According to experts, in order to meet the quality and technical standards of the EU market, farmers and agricultural enterprises need to build products in chains, strengthen the linkage between production – transportation – processing-consumption, meeting the requirements of traceability.
The seminar “How to take advantage of EVFTA’s opportunities and improve the capacity of agribusinesses to participate in the global value chain” organized by Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Ho Chi Minh City on 24th. / 7.
Mr. Le Minh Duy, Chairman of Vietnam Association of Farms and Agricultural Enterprises, said that the EU is a potential market with a population of over 500 million people and is the third largest export market for agriculture, forestry and fisheries. of Vietnam, behind only China and the US.
In 2019, the EU accounts for 11.75% of Vietnam’s total agricultural, forestry and fishery export market share. The effective EVFTA will open a big door for many Vietnamese exports; In particular, agriculture, forestry and fisheries have many advantages when being cut quickly for most tax lines.
“EVFTA is a new generation agreement with high level of commitment, great influence, promising to bring many new opportunities but also great challenges for the economy in general and the agricultural sector. rural areas in particular, ”emphasized VFAEA Chairman.
Same views TS. Le Thanh Tung, Deputy Director of the Department of Crop Production (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) assessed that EVFTA is a comprehensive, high-quality, balanced agreement of interests for Vietnam and the EU, and at the same time suitable. with the provisions of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
In addition to reducing taxes on agricultural products, there are also issues related to intellectual property and copyright, inventions, inventions, geographical indications, trademarks … these are important factors in raising prices. value of agricultural products for export to Europe.
However, the EVFTA Agreement does not mean that all Vietnamese goods can be exported to the EU and enjoy tax incentives.
Workshop “How to take advantage of EVFTA’s opportunities and improve the capacity of agribusinesses to participate in global value chains”. Photo: Nhu Huynh.
In order to make best use of trade and investment opportunities, agricultural businesses, farms, and cooperatives need to meet a range of stringent product origin requirements, food safety standards as well. like environmental sustainability standards.
Therefore, businesses need to proactively improve production capacity, build brands for Vietnam’s agricultural products to meet the increasing demands of export markets.
Mr. Tran The Nhu Hiep, representative of NHONHO Technology Co., Ltd, said that most of Vietnam’s agricultural enterprises are small and medium-sized, limited financial resources, access to capital and investment. Due to limited investment in production technology, the improvement of product value has not been effective.
Besides, although the EU is a familiar export market for many Vietnamese goods, the level of exploitation of this market is not uniform.
Of the 27 EU members, Germany, France, Great Britain, the Netherlands and Italy alone accounted for about 68% of total trade value with EU countries, while exports to the remaining markets were very high. short.
“In order to improve market share and export value, in addition to strengthening relations with traditional markets, Vietnamese businesses need to actively expand exports to the rest of the EU market because of potential and room. The consumption of agricultural products in these countries is still very large ”, Mr. Tran The Nhu Hiep emphasized.
Products of the company were introduced and displayed on the sidelines of the workshop. Photo: Nhu Huynh.
Experts also analyzed that despite the favorable tariff, but to enter the EU, goods, especially agriculture, forestry and fisheries still face many technical barriers.
In recent years, EU countries have increasingly inspected, controlled the quality and origin of export products, especially agricultural products from Asian countries.
Therefore, before approaching the market, businesses must meet the standards for Vietnamese products to limit the risk of investigation or application of trade remedies.
Dr. Dinh Viet Tu, Department of Agricultural Product Processing and Market Development, said that domestic agricultural enterprises and cooperatives faced increasing competition with imports from European countries due to the gradual tax barrier. cuts.
If you want to boost exports, businesses must comply with European countries not only to ensure the quality of food hygiene and safety but also to ensure the standards of social responsibility, labor, …
“Enterprises, cooperatives and related units need to build distribution chains abroad, build brands, expand markets and boost exports.
At the same time, it is necessary to increase the scale and improve the competitiveness of local agricultural products, production facilities and enterprises; production along the value chain, strictly controlling food safety and quarantine of plants and animals in production; chain management, traceability, production area codes, geographical indications, sustainability certificates … ”Dr. Dinh Viet Tu emphasized.
According to VietnamBiz
