop their products and raisecompetitiveness in the market, ensuring sustainable production, Bao noted. -VNA