The 18^th Viet Nam International Agriculture Trade Fair (AgroViet 2018) is taking place at Da Nang's International Exhibition Fair Centre on 9 Cach Mang Thang Tam until 1 July.

Delegates visit a pavilion at the fair (Photo: VNA)

Organised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the AgroViet 2018 is themed “High-tech farm produces towards sustainable agricultural development”.

The 4-day event features nearly 200 booths, the fair will showcase equipment and machines in agricultural production and processing, veterinary medicine, pesticide, safe agricultural and aquatic products, as well as animal and plant varieties.

It offers chances to boost international cooperation in agriculture, while connecting businesses and consumers, thus creating opportunities for enterprises to promote domestic market. The event also honour high quality agro-forestry-fishery and handicraft products, and introduce new technologies in agricultural production.

The annual event, one of the biggest agriculture fair of Viet Nam, also attracts 18 agricultural firms from Thailand.

Speaking at the opening ceremony of AgroViet 2018, Deputy Head of the Agro Processing and Market Development Authority Vu Van Minh noted that Viet Nam’s agro-forestry-fishery exports earned 15.6 billion USD in the first five months of 2018, up 9.9 percent from the same period in 2017.

Ten Vietnamese agro-forestry-fishery products for export records values exceeding 1 billion USD, he said.

(Source: VNA)