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 needs fair trade certification system

Việt Nam needs to develop a fair trade certification system as the fastest route to the sustainable development of Vietnamese agricultural products, an official from the Ministry of Industry and Trade said.

VN firms urged to tap fair trade potential Fair trade certification would give Vietnamese exporters of tea, coffee, cacao, spices and handicrafts a huge advantage in expanding their market, but enterprises that qualify are far too few, experts say.