
The EU-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) is expected to boost Việt Nam’s exports, especially agricultural and aquatic products that already have competitive advantages in the European market. However, the domestic agricultural sector will face challenges when penetrating this market of over 800 million people.
Đào Thế Anh, Deputy Director of the Việt Nam Academy of Agricultural Science, speaks to the Vietnam News Agency about those issues. Tiếp tục đọc “Talking shop – EVFTA: Agricultural exporters will increase in professionalism”
At the end of the Vietnam War, agriculture in Vietnam employed around 75 per cent of the total workforce and produced roughly 10 million tons of rice, the country’s staple. The majority of Vietnam’s population of 50 million was significantly undernourished. Agricultural recovery was slow, blocked by the government’s collectivisation policies. Formal reform efforts through Directive 100 in 1981 partially freed up agricultural markets. They accelerated with doi moi (renovation) in 1986 and the Law on Land in 1988. The latter granted land use rights to households and stimulated a dramatic response from farmers.









