Vietnam maintains its position as the world’s largest pepper producer and exporter, heard an international conference on the Vietnamese pepper sector held in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak on November 9-10.
Dak Lak – Vietnam’s key pepper growing locality (Photo: VNA)
Dak Lak (VNA) – Vietnam maintains its positionas the world’s largest pepper producer and exporter, heard an internationalconference on the Vietnamese pepper sector held in the Central Highlandsprovince of Dak Lak on November 9-10.
Addressing the event, Director of the Ministry of Industryand Trade’s Trade Promotion Agency Vu Ba Phu said that this year, Vietnam’spepper export is estimated at 220,000 tonnes, accounting for 55% of the world’stotal pepper output.
However, in order for Vietnam's pepper products to affirmtheir position in the world market in a sustainable way, the sector needs toconform to international standards, especially in aspects such as chemicalresidues, and socio-economic and environmental sustainable production criteria.
The sector also needs to apply technologies in productionmanagement, traceability and customer connection; re-orient the strategy ofbuilding the image and strengthening the presence in key markets; and havespecific and effective strategies for developing new products in high-endmarkets, emphasised Phu.
Hoang Thi Lien, President of the Vietnam Pepper Association,said that the conference is an opportunity to connect buyers and sellers, and promotethe image, people and potential of Dak Lak – Vietnam’s key pepper growinglocality.
According to Lien, to ensure the value and sustainabledevelopment of the pepper sector, close cooperation between exporters, processorsand producers is always needed.
Farmers must be placed at the centre and they themselvesneed to improve their farming knowledge, she noted.
During the two-day conference, participants listened to an overviewof the global pepper market, sustainable pepper farming and developmentstrategies in accordance with market requirements, and prospects for Vietnam's pepper industry./.
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Dak Lak – Vietnam’s key pepper growing locality (Photo: VNA) 
