The export of the first shipment of sweet potatoes showed that the quality of the province's potato products has improved, meeting the requirements of the General Administration of Customs China.

Vinh Long’s agriculture sector has coordinated with departments and localities to guide farmers to improve the cultivation and harvesting processes as well as apply scientific advances to enhance productivity, creating products that satisfy strict demand on quality, food safety and consumer health in line with international standards.

Vietnam’s 70 sweet potato cultivation areas and 13 packaging facilities have been licenced to export to China. Of these, Vinh Long has 27 planting areas and three packing facilities that have been granted codes for exporting to the Chinese market./.

VNA