Illustrative photo (Photo: VNA)Hung Yen (VNA) – Hung Yen province People’s Committeeon July 13 held a trade promotion conference for the northern province’s fresh andprocessed longan to enter Japan.
Speaking at the conference, Vice Chairman of the provincialPeople's Committee Nguyen Hung Nam said that the Japanese market is famous forits high standards for products, especially imported food and fruits.
If Hung Yen longan can successfully conquer and penetrate thedemanding market, it will pave the way for the fruit to enter other markets,Nam said.
People attend the conference. (Photo: VNA)He said that the provincial People's Committee had directed theDepartment of Agriculture and Rural Development to coordinate with the People'sCommittees of its districts, town and city to review, evaluate and restructurelongan varieties and growing areas; as well as promote the application ofscience and technology and advanced farming processes in production to improveproduct quality.
Nguyen Van Biet, Deputy Director of Quang Chau LonganCooperative in Hung Yen city, said that the cooperative members all hope to find stable consumption for their longan with reasonable prices. Thus,they are actively learning and applying science and technology, and advancedfarming methods.
Currently, Hung Yen province has 27.2 ha in two longan-growingareas that have been granted codes to export to the Japanese market. Theirestimated output is about 350 tonnes per year./.
