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| MARD delegation worked and photographed him to commemorate with Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts. Photo: Tran Cao. |
According to Mr. Tuan, the US is an important partner with Vietnam in general economy and agriculture in particular with good trade turnover in recent years. The US is considered to be a large purchasing power market with very transparent standards and standards, so businesses will be much more convenient if they meet it.
Over the past time, trade surpluses have occurred to the US, causing the balance of trade balance and if it continues, it will not be sustainable. After negotiations on the Vietnam-US Framework Agreement on Trade and Investment (TIFA), the governments of the two countries agreed to find ways to rebalance the trade balance, growth and sustainability.
Since then, the two countries have drafted an Action Plan for joint implementation and the Government of Vietnam has assigned each ministry to implement.
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| Vietnamese businesses signed a memorandum of understanding with Nebraska industry associations. Photo: Tran Cao. |
“The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is assigned very specific tasks. Firstly, the two sides must agree on technical barriers so that the import and export process must be equivalent.
Next is the story of plant protection drugs, animal feed residues, biotechnology, registration of shipments, equipment … The two sides agreed to open the market as quickly as possible “, Mr. Anh Tuan share.
The next problem is that Vietnam actively imports agricultural products that the US has the advantage of mutually supporting each other such as feed materials, machinery lines or temperate fruits. ze …
In contrast, the US also opened the door for Vietnam to export strong products such as seafood, catfish, shrimp, coffee, cashew, mango … In the future, Vietnam – US will open more doors for some agricultural products. like cherries, nectarines, grapefruit or durian.
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| At the US Department of Agriculture headquarters, Deputy Ministers Ted Mc Kinney and Gregory Ibach worked with MARD delegation. Photo: Tran Cao. |
Director Nguyen Do Anh Tuan said that from these tasks, this trip has 3 big goals. The first is to enhance comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and the US in general and in the agricultural sector in particular. The second is to promote agricultural trade and the third is to strengthen cooperation in science and technology, training, management, food safety and climate change response.
With the first goal, the delegation met and worked with many senior US agencies and organizations such as the US Department of Agriculture, US Trade Representative, leaders of strong agricultural states like Iowa, Nebraska or Ministers. California agriculture. Thereby, the two sides discussed to increase trade in agricultural products in a mutually complementary manner.
Secondly, with the participation of nearly 20 large and strong enterprises in importing and exporting agricultural products of Vietnam, the delegation worked with many US businesses and industry associations, resulting in 18 memorandums of understanding. The total value of purchase and sale demand is expected to amount to 3 billion USD.
In addition, on the basis of promoting agricultural trade, the two countries have shared common concerns such as science and technology of seed, processing, preservation … and Vietnamese businesses can cooperate or import. Imported to apply on production
For example, UC Davis University, which is very strong in genetics, biotechnology, processing technology or Corteva Company is a leading unit of new generation, environmentally sustainable seed technology and materials.
The mission also suggested that universities in the US 's most powerful agricultural states, such as Iowa, Nebraska and California, send Vietnamese students to training.
In addition, the two sides discussed more common concerns related to food safety and hygiene or joint action to respond to climate change, emission reduction and land conservation.
On the US side, through this trip they want to agree on technical standards, especially in products exported to Vietnam. The US also approved the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, proposing the Vietnamese Government to find ways to reduce import taxes.
After this trip, the recommendations of the US within the scope of treatment will be immediately implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, assigning specialized agencies to implement such as technical barriers, which will be implemented by the Plant Protection Department, Department of Animal Health. to be in charge of.
“We are also very straightforward, requiring the US to promote rapid catfish supervision so that more Vietnamese enterprises will be recognized with equivalent standards and enjoy zero tax rate when exporting to the US.
Secondly, we also require the US to recognize irradiation facilities and heat-absorbing methods when processing fruits to export to the US and quickly open markets for grapefruit, “said Mr. Nguyen Do Anh Tuan. more.
According to the Director of the Department of International Cooperation, the US side has acknowledged and promised to quickly review the above recommendations of Vietnam. Right in March, from 3-13 / 3, the US will send a delegation to Vietnam to inspect Pangasius, from which it can add 30-35 Vietnamese enterprises to the list of accrediting equivalent quality, enjoy 0% tax rate
| Vietnam and the US still have great potentials for cooperation in agriculture, both trade and technology transfer and human resource training. Through this trip, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will have more specific activities to gradually implement what the two sides have committed to each other. (Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Quoc Doanh). |
According to Vietnam Agriculture
