Pine apples processed for exports (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam expects to gain 8-10 billion USD from shippingfruits and vegetables abroad, with revenue of processed products accounting forat least 30 percent of the total by 2030.
Under a project to develop the fruit and vegetable process sector during 2021-2030recently approved by the Prime Minister, Vietnam targets to attract investmentin 50-60 fruit and vegetable processing establishments, and build severalmodern groups and enterprises who have good competitive capacity.
With a view to achieving the goals, Vietnam will invest heavily to improveprocessing ability, give priority to processing key fruits and vegetables whichhave high values, set up material zones, and develop markets for the products.
The project laid stress on the necessity to build processing and packaging facilitiesand storage warehouses and install suitable equipment to reduce post-harvest losses.
Besides, it is crucial to attract investment to ensure that all of theproduction facilities will be well equipped with necessary machines by 2030.
Along with encouraging businesses to invest in food irradiation centres atlarge-scale fruit and vegetable farming areas so that their products meet internationalstandards, the country will promote intensive processing and diversifyprocessed products.
Additionally, the country will establish specialised fruit and vegetable cultivatingareas which are able to provide some 5-6 million tonnes of high-qualityproducts for processing by 2030./.
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