A delegation of Danish firms in agriculture and food sector is paying a visit to Hanoi & Ho Chi Minh City from August 16-19 to exchange opportunities for cooperation with their Vietnamese potential partners.
The delegation comprises 13 companies who are leading in Solutions for Livestock & Food Production, Food Processing Technologies, Ingredients and Climate Control Solutions. The main purpose of the delegation is to share experiences and introduce world leading and well-proven Danish solutions in agri-food production and to look for opportunities to cooperate with Vietnamese agri-food companies.
Speaking at a seminar themed 'Danish experiences and solutions in sustainable agri-food production' held on August 19 in Hanoi, Trade Counsellor of the Embassy of Denmark, Troels Jakobsen, said that Danish agri-food industry for many years had continuously invested in new production equipment and solutions that boost production yield and improve product quality but at the same time consume less water and energy.
"Nowadays, we produce three times more food than the Danish population can consume, with some of the lowest greenhouse gas emissions in Europe," he said. "Our Danish companies and experts, therefore, are very willing to share innovative ideas and technologies with their Vietnamese counterparts as well as look for opportunities to cooperate and make good and sustainable business together."
The seminar which was organised by the Embassy of Denmark, the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration and the Danish Agriculture and Food Council was also held in Ho Chi Minh City on August 17. The seminars provided a forum to connect and facilitate exchange of experiences, knowledge and technologies between local decision-makers, sector managers as well as Danish and Vietnamese entrepreneurs. Following the seminars will be the business-to-business (B2B) meeting program between Vietnamese companies and the Danish business delegation.
Speaking at the Hanoi seminar, Vice Minister of the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Phung Duc Tien stressed that Denmark cooperation program in agriculture and food had an important impact on the development of Vietnam's agricultural sector."Vietnamese sector agencies and companies can apply the experiences and knowledge they learned from their Danish partners in their work and businesses. This is important in the context when Vietnam's agricultural sector has been striving to develop value chain and sustainable production towards a smart and high-tech industry,’ he said.
Denmark and Vietnam strengthen co-operation in the agri-food sector
A delegation of Danish firms in agriculture and food sector is paying a visit to Hanoi & Ho Chi Minh City from August 16-19 to exchange opportunities for cooperation with their Vietnamese potential partners.
Source: dtinews.vn
