The event attracted experts and representatives from businesses specializing in producing, processing, exporting and importing food and agro-forestry-aquaculture products of the two countries.

At the forum.

Deputy Minister of MARD Tran Thanh Nam stressed the forum aims to update the two sides’ enterprises, associations, sectors and localities on regulations of Vietnam and Japan related to import and export management of agro-forestry-aquaculture products. It also offers a good chance for them to share experience and seek measures to deal difficulties and boost trade promotion and agriculture investment.

According to Nam, the agriculture ministries of the two countries have built a long-term cooperation framework and memoranda of understanding on cooperation on popularizing standards and certification related to the quality of agricultural products and foodstuffs, and the development of Vietnam's rice value chain.

Notably, Vietnam and Japan have joined the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), which came into effect in January this year, the official said, adding that this is a favourable condition and also an opportunity not only to promote cooperation in potential fields, increase import and export turnover between the two countries, but also bolster connection in investment and technology transfer, and vocational training for agricultural workers between Vietnam and Japan in the near future.

Vietnamese fruits are popular in Japanese supermarkets.

Japanese investors are increasingly interested in agriculture, especially hi-tech and clean agriculture.

In 2018, the total import-export turnover between Vietnam and Japan reached 37.9 billion USD, accounting for 7.9 percent of Vietnam's total trade turnover with all countries in the world.

In the first eight month of 2019, the two-way trade hit 25.7 billion USD, up 4.9 percent over the same period in 2018, of which Vietnam’s main agro-forestry-aquaculture exports to Japan were valued at 1.9 billion USD.

Vietnam imported a number of items such as vegetables and fruits, dairy and aquatic products, and wood from Japan, with a total value of over 350 million USD in the period.

Bac Giang attracts investment in agriculture

(BGO) – With a large area of commodity production, the northern province of Bac Giang still encounters difficulties to lure the enterprises with great potential investing in the province. The local authority has applied several preferential mechanism and policy to the businesses which implements projects in agriculture sector. 

Bac Giang facilitates enterprises investing in agriculture and rural area

(BGO) – The People’s Committee in the northern province of Bac Giang has issued a special policy to encourage the enterprises to invest in agriculture and rural area. 

Luc Ngan lychee and Yen The hill chicken honored as “Vietnam golden agriculture brands 2019”

(BGO) – After 4 month survey across the nation, the General Association of Vietnam Agriculture and Rural Development selected 30 products of localities and enterprises to honor as the Vietnam Golden Agriculture Brands 2019, two of which are from Bac Giang province, namely Luc Ngan lychee and Yen The hill chicken.

Developing commodity-based agriculture in the direction of raising added value

(BGO) – Always determining that agricultural production is the main production sector in socio-economic development, over the past years, Bac Giang province has implemented many policies to develop agricultural production, especially high-tech agriculture, to improve productivity, quality and production value, and create local agricultural brands.

Agriculture ministry asked to ensure food supply in year-end

The Government has urged the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) to mobilise resources and engage the whole political system and community to prevent the spread of African swine fever, restructure the animal breeding sector and ensure foodstuff supply for year-end occasion.

Source: VNA