Vietnam’s aquatic sector urged to invest in modern technology
Hanoi (VNA) – Seafood processors and exporters need to invest in
advanced technologies and expand markets to match orientation to restructuring the agro-fisheries sector in the direction of improving added value and sustainable
development, said Dr. Dao Trong Hieu from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Development’s Agro Processing and Market Development Authority.
In an interview
recently granted to the Vietnam News Agency, Hieu said the sector needs to deal
with issues such as the quantity and quality of input materials, low-cost
resources and workforce. Meanwhile, over half of processed products still bring
trademarks of foreign importers.
According to him, the most difficult is how to synchronise the
supply of materials and consumption.
Domestic firms are yet to be self-sufficient in materials while linkage among
production-processing-consumption of aquatic products remains loose, he said.
Apart from policies issued by the Party Central Committee, the
centrally-run cities and provinces need to continue studying and issuing their
own mechanisms to promote the development of their local processing sectors,
contributing to lowering production costs and improving added value. At the same
time, authorities should build a legal framework and assist firms in
large-scale farm produce cultivation, he concluded./.