The Mekong Delta provinces are taking a number of measures to improve the competitiveness of their farm produce.
The measures include linking materials areas with factories and
markets to ensure that between now and 2010 at least 30 percent of rice
and 40-50 percent of tra fish are sold under contracts and the rates are
set to increase every year. A similar way is also applied to other key
products like fruits, vegetables, livestock and poultry meat.
Additionally, the localities are building concentrated production
areas together with developing post-harvest technology, stepping up the
research and application of advanced science and technology in
agro-fishery production, expanding export markets and increasing market
forecasting and farm produce quality supervising.
They
also focus on promoting trademarks, associating with foreign businesses
to enhance competitiveness and develop markets, and increasing the
selling of products in the domestic market.
The
agro-fishery production has been adjusted to be more friendly with the
environment and capable of satisfying the varied tastes of consumers.-VNA