At the workshop (Source: VOH)HCM City (VNA) – Experts proposed anumber of solutions to boosting food export to potential markets during aworkshop held in Ho Chi Minh City on August 7.
Ly Kim Chi, Chairwoman of the Food and FoodstuffAssociation of Ho Chi Minh City, said the city will focus on exporting aquaticproducts, coffee, vegetables, fruits, and rice to member countries of theComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)as well as catfish, shrimp and other agricultural products to the Europeanmarket.
To date, Vietnam has exported goods to over 200markets. In the first six months of 2019, the total import-export turnover wasestimated at 122.42 billion USD, a year-on-year rise of 7.1 percent.
The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) andthe CPTPP will help Vietnam attract foreign direct investment (FDI) and createnew agro-fishery products, according to experts.
Ramlan Osman, Director of Vietnam Halal Center,said Vietnam has abundant raw materials for halal products – which are of globalincreasing demand - such as coffee, rice, seafood, spices, nuts, andvegetables.
Pham Tuan Long, deputy director of the tradedepartment under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, said the ministry has beencoordinating with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to updatetechnical barriers and trade protection measures from import countries forbusinesses.
The two ministries are pushing ahead withnegotiations to pave the way for fresh shrimp to Australia, pork to China, thePhilippines and Singapore, salted egg to Hong Kong and Singapore, star apple tothe US, grapefruit and custard apple to China, longan, lychee and rambutan tothe Republic of Korea, Japan, New Zealand, Brazil and Argentina.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has alsoworked with relevant agencies to strengthen management and quickly resolveproblems in exporting agro-fishery products to bordering countries.-VNA
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