Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (Photo: VNA) Addressing a working session with representatives of the Vietnam Timber andForest Product Association (VIFOREST) and the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exportersand Producers (VASEP), PM Chinh required more efforts to develop forestry andfishery production effectively and sustainably towards the improvement of addedvalue and competitiveness associated with promoting the development of theprocessing industry, post-harvest work and market development both athome and abroad.
Attention must also be paid to ensuring food safety, protectingthe ecological environment, developing green, organic and circular agriculture,and shift the way of thinking from agricultural production to agriculturaleconomic development associated with market demand, he added.
The Government leader requested them to maintain the effectiveimplementation of agreements betweenVietnam and other countries to expand the market; negotiate and facilitate theexpansion and development of export markets for timber and forest products;exert efforts towards the European Commission (EC)’s early removal of its ‘yellowcard’ warning against Vietnamese seafood; strictly handle acts that damage theimage and trademark of Vietnamese timber and aquatic products; and publicise informationand policies related to the market situation of forest and aquatic products.
Associations and businesses should closely coordinate withministries and sectors in easing difficulties in value-added tax refund,settle trade lawsuits, and ensure the good implementation of product traceability.
He directed the Ministry of Industry and Trade to review andamend legal regulations, mechanisms and policies related to trade, strictlyaddress violations to prevent them from affecting the reputation of Vietnam’sforestry-fishery sector, while perfecting mechanisms and policies to developdomestic and export markets; stepping up trade promotion acitivities; andfocusing attention on increasing the market shares of exports to such major markets asChina and the Republic of Korea.
Delegates at the conference (Photo: VNA) The Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Planning andInvestment to consider and prioritise the allocation of medium-term capital forministries, sectors and localities to effectively implement the Government'sDecree No. 57/2018-ND-CP on mechanisms and policies encouraging enterprises toinvest in agriculture and rural areas; and research and propose policies tosupport the development of concentrated wood and forest product processingindustrial parks, logistics services, and hi-tech forestry parks.
For provinces and cities, the Government leader ordered theprompt and effective implementation of the State’s policies, together with incentives to support and encourage investment in the development ofaquatic, wood and forest product processing industries.
The export of timber and forest products was estimated at17.1 billion USD in 2022, exceeding the yearly target by 3.8%. The industry isaiming at pushing the figure to 17.5 billion USD in 2023.
Meanwhile, the export revenue of aquatic products last yearreached 11 billion USD, 23.8% higher than 2021 and 22.2% higher than the settarget for 2022. The sector is eyeing 10 billion USD in export value this year.
However, in the early months of 2023, their growth tended tobe slower. Between January and March, the accumulated export and importturnover of agro-forestry-fishery products was estimated at 20.63 billion USD,down 11.2% year-on-year./.
Attention must also be paid to ensuring food safety, protectingthe ecological environment, developing green, organic and circular agriculture,and shift the way of thinking from agricultural production to agriculturaleconomic development associated with market demand, he added.
The Government leader requested them to maintain the effectiveimplementation of agreements betweenVietnam and other countries to expand the market; negotiate and facilitate theexpansion and development of export markets for timber and forest products;exert efforts towards the European Commission (EC)’s early removal of its ‘yellowcard’ warning against Vietnamese seafood; strictly handle acts that damage theimage and trademark of Vietnamese timber and aquatic products; and publicise informationand policies related to the market situation of forest and aquatic products.
Associations and businesses should closely coordinate withministries and sectors in easing difficulties in value-added tax refund,settle trade lawsuits, and ensure the good implementation of product traceability.
He directed the Ministry of Industry and Trade to review andamend legal regulations, mechanisms and policies related to trade, strictlyaddress violations to prevent them from affecting the reputation of Vietnam’sforestry-fishery sector, while perfecting mechanisms and policies to developdomestic and export markets; stepping up trade promotion acitivities; andfocusing attention on increasing the market shares of exports to such major markets asChina and the Republic of Korea.
Delegates at the conference (Photo: VNA) For provinces and cities, the Government leader ordered theprompt and effective implementation of the State’s policies, together with incentives to support and encourage investment in the development ofaquatic, wood and forest product processing industries.
The export of timber and forest products was estimated at17.1 billion USD in 2022, exceeding the yearly target by 3.8%. The industry isaiming at pushing the figure to 17.5 billion USD in 2023.
Meanwhile, the export revenue of aquatic products last yearreached 11 billion USD, 23.8% higher than 2021 and 22.2% higher than the settarget for 2022. The sector is eyeing 10 billion USD in export value this year.
However, in the early months of 2023, their growth tended tobe slower. Between January and March, the accumulated export and importturnover of agro-forestry-fishery products was estimated at 20.63 billion USD,down 11.2% year-on-year./.
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