A booth at AgroViet 2023 in Hà Nội. — Photo vneconomy.vn

HÀ NỘI — The 24th Vietnam International Agriculture Trade Fair (AgroViet 2024) will return to the capital from November 20-23, the event's organiser announced at a press conference on Tuesday. 

Hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), the upcoming event features approximately 250 booths presenting high-quality products from 100 exhibitors in Việt Nam as well as from countries and territories such as mainland China, Taiwan, Mongolia, South Korea, Japan, Australia and Russia.

Deputy director of MARD's Trade Promotion centre for Agriculture Hoàng Văn Dự said the annual fair is a pivotal gathering for Việt Nam's agriculture sector, serving as a platform for enterprises to showcase their products, strengthen business ties and exploit domestic and foreign markets. 

The fair will showcase farming produce and OCOP products including ST25 Én Vàng rice, Séng cù Lao Cai rice, Điện Biên jasmine rice, the Chi Lăng custard apple, A Lưới beef, Huế sour shrimp and Phan Thiết seafood.

The latest technological advances, agricultural equipment and machines will be also introduced at the event, Dự said. 

Several business activities such as Việt Nam-Mongolia Agricultural Products Promotion Forum and Việt Nam-China Business Conference will be held on the sidelines. The launch ceremony of the Vietnamese agricultural products booth on Chinese e-commerce and social networking platforms will be also included. 

Việt Nam has maintained the growth of agricultural, aquatic and food export turnover at double-digit rates for years, with export values reaching US$51.74 billion in the first 10 months of this year, an annual increase of 20.2 per cent. 

During the period, the agricultural, forestry and fishery trade surplus topped $15.21 billion, up 62.2 per cent compared to the same period last year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has reported. 

Currently, six agricultural goods maintained trade surpluses exceeding $1 billion. They were wood and woodwork products with a surplus of $10.91 billion, fruits and vegetables ($4.47 billion), coffee ($4.33 billion), rice ($3.68 billion), shrimp ($2.92 billion) and tra fish ($1.54 billion). — VNS