Tuesday, 15/10/2019 16:29 (GMT+7)
(CPV) - With the existing strengths of the two countries, Vietnam and China see much potential to cooperate in the production and consumption of tea and coffee.
Participants at the forum. (Photo: CPV)
On October 14th, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development organized the Vietnam - China Business Forum on the occasion of Chinese Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Han Changfu’s visit to Hanoi.
The forum aims to create a channel connecting trade and cooperation in production and consumption of tea and coffee between the two countries.
In his speech at the event, Vietnamese Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong said Vietnam’s agricultural products were exported to 185 countries and territories. For agricultural cooperation with China, he stressed that the two countries have much potential in developing tea and coffee.
“These two products have great potential if we work together. Because they create attractive flavor, nutrition and are good for health if used properly. Both have a huge consumption market,” he emphasized.
Chinese Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Han Changfu said tea culture plays an important role in the lives of Chinese people. Tea and coffee are also the consumption trend of young people. Thus, many Chinese businesses attended the forum.
“We wish to establish tea brands of the two countries to bring the cooperation to the next level,” he added.
Currently, Vietnam ranks 7th on global tea production and the commodity has been exported to 61 countries and territories. Meanwhile, Vietnam’s coffee has been shipped to over 80 countries and territories and leads the world in robusta coffee.
China is the 12th largest market for Vietnam’s coffee exports with turnover of over USD109 million and ranks 4th on tea exports with turnover of nearly USD20 million./.
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