Vietnam, NZ agriculture ministers talk farm produce improvements

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong asked for New Zealand (NZ)’s support in improving the value of farm produce during a meeting with NZ Minister of Agriculture, Biosecurity, Food Safety, and Rural Communities Damien O’Connor in Hanoi on August 29.
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Hanoi (VNA) – Minister of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment Nguyen Xuan Cuong asked for New Zealand (NZ)’s support in improvingthe value of farm produce during a meeting with NZ Minister of Agriculture, Biosecurity,Food Safety, and Rural Communities Damien O’Connor in Hanoi on August 29.

Cuong lauded NZ’s modern and eco-friendly agriculturalindustry, in particular its widespread organic farming which, he said, providesa model for not only Vietnam but other countries worldwide too.

According to him, NZ’s agricultural sector holds itsstrengths in technology, state governance, and manufacturing, while Vietnam stillholds huge potential for its farm produce. However, the value of Vietnamesefarm produce remains low with weak competitiveness and a lack of trademarks,and as such quality supervision is needed to expand its market range.

He said Vietnam needs NZ’s assistance with standardisation;chain management experience; personnel training for State agencies, schools,institutes, and businesses; and facilitation of cooperation among businesses.

Over the past few years, NZ has helped Vietnam through specificprojects, particularly those regarding animal breeding and response to naturaldisasters.

The host wished that NZ would promptly offer technicalsupport in building trademarks and developing markets for dragon fruit and kiwifruit, adding that Vietnam will review procedures for joint projects so as to acceleratetheir progress and build specific cooperation schemes.

O’Connor, who is also NZ Minister for Trade and ExportGrowth, said Vietnam and NZ have signed an agreement on food safety and biosecurity,adding that both sides could work closely together in the future grantinge-licences to facilitate trade.

The guest expressed his support for ASEAN’s one-stop shopmechanism which, he said, will facilitate technological application and trade.

He added that NZ wants to supply food to the world and partnerwith Vietnam to improve its capacity and manufacturing. He hoped that Vietnamwill assist the country in supplying products to the world.

At the meeting, the two ministers witnessed the signing of amemorandum of understanding on bilateral cooperation. –VNA 
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