A forum on promoting digitalisation to support traceability of agricultural and food products was held in Hanoi on February 28, with the support of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Trade Office in India, in collaboration with the National Investment Promotion and Facilitation Agency of India (Invest India) and the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) held a teleconference on February 22 to step up business cooperation opportunities in farm produce and processed food.

In the first two months of 2023, export activities through border gates of the northern mountainous province of Lang Son have increased drastically, particularly shipments of farm produce.

Vietnam’s export of agro-forestry-aquatic products reeled in over US$3.7 billion in January, down 23% against the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development.

VOV.VN - There remains plenty of room for Vietnamese commodities such as products such as farm produce, food, apparel and footwear to enter the Russian market as Russia is seeking to promote cooperation with friendly countries, including Vietnam, according to the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

VOV.VN - With China’s reopening anticipated to create favourable conditions for several import-export industries, including Vietnamese farm produce, local firms are required to seek stable supply sources in a bid to fulfil export orders from Chinese partners, according to industry insiders.

In 2023, the agricultural sector will promote negotiation to open more foreign markets for local farming commodities, said Hoang Trung, director of the Plant Protection Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

VOV.VN - There are bright prospects ahead to develop ties in the field of farm produce and food processing between Vietnam and Poland thanks to their complementary advantages, according to industry insiders.

Agro-forestry-fishery exports stood at about US$49.04 billion in the first 11 months of 2022, higher than last year’s record of US$48.6 billion, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) said.

The Plant Protection Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on November 24 announced the completion of opening the Japanese market for longan, the Chinese for sweet potato, and that of New Zealand for lime and grapefruit of Vietnam.