Fair-trade status for VN cocoa to ease access to EU market

Fair-trade certification is expected to help Vietnamese cocoa enter the EU market, especially after the EU-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement takes effect, slated for 2019, experts have said.

VN Cocoa looks to further develop Cocoa is a highly potential industry in Viet Nam, but a shortage of capital has hindered the development of the plant's production industry, according to Doan Trieu Nhan, a senior consultant for the Viet Nam Association of Coffee-Cocoa.