The provincial Department of Agriculture and Development and the Vietnam-Australia business association signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation (Source: http://tuyengiaoangiang.vn)An Giang (VNA) – A workshop was held inthe Mekong Delta province of An Giang on April 2 to discuss the creation ofhi-tech agricultural value chains between Vietnam and Australia.
Director of the provincial Department ofAgriculture and Rural Development Tran Anh Thu said the event allowed localenterprises to learn about technical barriers and how to control the quality offarm produce exported to Australia and other markets in the Comprehensive andProgressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
The workshop helped promote local agriculturalproducts and opened up investment opportunities for local and Australianbusinesses, he added.
Professor Scott Murray from Canberra Universityintroduced the value chain research model, the development path of Vietnam andthe benefits of the CPTPP for Vietnam and Australia.
He suggested the two countries create a tradeand investment network to promote the essential value chain between Australiaand Vietnam.
Dr. Vo Tat Thang from the Ho Chi Minh CityUniversity of Economics highlighted the development of high-quality medicinalherbs to help Vietnam penetrate into the world market.
Meanwhile, Dr. Nguyen Van Kien from the An GiangUniversity introduced a safe vegetable growing project in Vietnam.
On the occasion, the provincial Department ofAgriculture and Development and the Vietnam-Australia business associationsigned a memorandum of understanding on cooperation.-VNA
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