Illustrative photo (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam expects to achieve3 billion USD in its total export value of vegetables and fruits this year.
“After many years of export value under 1billion USD, in recent years, the export value has made a breakthrough, whichis why it was able to exceed the target this year, although there were manydifficulties,” Huynh Quang Dau, deputy chairman of the Vietnam Vegetable andFruit Association, told Vietnam News.
This year and beyond, the vegetable and fruitindustry will face long-term difficulties, including climate change, whichwould result in a reduction of vegetable and fruit output and quality, and landaccumulation for the industry, Dau said.
Meanwhile, most enterprises of the industryare small- and medium-sized units with less capital, said Dau, adding thattechnical barriers in vegetable and fruit importing countries have alsoincreased further.
However, in recent years, Vietnam’s vegetablesand fruits have entered markets with strict rules, such as the US, Japan, the Republicof Korea and Taiwan, as well as Australia, New Zealand and Chile, following 4-5years of successful negotiations by the Ministry of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment. Further, farms and enterprises have produced vegetable and fruitproducts meeting the quality and food safety standards in those countries, hesaid.
“That would be the basis for promoting exportsthis year and beyond,” Dau said.
Nguyen Do Anh Tuan, head of the ministry’sInstitute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development, saidthis year, enterprises and farmers would pour investment into fruits, cashewand shrimps because those products have great potential in production andbusiness.
In particular, they would invest inhigh-technological and clean agriculture to create leading brands for theglobal market, he said. The enterprises would focus on processing farming,forestry and fishery products to create new value and improve the level of Vietnam’sproducts in the international market.
Fruits have great potential as people’s incomeincreases, so does the demand for high-quality fruits, he said.
Last year, the nation’s total export value ofvegetables and fruits was 2.4 billion USD, 200 million USD higher than theyearly target.-VNA
“After many years of export value under 1billion USD, in recent years, the export value has made a breakthrough, whichis why it was able to exceed the target this year, although there were manydifficulties,” Huynh Quang Dau, deputy chairman of the Vietnam Vegetable andFruit Association, told Vietnam News.
This year and beyond, the vegetable and fruitindustry will face long-term difficulties, including climate change, whichwould result in a reduction of vegetable and fruit output and quality, and landaccumulation for the industry, Dau said.
Meanwhile, most enterprises of the industryare small- and medium-sized units with less capital, said Dau, adding thattechnical barriers in vegetable and fruit importing countries have alsoincreased further.
However, in recent years, Vietnam’s vegetablesand fruits have entered markets with strict rules, such as the US, Japan, the Republicof Korea and Taiwan, as well as Australia, New Zealand and Chile, following 4-5years of successful negotiations by the Ministry of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment. Further, farms and enterprises have produced vegetable and fruitproducts meeting the quality and food safety standards in those countries, hesaid.
“That would be the basis for promoting exportsthis year and beyond,” Dau said.
Nguyen Do Anh Tuan, head of the ministry’sInstitute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development, saidthis year, enterprises and farmers would pour investment into fruits, cashewand shrimps because those products have great potential in production andbusiness.
In particular, they would invest inhigh-technological and clean agriculture to create leading brands for theglobal market, he said. The enterprises would focus on processing farming,forestry and fishery products to create new value and improve the level of Vietnam’sproducts in the international market.
Fruits have great potential as people’s incomeincreases, so does the demand for high-quality fruits, he said.
Last year, the nation’s total export value ofvegetables and fruits was 2.4 billion USD, 200 million USD higher than theyearly target.-VNA
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