HCM City hosts Vietstock 2014
(VOV) - Hundreds of businesses from Vietnam, the Czech Republic, Denmark, the UK and the Netherlands are displaying their products, technologies and equipment at the ongoing International Feed, Livestock and Meat Processing Show (Vietstock 2014) in HCM City.
At the opening ceremony on October 15, Hoang Thanh Van, head of the Husbandry Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, said the event provides a good chance for domestic and foreign businesses to introduce their scientific and technological achievements and new technologies in the livestock industry. It also helps domestic scientists, managers and breeders share experience and update advanced technologies.
Through the show, foreign investors will understand more about Vietnam’s livestock industry, Van added.
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M.Gandhi, Managing Director of UBM Asia Company in Southeast Asia said the exhibition’s theme “Restructuring the Livestock Industry for Sustainable Development” is in line with Vietnam’s development. Restructuring the industry will help Vietnam spur productivity and the quality and competitiveness of products, and meet export requirements in ASEAN and other markets.
During the event, which will run untill October 17, a number of seminars will also be held, with a focus on hot issues of the livestock industry, such as animal feed quality management and safety, opportunity and challenges to the meat processing industry in Vietnam, solutions for epidemics’ challenges, and productivity improvement through nutrition.
The livestock industry grew 6-7% annually over the last decade. Its total meat quantity rose from 1.83 million tonnes in 2000 to 4.33 million tonnes in 2013. The result can be attributed to application of advanced technology.