Along with a clean farm produce fair held from November 30 –December 2, the exchange was attracted by nearly 300 delegates from the threecountries, including representatives of the Vietnam Farmers’ Union (VFU).
Participants had a chance to attend a seminar to discussagriculture, farming and rural development. Also featured were a cultural andart exchange, visits to high-tech agriculture models, as well as discussions oncooperation opportunities in farm production and consumption, achievements inscience-technology, and support for firms to access domestic and foreignmarkets.
The clean farm produce fair drew over 223 firms, introducingover 2,600 agricultural and craft products, mostly fresh fruit and vegetables;aquatic products; processed, dried and canned food; silk products; and woodenfurniture to about 14,300 visitors.
Businesses signed 13 cooperation agreements to join safefood chains and access each other’s markets.
At the closing ceremony, the organising board presented theVFU Central Committee’s certificates of merit to 81 outstanding businesses,cooperatives and working groups from the three countries.
The next exchange is expected to be held in December 2020 in Laos orCambodia./.