Algiers (VNA) – A representativefrom Algeria’s Ministry of Agriculture revealed that the country is conductingall necessary procedures to export dates to Vietnam.
Particularly, some Algerian businesses have found Vietnamese partners tonegotiate conditions to distribute this product in the Southeast Asian country.
Officials from the Embassy of Vietnam in Algeria joined nearly 160 Algerian andforeign businesses and diplomats at the third international exhibition on datesopened on December 2 in Biskra province - one of the most agriculture-stronglocalities in Algeria.
The three-day event introduces high-grade datesharvested in oases in southern Algeria, including the popular one Deglet Nour.
It also features handicrafts made from datepalms and local farm produce as well as equipment for agriculture, livestockand cultivation.
Sadek Khalil, Director of the Biskra Chamber ofCommerce and Industry, said the expo drew a lot of enterprises from African,European and Asian nations with the main goal of promoting agri-products andseek trade partners.
Statistics showed that Algeria exports aroundone million tonnes of dates annually, ranking fourth in the world in the totaloutput (making up about 14 percent) after Iran, Egypt and Tunisia.-VNA
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Processing dates in Algeria (Photo VNA) 
