At the working session with Alina Grumpert, Director of the German Agribusiness Alliance (GAA), Dung proposed the union support Vietnamese agricultural enterprises to improve their competitiveness, apply science and technology, promote innovation to improve added value and product quality.

Le Manh Hung (L), head of the Vietnamese ministry' enterprise development department, and Alina Grumpert, Director of the German Agribusiness Alliance (GAA), signed a Memorandum of Understanding establishing a common cooperation framework under the witness of Minister Nguyen Chi Dung (standing, third, from left).

Grumpert said in the context that Vietnamese farming products have to compete fiercely with their competitors, improving the entire value chain is essential.

Talking about measures to assist Vietnamese enterprises, Tobias Fausch, IT director of BayWa – one of the largest German corporations in trade, logistics and services for agriculture and energy, noted one of their biggest advantages is the enforcement of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) from August 2020.

Building an institutional dialogue system, with better tax rates, will help Vietnam's farming products access large markets, he added.

The GAA and German firms said they are committed to supporting Vietnamese businesses in the field. The German side will coordinate to bring them to Germany to learn about the local technological transition and application models in agriculture.

While in Germany, the delegation also toured the Adlershof hi-tech park in Berlin, and the Infineon Semiconductor Group, one of the 10 largest of its kind in Germany.

On February 25, the delegation met with Chief of the State Chancellery and State Minister of Saxony Oliver Schenk, discussing measures to meet the demand for skilled labour; cooperation in semiconductor industry and high technology; and economic transformation toward sustainability.

Bac Giang achieves favourable farming and top investment attraction result

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Xaisomboun’s delegation visits farming models in Yen The district

(BGO)- A working delegation of Xaisomboun, Laos province headed by Bounthone Pankeo, Vice Director of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry paid a field trip to learn experience in farm production in Yen The district (Bac Giang province) on February 8.

 

Mekong Delta rice farming to become a leading sector in agricultural production

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Organic farming key to healthy value chains

Organic production can help Vietnam deal with the skyrocketing prices of food, fuels and fertilisers caused by the recent turbulence in different parts of the world, according to Danish Ambassador to Vietnam Nicolai Prytz.

 

Major firms spend big on pig farming

Many big companies have been investing trillions of dong (VND1 trillion= $41.67 million) in raising pigs, with the Vietnamese pork market estimated at $15 billion.

 

Source: VNA