Although Vietnamese vegetables and fruit are favoured by consumers around the world, logistics and preservation stages are a dilemma for both producers and exporters.
The agricultural sector had seven groups of products recording an export turnover of over $1 billion in the first half of 2023, including coffee, rubber, rice, vegetables, cashew nuts, shrimp, and wood products.
Viet Nam''s agricultural sector needs to move toward sustainable development along value chains of production and trade to prevent deforestation and land degradation.
Agriculture is an important pillar in building Viet Nam''s independent and self-reliant economy associated with extensive and effective international integration, according to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
Promoting public-private partnerships will help improve sustainability in the agricultural sector, according to experts speaking at an event in Ha Noi on Monday.
Despite production and market difficulties due to the pandemic and climate change, many districts, firms and organisations in Ha Noi''s agricultural sector have remained strong thanks to the application of science and information technology.
HCM City is joining hands with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to establish five areas exclusively for agriculture, forestry or fisheries in 13 provinces at a cost of VNĐ2.46 trillion (US$107 million) by 2025.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) expects to exceed its annual export target for agricultural, forest and fishery products, thanks to the restoration of production and business after the COVID-19 outbreak.
Viet Nam''s agricultural sector gained strong growth in the export of many kinds of fruit to China in the first five months of 2021, despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
The agricultural sector needs to focus on developing raw materials to reduce the dependence on imports as well as improve processing capacity, experts said.