The logo of Vietnam's national rice brand will be announced at the openingceremony for the festival.
The festival will feature numerous activities, including a rice contest, anexhibition on Vietnamese rice exports and a number of important seminars.
The festival aims to provide trade promotion solutions in the field ofagriculture and rural development, as well as support enterprises and farmersin their operations, contributing to improving the competitiveness ofVietnamese rice in the world market.
The event also offers an opportunity for managers, businesses, scientists andfarmers to approach and update market information and advanced technologies inrice production and business from around the world.
Over 400 organisations and enterprises across the country have registered totake part in the third Vietnam Rice Festival.
The first and second editions of the festival were held in Hau Giang provincein 2009 and in Soc Trang province in 2011, respectively. - VNA