Clearing up the consumption and export of agricultural products
The year 2021 marks the innovation and creativity in directing activities of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development with the establishment of two Working Groups to direct production, connect the supply and consumption of agricultural products in provinces and cities. cities in the south and north during the Covid-19 epidemic, promptly grasped information and dealt with difficulties and obstacles in the circulation and transportation of agricultural products, especially at a time when many localities have implemented social distancing under Directive 16.
Diverse forms of supply-demand connection
Mr. Tran Minh Hai - Director of the Center for Cooperative Economics Training and Consulting (CCD) under the School of Agriculture and Rural Development Managers II, member of the Working Group to direct production and connect supply Consumption of agricultural products in southern provinces and cities during the Covid-19 epidemic (Working Group 970) said: After being established, Working Group 970 has launched a registration information page to connect supply and demand. agricultural products and goods in the southern provinces https://htx.cooplink.com.vn with thousands of focal points providing agricultural products. At that time, most of the southern provinces were social distancing according to Directive 16, so goods trade activities were seriously delayed. But with the operation of the website, right at the peak of the Covid-19 epidemic, 300-400 tons of agricultural products were successfully consumed every day, at the peak of the day, more than 1,000 tons of agricultural products were connected. Through connecting agricultural product hubs, the Working Group has coordinated with businesses and cooperatives in the provinces of the Mekong Delta and the Southeast to supply goods at the request of the people of Ho Chi Minh City. and Binh Duong through the combo order bag. Combos have many different prices, from 150,000 to 300,000 VND, even higher at the request of the orderer. This is a new and creative way to help farmers and cooperatives understand the value of product linkage, packaging, offering, closing orders and delivering goods..., step by step changing thinking from production agriculture to become an agricultural economy. Up to now, registration supply-demand channels have continued to multiply daily, hourly and are more closely linked, more professional, bringing sellers and buyers closer together in accordance with the right needs. the fastest. The working group has coordinated with businesses and cooperatives in the Mekong Delta and Southeast provinces to supply goods at the request of people in Ho Chi Minh City and Binh Duong through combo order bags. Combos have many different prices, from 150,000 to 300,000 VND, even higher at the request of the orderer. This is a new and creative way to help farmers and cooperatives understand the value of product linkage, packaging, offering, closing orders and delivering goods..., step by step changing thinking from production agriculture to become an agricultural economy. Up to now, registration supply-demand channels have continued to multiply daily and hourly and are linked more closely and professionally, bringing sellers and buyers closer together in accordance with their needs. the fastest. The working group coordinated with businesses and cooperatives in the Mekong Delta and Southeast provinces to supply goods at the request of people in Ho Chi Minh City and Binh Duong through combo order bags. Combos have many different prices, from 150,000 to 300,000 VND, even higher at the request of the orderer. This is a new and creative way to help farmers and cooperatives understand the value of product linkage, packaging, offering, closing orders and delivering goods..., step by step changing thinking from production agriculture to become an agricultural economy. Up to now, registration supply-demand channels have continued to multiply daily and hourly and are linked more closely and professionally, bringing sellers and buyers closer together in accordance with their needs. the fastest. Cooperatives in the Mekong Delta and Southeast provinces supply goods at the request of people in Ho Chi Minh City and Binh Duong through combo order bags. Combos have many different prices, from 150,000 to 300,000 VND, even higher at the request of the orderer. This is a new and creative way to help farmers and cooperatives understand the value of product linkage, packaging, offering, closing orders and delivering goods..., step by step changing thinking from production agriculture to become an agricultural economy. Up to now, registration supply-demand channels have continued to multiply daily and hourly and are linked more closely and professionally, bringing sellers and buyers closer together in accordance with their needs. the fastest. Cooperatives in the Mekong Delta and Southeast provinces supply goods at the request of people in Ho Chi Minh City and Binh Duong through combo order bags. Combos have many different prices, from 150,000 to 300,000 VND, even higher at the request of the orderer. This is a new and creative way to help farmers and cooperatives understand the value of product linkage, packaging, offering, closing orders and delivering goods..., step by step changing thinking from production agriculture to become an agricultural economy. Up to now, registration supply-demand channels have continued to multiply daily and hourly and are linked more closely and professionally, bringing sellers and buyers closer together in accordance with their needs. the fastest.
As a participant in the registration of the focal point to supply agricultural products from the early days, Director of My Thanh Agricultural Cooperative (Thu Thua district, Long An province) Nguyen Quoc Cuong shared: At the peak of the Covid-19 epidemic We still receive a lot of orders, the largest of which is a day delivery order for a food company in Dong Nai province, worth more than 100 million VND/order, and regular orders for other customers. supermarket chain in Ho Chi Minh city, Ben Tre province, Tien Giang... with a value of about 130 million VND/day. At the same time, thanks to recommendations from Working Group 970 with local authorities, freight vehicles are also circulated more smoothly, and are granted QR codes to circulate in the green channel right in the center of the epidemic... website, up to this point, we have connected many points of consumption; At the same time, we can also find reputable suppliers of agricultural materials for production; set up many groups to share experiences on agricultural production and trading.
Promoting the connection of global agricultural products
During the strong outbreak of the fourth Covid-19 epidemic, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development coordinated with the Ministry of Industry and Trade and related ministries and branches to organize trade promotions; supporting businesses in the circulation and transportation of agricultural materials, arranging human resources to operate "three on the spot" so as not to interrupt production and processing during the time of social distancing... , the agricultural industry continuously organizes online meetings to disseminate and guide the implementation of new regulations on import and export of key markets such as the EU, US, China... Up to the end of November 2021 , export turnover of agriculture, forestry and fishery was estimated at nearly 43.5 billion USD, up 14.2% over the same period in 2020. In which, the export of main agricultural products reached more than 19.3 billion USD, seafood reached more than 7.9 billion USD, main forest products reached about 14, 3 billion USD… The increase in price of agricultural products is one of the reasons why the export value of the industry increased over the same period in 2020. The highest increase is that of pepper with an average price of 3,519.6 USD/ton, an increase. 54.4%; rubber 1,670.3 USD/ton, up 25.8%; coffee reached 1,931.4 USD/ton, up 10.7%; rice reached 528.1 USD/ton, up 6.5%... In addition, export turnover increased because businesses have taken advantage of free trade agreements between Vietnam and other countries. In the world. In addition, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, those results also play a particularly important role because the agricultural sector has proactively and flexibly adapted to the developments of the Covid-19 epidemic, maintaining production. , ensuring an abundant supply for domestic consumption and export. The highest increase is worth mentioning pepper with an average price of 3,519.6 USD/ton, up 54.4%; rubber 1,670.3 USD/ton, up 25.8%; coffee reached 1,931.4 USD/ton, up 10.7%; rice reached 528.1 USD/ton, up 6.5%... In addition, export turnover increased because businesses have taken advantage of free trade agreements between Vietnam and other countries. In the world. In addition, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, those results also play a particularly important role because the agricultural sector has proactively and flexibly adapted to the developments of the Covid-19 epidemic, maintaining production. , ensuring an abundant supply for domestic consumption and export. The highest increase is worth mentioning pepper with an average price of 3,519.6 USD/ton, up 54.4%; rubber 1,670.3 USD/ton, up 25.8%; coffee reached 1,931.4 USD/ton, up 10.7%; rice reached 528.1 USD/ton, up 6.5%... In addition, export turnover increased because businesses have taken advantage of free trade agreements between Vietnam and other countries. In the world. In addition, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, those results also play a particularly important role because the agricultural sector has proactively and flexibly adapted to the developments of the Covid-19 epidemic, maintaining production. , ensuring an abundant supply for domestic consumption and export. Export turnover also increased because businesses have taken advantage of free trade agreements between Vietnam and countries around the world. In addition, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, those results also play a particularly important role because the agricultural sector has proactively and flexibly adapted to the developments of the Covid-19 epidemic, maintaining production. , ensuring an abundant supply for domestic consumption and export. Export turnover also increased because businesses have taken advantage of free trade agreements between Vietnam and countries around the world. In addition, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, those results also play a particularly important role because the agricultural sector has proactively and flexibly adapted to the developments of the Covid-19 epidemic, maintaining production. , ensuring an abundant supply for domestic consumption and export.
In the coming time, consumption and export of agricultural products is forecast to face many challenges, in which direct trade activities are still very limited. Therefore, applying digital transformation to promote exports through online trading forms should be organized more regularly, regularly and effectively. Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Tran Thanh Nam said: Currently, the Forum for Connecting Agricultural Products Production and Consumption (Forum for Connecting Agricultural Products 970) is being held on a weekly basis. The forum was established with the purpose of forming and connecting the stages of production, processing, harvesting, circulation and consumption of agricultural products... Thereby, creating a close and multi-dimensional linkage and cooperation between management agencies with businesses and farmers. After each session, specific results will be aggregated, how many clues can be connected, what goods, how many rows. In order to meet the requirements of connecting consumption, in the coming time, the forum will not only connect agricultural products with domestic units, but will also have a session to connect global agricultural products, to bring Vietnamese agricultural products to wide access. more widely with international consumers through Vietnam's globally reputable enterprises. Therefore, cooperatives, production facilities, businesses and retailers must unite to improve the quality and promote brand promotion for Vietnamese agricultural products.
According to Nhan Dan Newspaper