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BTFP holds value chain analysis workshop
in Vietnam
On 16-17
October, the BioTrade Facilitation Programme and the Ministry of
Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) of Vietnam held a
National Value Chain Analysis Workshop for the natural
ingredients sector in Vietnam. The objective of this workshop
was to bring together national institutions and the private
sector to discuss the status of the natural ingredients sector
and identify priority areas to promote Vietnam’s natural
ingredients in international markets.
The value chain analysis workshop was a
first step towards developing an export strategy for natural
ingredients, using a sectoral approach that complements on-going
efforts at national level. As part of this strategy, the BTFP is
collaborating with SIPPO to support private-sector companies
producing natural ingredients to gain access to European
markets.
The implementation of an export strategy
for the natural ingredients sector in Vietnam is seen as an
opportunity to support the action plan for non-timber forest
products (NTFPs), prepared by the Department of Forestry of MARD.
Discussions on the strategy were therefore held in the context
of the action plan, whose long-term objectives are: to identify
NTFPs as the main product of the forestry industry; to increase
the value of those products; to increase subsequent income
generated by rural communities; and to put a stop to the
degradation of forest resources.
The workshop
was a first opportunity to initiate concrete activities to work
towards the achievement of the objectives established in the
action plan. Participants found the event very useful,
particularly the identification of priority activities to
strengthen value chains.
BTFP is looking forward to continuing
supporting the value chain of natural ingredients in close
collaboration with MARD, carried out in line with the objectives
of Vietnam’s NTFP action plan.
For more
information, you can visit the
BioTrade's page for Vietnam's National Programme.
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