An Giang (VNA) – International economic integration hashelped An Giang’s key exports such as agricultural and fishery products, aswell as frozen vegetables and fruits occupy many major markets like the US, theEU, Japan and the Republic of Korea.

In 2019, An Giang’s export revenue amounted to 890 million USD,increasing 5.95 percent over a year earlier.

The province’s key exports gaining high revenues include frozen seafoods with 113,000 tonnes for 273.5 million USD; rice with 454,200 tonnes for223.8 million USD; vegetables and fruits with 9,500 tonnes for 16 million USD;and garments for 130 million USD.

Five years after the start of the implementation of the agriculturaldevelopment with an application of high technology for the 2012-220 with avision to 2030, by now An Giang province has formed many areas for theproduction of its key agricultural products such as rice (jasmine, glutinous),fruit trees (banana, mango), aquatic products (tra fish, shrimp), and safevegetables.

Thanks to that, An Giang’s exports have reaped many successes,including in the scale and rate, with export revenue increasing every year. In2016, the province’s export revenue was only 700 million USD but the figurerose to 890 million USD in 2019, with agricultural and fishery exportsincreasing annually.

In 2020, An Giang plans to increase its key exports for 930 millionUSD, and raise the figure in subsequent years.

The provincial People’s Committee has asked the departments andauthorities to take this as a key task for the current stage to helpenterprises weather the difficulties and boost export in the time to come. Theprovince has also defined that the current urgent need is to boost official keyexports and bring export revenue to 1.2 billion USD in 2025.

However, the province’s exports are currently facing various challengescaused by technical barriers from its markets, as well as the severecompetition from regional and world countries such as Thailand, Cambodia,India, Pakistan, etc.

According to the An Giang Department of Industry and Trade, currentlythe province’s exports are mainly not deeply processed, with lowcompetitiveness and without a trademark. Meanwhile, the growth in its exportrevenue is slower after each year.

Besides, An Giang’s main exports depend much on China, which makes upover 70 percent of its export value. As China is raising its technical barriersin terms of quarantine, the requirement in this field will become more severe.

In 2020 and subsequent years, An Giang province will pay specialattention to the improving of quality and added value of its key exports suchas rice, aquatic products, vegetables and fruits, and having at least twoproducts with trademarks.

For its key products to become spearheads, Vice Director of the AnGiang Department of Industry and Trade Phan Loi said the province will supportfarmers and enterprises to shift to the direction of high quality and addedvalue, adding it will boost the application of scientific advances so as todiversify the processing of the exports.

Besides, An Giang province will accelerate the attraction of investmentfrom enterprises to the production of rice and develop large-scale and organicproduction, focusing on the cultivation of banana and mango.

In the work of attracting investment, An Giang province will beselective and prioritise projects of high and modern technology, friendly tothe environment and not land intensive but use high-quality labour force./.