Last year, many kinds of fresh fruit received licences to be exported to China through official channel, while many others were allowed to enter other markets.
This year, Vietnam aims for growth of at least 20% in export revenue of fruits and vegetables, at 4 billion USD.
Data from the department showed that so far, Vietnam has 1.21 million hectares of fruit farms with an output of about 18.68 million tonnes.
Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Sinh Nhat Tan said that in the time to come, the ministry will work closely with the MARD to increase trade promotion programmes on the digital platforms using information technologies, thus strengthening the export of farm produce, creating favourable conditions for exporters, especially in the Chinese market reports en.vietnamplus.vn
The ministry also plans to organise the first Vietnam-Shanghai (China) trade forum in Hanoi in April, he said.