Attending the meeting were also representatives of the World Bank in Vietnam; The United Nations Industrial Organization in Vietnam and international investors, financial institutions, domestic and foreign enterprises operating in the field of agriculture.
With the theme “Developing sustainable raw material areas, improving processing capacity and market access for Vietnam's agricultural products”, the presentations at the conference focused on recommendations, policies and solutions. difficult measures to develop sustainable raw material areas, improve processing capacity and market access for Vietnamese agricultural products.
At the same time, to share experiences and successful models of projects of international partners in this field in order to enhance the added value of agricultural products and to meet the requirements of domestic and international markets in the context of the implementation of new generation FTA bilateral trade agreements.
Minister Nguyen Xuan Cuong said that Vietnam's agricultural products were present in 186 countries and territories around the world, with high export value. However, most of the opened markets have not been really sustainable in terms of time, have not guaranteed the size of goods, and especially are at a very high risk of risks due to competition impacts from economic integration. Vietnam has been gradually ensuring solid food security against natural disasters, risks of climate change impacts as well as other non-traditional and traditional risks.
However, the challenges that Vietnam is facing today are very large such as: Vietnam's agricultural economy is still based on small-scale production; The impact of climate change is the general impact on the whole economy but the agricultural economy will be the biggest hurt. Because this is an outdoor production area, economic production takes place with the most unfavorable advantage being that farmers in rural areas where infrastructure facilities are not as strong as other regions; next is the integration process increasingly deep into the global playing field …
Minister Nguyen Xuan Cuong emphasized that the recommendations at the conference will contribute to the Government to continue to improve and propose policies and mechanisms that best suit international practices as well as the specific situation of Vietnam. form the best agricultural management ecosystem. Thereby mobilizing social resources, especially PPP public investment area to organize the implementation. Most important is to let people seize the opportunity to develop together with economic sectors to meet the agricultural needs of not only 100 million people in the country but also the global market:
Appreciating the agricultural achievements that Vietnam has achieved over the years, World Bank Vietnam Director Ousmane Dione said that, along with the downward trend of a series of major agricultural products, agricultural growth Enterprises in Vietnam are having to trade big in terms of environment, deforestation and loss of biodiversity.
Along with that, there are many inadequacies in the market, deficiencies in the production and trade organization system, so Vietnam needs to make more efforts to improve the competitiveness of the quality and efficiency of agricultural products. next time. “The World Bank wishes to continue to accompany and support Vietnam to enhance the ability to develop sustainable raw material areas, improve processing capacity and market access for Vietnam's agricultural products” – he said. Ousmane Dione emphasized.
Also within the framework of the conference, representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the United Nations Industrial Organization (UNIDO) signed an agreement to implement the project “Improving the quality and capacity of quality compliance. of mango value chain in the Mekong Delta ”./.
