Vietnam’s agricultural sector has been attracting many high-tech investments helping it join global value chains - Photo: Le Toan Locally-owned Phuc Sinh Corporation, which exports assorted types of crops such as coffee, pepper, cashews, coconut, and rice, has been exporting its K-Coffee products to the EU and North America. It is the sole coffee product in Vietnam featuring the tagline “100 per cent pure roasted coffee.” Last year, the company’s revenue growth from K-Coffee for domestic consumption and export reached double digits, and this is expected to remain the case this year. So as to ensure the highest quality coffee, the company has been applying the world’s best standards to production, including UTZ Certified the EU and the US, and Britain’s BRC Global. The UTZ Certified label is featured on more than 10,000 different product packages in over 116 countries. Meanwhile, BRC Global Standards is a leading brand and … [Read more...] about GVCs in reach thanks to agricultural investment
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Quang Ninh appeals for investment in agriculture
Quang Ninh (VNA) â The northern province of Quang Ninh will focus on improving the investment climate and competitiveness to help businesses invest in agriculture, a local official has said. Speaking at a conference held in the locality on May 7, Chairman of the provincial Peopleâs Committee Nguyen Duc Long called on the business community to boost investment in animal husbandry, modern abattoirs and seafood farming and processing. He noted the provinceâs resolve to develop commercial production of agricultural products and improving their quality and economic value. Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Ha Cong Tuan suggested the province concentrate on three pillars of agriculture, which are value-added production, new-style rural areas, and infrastructure and capacity to mitigate natural disasters and protect natural resources. Recently, Quang Ninh has built a chain of products for agriculture, including the one commune one product (OCOP) programme, which … [Read more...] about Quang Ninh appeals for investment in agriculture
FTAs provide plentiful opportunities for agriculture
An array of free trade agreements (FTAs) coming into effect this year will open up a wide range of new blindingly bright opportunities for the agricultural sector leading to improved investment opportunities along the entire value-chain, reported The Voice of Vietnam (VOV). A more perplexing dilemma however, is determining the best business model and strategy to lift agriculture from the production of low value staple food commodities higher up the value chain to make the best of the opportunities. It was not by chance that the 45th World Economic Forum (WEF) held recently in Davos (Switzerland) placed the issue of food security for more than 7.2 billion people in the world to the forefront of its agenda. This fact clearly shows the increasingly important role that food producers and suppliers play and most notably highlight Vietnamâs critically important role in ensuring food security in the world. However, despite being one of the worldâs leading agro-forestry-fishery exporters, … [Read more...] about FTAs provide plentiful opportunities for agriculture
Nhandan Newspaper – Vietnam remains key Asian-Pacific partner of Australia: Julie Bishop
At the talks, Minh, who is on an official visit to Australia from November 29 to December 1, said his country wants to enhance intensive and effective cooperation with Australia in all fields for the benefit of the two peoples. Both sides expressed their delight at the flourishing relations between their countries and between the two foreign ministries, especially since Vietnam and Australia set up the comprehensive partnership in 2009 and signed a declaration on enhancing the comprehensive partnership in 2015. The countries have regularly organised high-level visits and meetings and brought bilateral cooperation mechanisms into full play, such as the high-level consultation on development assistance, the joint committee on scientific and technological cooperation, the foreign affairs-defence strategic dialogue, and the agricultural forum. Australia is currently the eighth largest trade partner of Vietnam and also accommodates the largest number of Vietnamese students. Meanwhile, the … [Read more...] about Nhandan Newspaper – Vietnam remains key Asian-Pacific partner of Australia: Julie Bishop
FTAs provide plentiful opportunities for agriculture – Opportunities – Investment
The Hanoitimes - An array of free trade agreements (FTAs) coming into effect this year will open up a wide range of new blindingly bright opportunities for the agricultural sector leading to improved investment opportunities along the entire value-chain. A more perplexing dilemma however, is determining the best business model and strategy to lift agriculture from the production of low value staple food commodities higher up the value chain to make the best of the opportunities. It was not by chance that the 45th World Economic Forum (WEF) held recently in Davos (Switzerland) placed the issue of food security for more than 7.2 billion people in the world to the forefront of its agenda. This fact clearly shows the increasingly important role that food producers and suppliers play and most notably highlight Vietnam’s critically important role in ensuring food security in the world. However, despite being one of the world’s leading agro-forestry-fishery exporters, Vietnam's … [Read more...] about FTAs provide plentiful opportunities for agriculture – Opportunities – Investment