Introducing agricultural products and companies of Nghe An province to Japanese enterprises

(Baonghean.vn) – Within the framework of the Technical Cooperation Project on Agricultural Development Planning in Nghe An, on the afternoon of December 14, the Provincial People's Committee and JICA - Japan jointly organized a workshop to introduce agricultural products and companies of Nghe An province to businesses from KYUSHU, Japan.

Overview of the conference. Photo: Phu Huong

Kyushu is Japan's gateway to Asia, with one of the largest economies in the world; it also accounts for 20% of Japan's total agricultural output, and food exports are increasing.

However, Kyushu's population and agricultural output are rapidly decreasing, especially facing a shortage of agricultural successors. Meanwhile, Vietnam is expected to have strong development with the demand and labor of its 90 million people.

Japanese enterprises wish to cooperate with Nghe An in clean production. Photo: Phu Huong

With the aim of supporting Kyushu farmers to cooperate in agricultural business in Vietnam, at the workshop, businesses from Japan and Nghe An introduced the production and business situation, potential and opportunities as well as the need for exchange and cooperation between the parties for mutual development.

Accordingly, Nghe An enterprises hope that Japan will support consulting on cultivation, preservation and production techniques to improve the quality of raw materials and products, promote product brands to consumers; and connect with Japanese enterprises that need to import Vietnamese agricultural products.

Displaying and introducing Nghe An's agricultural products at the workshop. Photo: Phu Huong

With abundant land fund and young labor force, Nghe An also expressed its willingness to cooperate with Japan in both agricultural production and agricultural-related products and product consumption; wishing to receive clear policy orientation in building a national strategy on agricultural products, ensuring transparency and healthy competition.

Japan also wishes to cooperate with Nghe An in providing technical support for the construction of infrastructure projects serving agricultural production; consider applying ASIAGAP standards (world standards developed by Japan) to promote exports; help reduce the use of pesticides and develop clean agriculture...

Phu Huong