Vietnamese farm produce promoted at VegfestUK 2022 (Photo: VNA)
London (VNA) – Around 20 Vietnamese farm produce exportersattended VegfestUK 2022 – the UK’s biggest indoor vegan festival – on November12-13 in London.
This year’s event attracted the participation of 230 units,over 100 speakers, and 10,000 visitors.
Vietnamese enterprises brought rice, coffee, tea, cashewnuts, dried noodle, and environmentally-friendly products such as wooden strawsand paper cups to the festival.
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tiensaid that the export of agricultural products to the UK has enjoyed rapidgrowth in recent years and is expected to surpass 1 billion USD this year, up12% year-on-year. To date, over 500 Vietnamese agricultural products have beenavailable at the European country’s supermarkets.
As potential for trade cooperation in agriculture remainshuge, the two Governments need step up trade promotion in this field toincrease the export value to 30-35% next year, he added.
Earlier on November 11, at a Vietnam-UK business connectivity workshop held inLondon within the framework of Tien’s working visit to the UK, the official affirmed that the UK is one of the important and strategic partners ofthe Vietnamese agricultural sector.
The Vietnamese Government hopes to attract and cooperatewith UK businesses in agricultural production, and the processing, preservationand distribution of agricultural products and food, stated Tien./.
Gillian Keegan, British Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, has expressed her belief that the Vietnam-UK comprehensive relationship will continue to grow in the next 50 years.
The Vietnam - UK Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) has substantially assisted Vietnam’s coffee sector to expand its market share in the UK, according to the Foreign Trade Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).
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Antoine Colin, Senior Vice President for Global Supply Chain Digital Transformation & Resilience at HP Inc., affirmed HP’s strategic commitment to building a supply chain and ecosystem in Vietnam and the region.
Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s Trade Promotion Agency Bui Quang Hung emphasised that logistics has evolved from a technical function into a core capability for Vietnamese exporters to maintain their competitive advantage in the US market.
A trade official has suggested companies work closely with shipping lines, airlines, and freight forwarders to monitor routes, transit times, and potential surcharges while exploring broader cargo insurance to cover risks like war and terrorism.
In addition to institutional reform, the agency is also rolling out key solution groups to combat counterfeit goods, imitations, and intellectual property infringements in the digital environment.
The event, co-organised by the Vietnam Trade Office in the UK and TT Meridian, a local importer of Vietnamese fresh produce, aims to build a national lychee brand and encourage broader recognition of Vietnamese fruits in a competitive, high-end market.
The industry's performance has been powered by bold investments in modern production lines, enabling Vietnamese firms to produce complicated products which were exclusive to advanced economies.
Vietnamese farm produce promoted at VegfestUK 2022 (Photo: VNA) 
