Wednesday, 03/06/2015 16:51 (GMT+7)
Representatives from the Ministry of Science and Technology and those from Quang Ninh, Bac Giang and Hai Duong provinces on June 2nd signed a technology transfer deal with Japanese partners to boost production in the agricultural, forestry and fisheries sectors.
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Vietnam to establish a trademark for litchi on the international market
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The cooperation aims to apply advanced science and technology to planting, preservation and processing of litchi. Accordingly, in 2015, the parties will cooperate to export over 1,000 tons of litchi for Quang Ninh, Hai Duong and Bac Giang provinces to six markets, including Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, the US and Israel.
Under the program, Vietnamese agricultural products will be planted and processed to meet the international standard for exports. In the next step, the program aims to export from 50,000-100,000 tons of litchi each year, with the figure expected to increase in the future, leading to the establishment of a trademark for Vietnamese litchi on the international market.
Speaking at the the signing ceremony, Nguyen Duc Long, Deputy Secretary of the Quang Ninh provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, affirmed that Quang Ninh paid great attention to their agriculture, forestry and fisheries sectors. Each year, it spends some VND400-500 billion on the application of science and technology products.
Mr. Nishikawa Koya, President of the Japanese Committee on Study of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Strategies, pledged to further strengthen cooperation not only in the agricultural, forestry and fisheries sectors but also in the building of hi-tech processing foundations as well as the cooperation in tourism./.