DNVN - Mr. Hoang Trong Thuy - an agricultural expert, said that Vietnam's agricultural exports are facing five major challenges related to raw material prices, transportation costs, import policies, quality standards and tightening spending.
Speaking at the forum on "Agricultural Restructuring" on August 28, Ms. Cao Xuan Thu Van - President of the Vietnam Cooperative Alliance said that in nearly 8 months of 2024, agricultural, forestry and fishery production activities nationwide continued to have many bright spots. This partly confirms that agricultural restructuring is on the right track.
In particular, there is an important contribution from the cooperative economic sector with more than 20,000 agricultural cooperatives and tens of thousands of agricultural cooperative groups. Currently, the country has more than 4,000 cooperatives participating in value chain linkages, accounting for nearly 13% of the total number of cooperatives.
However, one of the biggest limitations is that the linkage between actors in the same stage as well as between stages in the value chain is still loose. The linkage between cooperatives and cooperatives in some industries is only seasonal and does not share risks and benefits.
“To promote the consumption of agricultural products in the best way and increase the value of Vietnamese agricultural products, the effective and sustainable development of the agricultural value chain is a vital issue in agricultural restructuring,” Ms. Van emphasized.
Regarding tax and credit policies, Mr. Nguyen Van Phung - former Deputy Director of the Tax Policy Department (Ministry of Finance) pointed out that this is one of the major barriers for farmers, enterprises and agricultural cooperatives. The inadequacies of tax policies in the agricultural sector make large economic groups reluctant to mobilize capital and invest capital to participate in linking agricultural value chains.
Mr. Hoang Trong Thuy - an agricultural expert, said that Vietnam's agricultural exports are facing five major challenges. These include high input material prices; transportation and logistics costs showing no signs of decreasing; and import policies of countries constantly changing.
At the same time, requirements for agricultural product quality standards are increasing. Foreign consumers tend to tighten spending due to inflationary pressures.
In order to promote agricultural exports, Mr. Thuy recommended increasing the export of 10 key agricultural products that already have stable markets. Implementing the protocol on exporting frozen durian, fresh coconut and farmed crocodile to the Chinese market.
At the same time, it is necessary to be resolute in removing the EU's IUU "yellow card" on seafood as soon as possible. Strongly develop warehouse infrastructure and logistics systems, transport by rail and sea. Improve sustainable agricultural production processes, transparency in tracing the origin of agricultural products to meet the requirements of importers.
Emphasizing 6 solutions for effective and sustainable development of agricultural value chains in the coming time, Mr. Phung Duc Tien - Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development said that it is necessary to restructure the agricultural sector in a more substantial and effective way through transforming the structure of crops and livestock.
Consider the application of high technology in agricultural production as one of the important solutions to improve the efficiency and sustainability of the agricultural value chain. Strengthen close links between actors in the agricultural value chain from production, processing, to consumption. Expand and develop the agricultural consumption market both domestically and internationally.
“Sustainable agricultural development must go hand in hand with environmental protection and rational use of natural resources. Measures such as the use of biological fertilizers and pesticides, efficient management and use of water resources, and protection of land and biodiversity need to be widely applied,” Mr. Tien emphasized.
Hoai Anh
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