The export prices of Vietnamese rice in the first two months of 2022 rose by 9.8% year-on-year to US$528.5 per ton, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
The program One Commune One Product (OCOP) is a program in which each locality organizes the production and trading of its specialties to enhance the consumption of Vietnamese farm produce; thereby, it has been contributing to economic development and stability of people's lives.
Following successful sales of lychees, efforts have been made to sell other Vietnamese farm produce on e-commerce platforms, the Nong nghiep Viet Nam (Vietnam Agriculture) newspaper has reported.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade on November 1 officially deployed activities to promote advertising of agricultural and food products of Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City.
This year, China market is no longer easy for Vietnamese farm produce but even has laid down strict requirements such as origin traceability, packing and label.
Vietnam has risen to the second largest farm produce exporter in Southeast Asia and the 15th in the world with agricultural, forestry and seafood products being exported to 200 nations and territories.