The opening ceremony of the Vietnam Dairy Fair 2017 (Source: VNA)The Vietnam Dairy Fair 2017, the first of itskind, is a major trade promotion event to connect domestic and foreignbusinesses, said Tran Quang Trung, President of Vietnam Dairy Association (VDA)at the opening ceremony.
He added that the event, which runs through June3, aims to facilitate investment cooperation as well as enhance competitivenessof Vietnam’s dairy industry.
Dairy products, technology, feed and veterinarymedicine are being showcased at the exhibition, co-held by VDA and VietnamAdvertisement and Fair Exhibition Joint Stock Company.
It sees the participation of well-known domesticand international dairy brands such as Vinamilk, Mead Johnson, Neslte, MocChau, Ba Vi and Abbot.
Three conferences on sterilization technology in milk processing, milkand dairy products for public health, and using high technology in dairyfarming are held within the framework of the exhibition.
Various activities will be available forchildren to mark International Children’s Day and World Milk Day on June 1.
The first day of the exhibition attractednumerous visitors who are students majoring in food technology as well asindividuals and organisations that are interested in dairy products and dairybusiness in Vietnam, according to the organising board.
Vietnam produced 1.9 billion litres of fresh milkand earned 90-100 million USD from milk exports in 2015, according to a masterplan on developing Vietnam’s dairy processing industry to 2020, with a visionto 2025.
The respective figures will be 2.6 billion liters and 120-130 million USD for2020 and 3.4 billion liters and 150-200 million USD for 2025.
Total milk consumption per capita in Vietnam was23 litres in 2015 and 24 liters in 2016 and is expected to increase to 26 litresthis year, 27 litres in 2020 and 34 litresby 2025.-VNA
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