Agro-forestry-fisheries export fetches 140.6 bln USD in 2011-2015
The cumulative export turnover of the agro-forestry-fisheries products reached 140.6 billion USD from 2011 to 2015, with an average annual growth rate of 9 percent.
Minister Phat at a National Asembly meeting (Photo:VNA)
Hanoi (VNA)♛ – The cumulative export turnover of the agro-forestry-fisheries products reached 140.6 billion USD from 2011 to 2015, with an average annual growth rate of 9 percent.
The figures were released by Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat at a conference in Hanoi on January 5 to review the sector’s 2015 performance.
Compared to 2010, the export turnover of these products rose 54.6 percent to 30.14 billion USD in 2015.
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🤪 The sector aims for an agro-forestry-fisheries export turnover of 31 billion USD in 2016 and 39-40 billion USD by 2020, Phat revealed.
In the reviewed period, the sector’s GDP growth rate reached 3.13 percent, surpassing the 2.6-3 percent target set by the 11 th National Party Congress, he said, adding that the rate is expected to hit 3-3.5 percent this year and 2.5-3 percent in 2016-2020.
ౠ To realise these goals, the minister said that the sector will focus on restructuring and improving production value and efficiency while developing post-harvest preservation and processing.-VNA
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Minister Phat at a National Asembly meeting (Photo:VNA)
