Seminar looks to expand farm produce market in North America, ASEAN
Ho Chi Minh City’s Centre for Trade Promotion and Investment on October 14 held a seminar on expanding the market of Vietnamese food and agricultural products in North America and within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City’s Centre forTrade Promotion and Investment on October 14 held a seminar on expanding the marketof Vietnamese food and agricultural products in North America and within theAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations.
The event aimed at helping enterprises in the city and otherlocalities nationwide seek opportunities for connectivity and cooperation so asto increase their exports to the two markets.
Highlighting the markets’ potential, participants suggestedcompetent public agencies continue organising trade promotion programmes topropel trade between Vietnam and countries of the two regions.
However, they said, entering the markets, particularly theNorth America, requires product quality improvement, product diversification,and clear origins that can be traced easily.
Firms, meanwhile, ought to overhaul their structures fromhuman resources to production chains to boost their competitiveness in aninternational business environment, they added./.
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At the event (Photo: nhandan.com.vn) 
