Minister Le Minh Hoan informed that in the first 7 months of the year, the total export turnover of agriculture - forestry - fishery reached 29,13 billion USD, down 9,1% over the same period. The most worrying thing is that although the output of fishing and aquaculture increased over the same period, the export turnover of this field only reached US$4,95 billion, down 25,4% over the same period.
National Assembly Chairwoman Vuong Dinh Hue assessed the question-and-answer session to be of high quality, close to reality, and to meet voters' aspirations. (Screenshots)
There are 4 groups of advantageous products that have taken advantage of the opportunity to boost exports, bringing in outstanding turnover over the same period, such as: Vegetables, coffee, cashew nuts. Rice exports alone increased by 29,6% and are expected to continue to increase in the remaining months of this year as India and some countries currently stop exporting rice and Thailand recommends reducing the area under rice cultivation. To avoid El Nino…
"Difficulty in export of the agricultural sector still exist, the slow recovery of market demand is due to market fluctuations from instability in the world," said Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan. At the same time, he said that despite the challenge, many opportunities still open, especially in the field of rice, from which it is necessary to be flexible both to ensure food security and safety for domestic consumption, and to proactively supply suitable products. suitable for export.
The session conducted a question-and-answer session in the agricultural sector, including "hot" on rice cultivation and against IUU fishing. (Screenshots)
According to calculations, in 2023, the output is estimated at 43,1 million tons of rice (increasing over 452 thousand tons over the same period); export rice output is estimated at 7,0 million tons (equivalent to 29,5 million tons of rice). According to the Minister, the situation of rice production is still only a short-term forecast, while the world situation in this industry is constantly changing, it is necessary to be flexible and adapt to the volatile market.
Talking about the production relationship, the head of the agricultural industry wishes to effectively implement the thinking of buying and selling to a cooperative mindset, without disrupting the production chain and must be digitized in the direction of a collective economy. , in keeping with the times.
Answering questions, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development shared many contents about agriculture, farmers and rural areas. (Screenshots)
“In agriculture, the income of rice growers is the lowest, it cannot be said otherwise, despite many changes in reality. The increase in income for rice farmers is not only based on high rice prices and high rice exports, but also on the production process, in which production inputs are reduced as much as income will be increased. In addition, the income of people on rice-growing land is now not only from rice seeds, but also from fish, shrimp, and crab below, then eco-tourism, rural tourism... That's the economy. cycle, green growth, which the agricultural industry is aiming for, not only on rice land," said the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.
National Assembly deputies Nguyen Quoc Han and Nguyen Duy Thanh attended the questioning session at Ca Mau bridge point.
Further demonstrating the above information, regarding the strategic vision, the Minister said that prioritizing the improvement of policies and laws on the development of trademarks and brands of key agricultural products; organize sustainable agricultural production according to the goals and orientations in the Strategy for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development and specific solutions in ongoing projects, such as: “Pilot building raw material areas standard agricultural and forestry products for domestic consumption and export in the period of 2022-2025”; "Ensuring food safety, improving the quality of agro-forestry-fishery products associated with the consumption market"; “Promoting the export of agro-forestry-fishery products until 2030”… Besides, continuing to accelerate the construction of the Project “Sustainable development of 1 million hectares specializing in high-quality rice cultivation associated with green growth in the Delta region. by the Mekong River"; The project “Development of a logistics system to improve the quality and competitiveness of Vietnamese agricultural products to 2030, with a vision to 2050”…
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan asked localities to actively participate, strictly abide by regulations, and be flexible in managing rice land.
Talking about the anti-IUU situation, the Minister of MARD said that there have been many progress, such as the basic legal framework has met international requirements; fleet management has many positive changes; The implementation of the control of imported aquatic products in accordance with the provisions of the PSMA Agreement has overall improved better than before. “Removing IUU yellow card is a drastic action to show commitment and responsibility in deep international integration; is the goal of restoring fish stocks and increasing the diversity of aquatic resources. That is to reduce the intensity of exploitation and change the profession from mining to farming," the Minister expressed his opinion.
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan requested that there should be strong enough sanctions, showing determination in strictly handling violations against IUU fishing.
Answering questions at the conference hall this afternoon, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien informed about the orientation of goods supply, market expansion in order to increase the export output of agricultural products, contributing to improving the value of agricultural products. agricultural products. The question-and-answer session has many contents related to the Ministries of Natural Resources and Environment, Finance and Health./.
Tran Nguyen
