Hanoi (VNA) – A delegation ofthe Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) led by Deputy MinisterLe Quoc Doanh is on a visit to the US to enhance cooperation and farm producetrade from February 24-29.

During the visit, the delegation, includingrepresentatives of 19 firms and associations, will study the US’ farm producesupply, and boost imports of farm produce and technology from the US to theVietnamese market.

It will also arrange business forums tofacilitate the trade of agro-forestry-fishery products and create trade linksbetween the two sides.

The delegation will explore chances toboost cooperation and the transfer of advanced technology in agriculture in aneffort to strengthen domestic production chains. It will also join workingsessions with US agencies to remove bottlenecks and create favourableconditions for import-export of the two countries.

Vietnam’s imports from the US hit 14.37 billionUSD in 2019 from just 9.35 billion USD two years ago, surging 53 percent.

The Southeast Asian nation purchased freshfruits worth 304 million USD from the US last year, up 51 percent compared to2017.

The MARD has paid heed to and prioritisedscientific-technological cooperation, trade and investment with US partners inhigh-technology agricultural production, organic farming, and processingtechnologies for domestic consumption and export./.