Vietnamese farm produce gain competitive edge on global market: Central Retail
Vietnam's farm produce can completely compete with products in other countries around the world, Head of Creating Shared Values Projects of Central Retail Corporation Public Company Limited (CRC) Paul Le told Nong nghiep Viet Nam (Vietnam Agriculture) newspaper.
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam's farm produce can completဣely competewith products in other countries around the world, Head of Creating Shared Values Projects of Central Retail Corporation Public Company Limited (CRC) Paul Le told Nong nghiep Viet Nam (Vietnam Agriculture) newspaper.
In a recent interview granted to the newspaper, Le said agriculture is one of the key sectors of Vietnam, noting that thecountry boasts many traditional products and regional specialties, especially thevariety of seasonal products.
The Thailand-based CRC is one of the retail chains that are effectivelyimplementing activities to promote and consume Vietnamese agricultural products on the international market.
The CRC’s vision is to develop with Vietnamthrough cooperating and supporting Vietnamese products and brands, and local suppliers,Le stressed.
Its development will always go hand in hand with the prosperity ofVietnam, he said, adding that the firm’s programme to accompany Vietnamese agricultural products is one ofthe the CRC's seven sustainable development strategies in the country.
The business will cooperate withVietnamese suppliers in building and developing modern retail systems forVietnamese goods.
According to Le, each product of Vietnam has a very long development history.For example, Thanh Ha lychee has development history of up to 250 years, whichmeans that Vietnamese farmers have up to 250 seasons to gradually better the qualityof lychees. This is the reason why Vietnamese lychees are among the best in theworld.
In the northern highlands and mountainous regions of Vietnam, the horticulture sectorhas evolved over hundreds of years to produce distinctive and fresh vegetableproducts, he said.
Many giant firms in the world have been setting up their supply networks inVietnam, to be able to directly access the best products from local farmers.
That is r🌸eason for Le to believe that Vietnamese agricultural products havemany competitive strengths on the international market./.
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