10th National Farmers Forum - 2025:

On October 1st, in Hanoi, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Farmers' Association, in coordination with the Ministry of Industry and Trade, organized the 10th National Farmers' Forum - 2025, with the theme "Connecting Markets - Building Brands - Promoting Agricultural Product Consumption, Contributing to Double-Digit Economic Growth of the Country".

The forum was attended and co-chaired by Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien, Chairman of the Vietnam Farmers' Association Luong Quoc Doan; representatives from central ministries and agencies, experts, scientists, businesses, and hundreds of exemplary farmers from across the country.

This is a practical event aimed at implementing the Prime Minister 's directives at the 2024 Farmers' Dialogue Conference, and is also an important activity leading up to the 2025 Prime Minister's Dialogue with Farmers Conference.

The forum's setting. Photo: Dan Viet

The dialogue focused on four main areas: Commercialization of agricultural products in the supply chain - from procurement and processing to logistics; development of local agricultural product brands, OCOP products, and exports; digital trade connectivity: e-commerce, agricultural logistics, and traceability; and strategic orientation for domestic and export markets of agricultural products.

In his opening remarks, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien affirmed: "The Ministry of Industry and Trade is ready to listen to farmers' opinions, remove difficulties, expand markets, help farmers have a better life and contribute more to the economy."

At the Forum, many farmers directly asked questions to industry leaders. Ms. Vuong Thi Huong, Director of Toan Thuong Agricultural Products Cooperative (Lang Son province), shared her experience in promoting her dried persimmons on social media platforms and asked: "How can local specialties and OCOP products reach international markets through e-commerce?"

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and Chairman of the Vietnam Farmers' Association Luong Quoc Doan co-chaired the forum. Photo: Dan Viet.

According to Vu Ba Phu, Director of the Trade Promotion Department (Ministry of Industry and Trade), in 2024, the Ministry implemented 26 trade promotion projects for agricultural products with a budget of over 26.5 billion VND, helping thousands of businesses and cooperatives sign contracts worth hundreds of millions of USD.

In 2025 alone, the Ministry approved 118 projects, including 38 projects for the agricultural sector with a budget of nearly 35 billion VND, prioritizing key products such as fruits and vegetables, seafood, coffee, pepper, rice, and processed goods.

Regarding solutions to expand distribution channels, Le Hoang Oanh, Director of the Department of E-commerce and Digital Economy, informed that the Ministry of Industry and Trade continuously organizes "livestream sales" sessions for farmers and cooperatives, and has also issued the National E-commerce Development Plan for the period 2026-2030, which includes the goal of promoting and selling OCOP products.

Many large-scale programs are implemented annually, such as Online Friday and ASEAN Online Sales Day , promoting hundreds of thousands of local products to domestic and international markets. The Ministry also operates the portals Vietnamexport.com.vn and Ecvn.com, supporting thousands of businesses in building online stores and connecting with export markets.

In addition, training is given special attention; every year, hundreds of e-commerce training courses are organized, helping tens of thousands of farmers and cooperatives learn skills such as opening online stores, digital promotion, livestreaming sales, and order management.

The Ministry also collaborates with major platforms such as Amazon, Alibaba, Shopee, TikTok Shop, etc., to build OCOP (One Commune One Product) stores, and simultaneously implements the "Vietnamese Platform" model connecting local e-commerce platforms.

The forum's setting. Photo: Dan Viet

Experts attending the forum also emphasized that, along with expanding markets, farmers and cooperatives need to proactively improve product quality, meet standards, and focus on traceability, packaging, and labeling. To date, thousands of OCOP products have been standardized and listed on e-commerce platforms, contributing to enhancing reputation and strengthening consumer trust.

Representatives from the Ministry of Industry and Trade affirmed that they will continue working with logistics businesses, border provinces, and international payment partners to reduce transportation costs, expand overseas delivery services, and ensure secure payments.

Chairman of the Vietnam Farmers' Association, Luong Quoc Doan, emphasized that the 10th National Farmers' Forum in 2025 is not only for listening and dialogue, but also a bridge between farmers, businesses, managers, and scientists. The practical ideas and specific projects presented here will contribute to expanding markets, increasing the value of agricultural products, promoting Vietnamese agricultural brands internationally, and making a positive contribution to the goal of sustainable economic growth.

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