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Vietnam and the Netherlands agreed to promote cooperation in innovation and creative agriculture during a working visit of Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung to the European country from February 21-23.
Mekong Delta fruits favored by the EU
More and more Vietnamese fruits are exported to the world. Forecasts show that the export of fruits and vegetables from Vietnam has many development opportunities. The current issue is removing bottlenecks from the stage of storage and processing to promote fruit exports. Dragon fruit, rambutan, star apple, and lychee to mango, all have been available in many countries. Despite the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on the supply chain, Vietnamese fruit and vegetable products will maintain the export recovery momentum this year, especially fruits.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development claims that, in the first quarter of this year, fruit and vegetable exports nearly touched US$950 million, up 6.1 percent over the same period last year. Last year, when the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) became effective from the beginning of August, in September, Ben Tre Province exported the first batch of fruits to Europe, including 20,000
Eurofins Agro strengthens cooperation with Vietnamese horticulture
Eurofins Agro has joined the Netherlands Vietnamese Horticulture Business Platform (NVHBP) as a ‘Gold Member’. Through this platform, Eurofins Agro provides knowledge and insight to growers in Vietnam. A number of Vietnamese growers has now gained experience, such as the Sapa Hitech lily nursery. Thanks to the Eurofins Agro analyzes and the accompanying advice, the company was able to optimize the fertilization and also grow more cultivars
Sapa Lily Farm
The Vietnamese company MimosaTek in Ho Chi Minh City acts as a local supplier. MimosaTek was founded in 2014 and has the ambition to support growers in professionalizing and modernizing their business by using modern technology. Eurofins Agro is a supplier of the complete package of horticultural analyzes (water, soil and crop).