On November 19, the price of live pigs in the northern region decreased from 1 to 4 prices in some localities, bringing the average price of the whole region down deeply. The risk of an outbreak in Hoa Binh province is detrimental to the northern live pig market. Tuyen Quang is the locality with the lowest price of pigs for slaughter at 40,000 VND/kg, followed by Bac Giang at 41,000 VND/kg. The highest price in the region is currently 45,000 VND/kg, recorded in Hung Yen, Ninh Binh and Ha Nam provinces.

The price of live pigs today in the North ranges from 40,000 to 45,000 VND/kg.

      The price of live hog is trending down slightly, the lowest level is 40,000 VND/kg

Similarly, in the Central and Central Highlands regions, live hog prices adjusted down by 1-2 prices in some places today. Specifically, a series of Khanh Hoa and Thanh Hoa provinces reduced the price by 1 to 44,000 VND/kg, equal to the price of pigs sold in Nghe An, Quang Binh and Ninh Thuan. In particular, the situation was quite complicated in Thua Thien-Hue province, causing the price of live hog here to drop deeper, 2-3 prices. This is also the locality that has the lowest price of slaughtered pigs in the region with 43,000 VND/kg, bringing the price of pigs in the whole region today ranging from 43,000 to 46,000 VND/kg.

In the South, after a slight increase yesterday, the price of live hog suddenly turned down, the highest decrease was recorded in Ben Tre, down 4 prices to 40,000 VND/kg; Can Tho reduced 2 prices to 43,000 VND/kg, provinces in the Southeast region’s livestock capital reduced 1 price.

The price of live pigs in the South ranges from 40,000 to 46,000/kg.

Information from Dong Nai Livestock Association, on November 19, the number of pigs consumed at Hoc Mon wholesale market (HCMC) was about 3,650 heads, much lower than the first days of the week. On November 17, pigs returned to this market about 4,000 heads, on November 16 more than 4,200 heads… The price of thin pigs at Hoc Mon market ranges from 60,000 to 62,000 VND/kg; Grade 2 thin pork is about 54,000 – 58,000 VND/kg. According to the Dong Nai Livestock Association, the African swine fever epidemic is developing quite complicatedly, and recommends that farm owners pay attention to biosecurity measures to minimize damage caused by the disease.

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Minister Le Minh Hoan chaired the conference from Dong Thap.

The above information was presented at an online conference summarizing 20 years of implementing Resolution No. 13-NQ/TW on continuing to innovate, develop and improve collective economic efficiency (Resolution 13) and 10. implementation of the Law on Cooperatives 2012 in the agricultural sector, chaired by Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan on October 19, 2021.

60% OF COOPERATIVES WORKING EFFICIENTLY

Dr. Le Duc Thinh, Director of the Department of Economic Co-operation and Rural Development, said that by the end of October 2021, the whole country has 18,327 agricultural cooperatives and 79 Unions of agricultural cooperatives with 3.23 million members; 34,871 agricultural cooperative groups (THT) with 628,000 members. The total capital of agricultural cooperatives is currently about 29,425 billion VND, on average each cooperative has a charter capital of 1.61 billion VND.

From 2013 to now, the number of agricultural cooperatives has increased rapidly, an average of nearly 800 cooperatives per year, more than three times higher in the 2017-2021 period (2012-2016). The proportion of agricultural cooperatives rated as good or good has increased from 10% (2013) to over 60% in 2020.

The total funding directly supported by the State for the development of agricultural collectives and cooperatives across the country over the past 20 years has reached about VND 8,180 billion. State budget support for agricultural cooperatives is concentrated in the period of 2013-2021 with about VND 7,283 billion, 8 times higher than the previous period (2001-2012).

Localities focus on supporting infrastructure development (VND 1,861 billion); science and technology support (1,206 billion VND); access to capital and cooperative development support fund (1,768 billion VND); training and fostering human resources (593 billion VND); trade promotion and market expansion (255 billion VND); supporting the implementation of projects and plans of association under Decree 98 (VND 1,105 billion)…

In 2020 alone, 96% of cooperatives have been transformed and reorganized; scale, quality and operational efficiency are improved; the rate of effective cooperatives reached 56%; total revenue reached more than 30,000 billion dong, profit after tax reached 2,900 billion dong, the average income of employees reached 4.3 million dong/person/month.

Mr. Tran Thanh Nam, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, emphasized that Resolution 13 and the Law on Cooperatives 2012 have created the driving force and development mechanism for the collective economy and cooperatives under the cooperative model. new commune.

Referring to the development perspective in the coming time, Deputy Minister Nam affirmed to focus more on the collective economy, taking agricultural cooperatives as the center to have appropriate investment policies; continue to improve the internal capacity of agricultural cooperatives, promote the influence of the collective economy on the community.

Accordingly, Deputy Minister Nam suggested that localities continue to review and perfect mechanisms and policies to develop agricultural cooperatives; promote human resource training, attract young trained cadres into cooperatives; encourage agricultural cooperatives to apply mechanization and high technology to production, processing and consumption.

At the same time, support agricultural cooperatives to access credit capital, invest in infrastructure for production and business, especially logistics infrastructure; improve the role of State management in the collective economy.

FOUNDATION OF RURAL ECONOMY

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan, said that in response to the practical requirements of development, especially from 2016 up to now, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has directed and implemented Resolution 13 and the Law on Rural Cooperative Development 2012 in a creative and effective way. As a result, the collective and cooperative economy has progressed in both quantity and quality; has overcome the long-standing shortcomings and increasingly affirmed the potential and development prospects.

According to Minister Le Minh Hoan, the Government discussed the story of economic recovery after the pandemic, how to improve the autonomy of the domestic economy and reduce foreign dependence. In the current context, in addition to attracting foreign investment, it is also necessary to strengthen internal strength.

“Along with the strength of enterprises, it is also necessary to pay attention to the collective economy and cooperatives. We care about eagles but also don’t forget the sparrows,” noted Minister Le Minh Hoan.

State investment in agriculture will not succeed without cooperatives, investment in science and technology for agriculture without cooperatives will also not succeed. To diversify products, including inputs and outputs, there is no other way to involve cooperatives.

Like the business community, a large number of cooperatives, small and medium enterprises in the agricultural sector are also making important contributions.

The minister confided: “Looking at the flow of people moving back to their hometown after the pandemic, it can be seen that the countryside is where people go and now is the place to pick them up. How do we revive the village to create a fulcrum for the people. There people cooperate with each other through vocational training, developing clubs”.

From that fact, Minister Le Minh Hoan suggested that localities pay real attention to the development of cooperatives, considering cooperatives as an integral part of the rural economy. “The new path for cooperatives cannot be overstated, why in developed countries, cooperatives still thrive, where cooperatives can do tourism, pull people back to the countryside to visit the countryside, thus people can love agriculture and rural areas more “, emphasized Minister Le Minh Hoan.

Affirming that he will pursue this goal, Minister Le Minh Hoan said that in the near future, it will attract public investment in logistics infrastructure for cooperatives so that cooperatives can improve their capacity and activate farmers to cooperate with each other.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is preparing to submit to the Government a logictics program for the agricultural sector to limit the impact of supply chain disruptions through pandemics and natural disasters, in which cooperatives will be an important factor in the supply chain.

Source: vneconomy.vn

Seminar “Agriculture: A solid support in the change”.

The above is the view of Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan shared at the seminar “Agriculture: A solid support in volatility” organized by the Government Portal on the afternoon of October 28. .

DISCOVER THE THREE KEY WORDS OF THE PRISE

During the Covid-19 pandemic, the agricultural industry was mentioned again as a pillar when the economy wobbled. The scale of agricultural enterprises may not be equal to industrial enterprises, but the spread of tens of millions of farming households that can be connected becomes a strength.

According to Minister Le Minh Hoan, in the current context, the steps of the agricultural sector for the term 2021-2025 with a strategic development vision, the restructuring in the coming period, is not a re-planning, increase or decrease any industry, but it is the transformation of the growth model of the agricultural sector, the change of thinking from agricultural production based on the goal of increasing output to an economic mindset with the goal of increasing value.

It is time for us to change the model, not the share of an agricultural sector when it comes to output. We have to integrate multiple values ​​into products, looking at agriculture not as a technique or production, not even as an economic sector but as an industry that integrates economy, culture and society.

“Because there have been many studies, society itself is a resource, culture itself is a resource… Culture, rural society, intellectualization of farmers creates a dynamic community of local farmers in the country. It will become a spiritual resource for farmers to cooperate with each other”, emphasized Minister Le Minh Hoan.

Minister Le Minh Hoan raised the issue: “We see that “fragile, small, spontaneous” are 3 keywords “curse” of agriculture; If the “new normal” continues to be fragmented, small and spontaneous, it is still a vicious circle.

Minister said: I asked Dr. Nguyen Thanh My, Chairman of My Lan Group, how much land should be accumulated and concentrated in agriculture for businesses? Dr. Nguyen Thanh My answered: We are living in the 4.0 revolution, people do transport business but do not own any cars?

Like Uber, Grab, each car is small but combined, connecting into transportation businesses; people run the hotel business but don’t own a hotel because they’re connected. I will do agriculture with such a mindset, in such a way, in order not to disturb the market, not to disturb the private ownership of the farmer’s land.

We often say that agriculture is a large-scale production, but now that is not certain, especially due to the impact of the recent Covd-19 pandemic, due to the mode of operation in society during the Covid-19 season, so now people are more divided.

For example, the division of a large factory into many small factories, if F0, they will close one place while the other factories can still operate, that is, they will split without following the trend of accumulation. , just like before, we planned the megacities. In the context of the pandemic, these megacities were also divided and connected the smaller cities, essentially subdividing patterns.

“Agriculture needs changes to adapt to the pandemic as well. We have to accept small production, small but not odd. How small but must be reconnected in series, like drops of water connecting each other into the sea, not eliminating the small, the small connecting will become a big chain. This is also a way, but concentrating and accumulating in a complex is also a way”, emphasized Minister Le Minh Hoan.

CONFIDENTIAL EXPORT WILL BRING 42.5 BILLION USD

Referring to the prospect of exporting agro-forestry-fishery products in 2021, Minister Le Minh Hoan said that as usual, the fourth quarter is the strongest growth quarter of the agricultural industry. Preliminarily working with export-related associations and industries, we are very confident that we will achieve the set target of USD 42.5 billion.

Mr. Le Minh Hoa shared, when I was the leader of Dong Thap province, I was the communicator about pushing the first container of mangoes to the US market, which was very interesting, and then sold at a high price.

“Last time, the information about Vietnamese longan, litchi, longan, and fruit appeared on supermarket shelves in Japan, Singapore, and the US… are very funny stories. Communication helps us push our emotions, but sometimes we get so excited, we forget there are problems, there are risks behind,” the Minister noted.

He said, yesterday, when I sat online with 27 of my Ambassadors in the European Union, I discovered that my agricultural products sold very little, only had a few deals from time to time, most of them were sold at Asian shops like Vietnamese and Thai. An Ambassador of EU has said that his agricultural products are only 1% of the share of EU agricultural imports that are sold in Asian shops.

“During the trip accompanying National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue to Europe, many Ambassadors said a lot when their dragon fruit was sold in a Thai store, which means that we have not gone dignified but also very timid in Thailand. The segment is at risk or sold in the Vietnamese community. When they put their agricultural products into their official distribution system, they will shape the brand for the country’s agricultural products. If we can put it in there, then it will spread, and consumers will know about it,” the minister said.

Recalling the Government’s goal of opening up the economy, economic recovery and development may also face some difficulties when the epidemic breaks out in some localities. “However, now, with the drastic direction of the Government this time, along with the initiative of localities, I think this is a fulcrum for export-related businesses to have confidence to restart”, the Minister affirmed.

Deputy Minister Le Quoc Doanh attended the online conference

This is one of the joint results of the 43rd ASEAN Agriculture and Forestry Ministers Meeting (AMAF 43), held online on October 27, 2021 under the chairmanship of Mr. Syahrul Yasin Limpo – Minister of Indonesian Agriculture and Rural Development. Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Quoc Doanh represented Vietnam to attend the conference.

AGRICULTURE IS SERIOUSLY AFFECTED

Deputy Minister Le Quoc Doanh said that the Covid-19 pandemic has been and continues to affect the global economy and society, including Vietnam. Supply chains and trade flows are disrupted; production, business and service activities, especially import and export industries, aviation, tourism, labor, employment, etc., have stalled.

Referring to the process of adapting to the Covid-19 epidemic of Vietnam’s agricultural industry, Deputy Minister Le Quoc Doanh said that Vietnam has solutions for recovery and priorities for agricultural production in and after Covid-19 epidemic.

In response to supply chain disruptions, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam has established two special working groups in the North and the South to direct production, connect supply, and consume agricultural products in provinces and cities in the context of the Covid-19 epidemic and prepare a scenario for a new production cycle after the gap.

From the results achieved by the Working Groups, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has launched the Forum to connect supply and demand for the agricultural market with the online participation of 63 provinces and cities and nearly 200 enterprises. industry, industry associations and cooperatives, production facilities throughout the country. Thereby, creating a close and multi-dimensional cooperation link between management agencies, businesses and farmers.

In addition, Vietnam has also issued a number of policies to promote production, circulation, consumption and export of agricultural products in the context of Covid-19 prevention and control and promoting recovery after Covid-19. In particular, there are many solutions to solve difficulties for businesses, localities and people.

Deputy Minister Le Quoc Doanh set out five orientations for sustainable agricultural recovery and growth in the new normal for countries in the ASEAN region.

Firstly, it is necessary to strengthen intra-ASEAN cooperation and ASEAN cooperation with partners to connect the supply chains of food, agriculture, forestry and fishery; supporting smallholder farmers; small, medium and micro enterprises overcome the negative impacts of Covid-19.

Second, promote innovation for green agricultural growth and resource conservation. Cooperation in building transparent, responsible and sustainable agricultural value chains.

Third, promote cooperation in digital transformation in agriculture based on data, including digital transformation in management, policy issuance and agricultural development solutions, such as forecasting, warning market reporting, planning management.

Fourth, encourage the response and participation of all actors in society, especially businesses and people, and further promote the role of public-private partnership/partnership (PPP) in recovery and green growth.

Fifth, improve the proactive adaptive capacity of the vulnerable to shocks, and at the same time support these subjects in effectively exploiting resources, perfecting business models to participate in business activities participate in the process of transforming agriculture towards green and sustainable.

RECOVERY AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION SYSTEM

At the conference, the agricultural sector leaders of the Southeast Asian countries came to an agreement on solutions to strengthen the resilience of the Food System to combat the impact of the pandemic equally urgent.

For the ASEAN Strategy on Biomass Energy for Regional Agricultural and Rural Development Communities for the period 2020-2030, the Conference encouraged all ASEAN partners and stakeholders to work with ASEAN to implement implement relevant Action Plans to contribute to energy supply and energy security for rural communities by generating modern biomass energy through organic waste management by agricultural by-products and plantations for timber as fuel.

The delegates also reiterated the importance of the ASEAN Guidelines on Promoting Investment in Food, Agriculture and Forestry (ASEAN-RAI), and encouraged partners to support the implementation of the Guidelines at the national level and the region to promote investment in food, agriculture and forestry in ASEAN.

Efforts to strengthen cross-sectoral cooperation on conservation agriculture, climate-smart agriculture, and sustainable land management initiatives to ensure the sustainability of bio-agricultural systems regional status was also noted.

At the same time, countries need to strengthen control of zoonoses and zoonotic diseases by applying the expertise of members of the ASEAN Coordinating Center for Animal Health and Animal Diseases (ACCAHZ).

In addition, the conference adopted recommendations for the ASEAN Common Fisheries Policy Feasibility Study focusing efforts on the full implementation of 12 Regional Fisheries Policy Frameworks including marine litter.

The Conference adopted the ASEAN Guidelines to promote the use of digital technology for the ASEAN food and agriculture sectors, in order to provide recommendations and consider implementing decisions that will shape digital transformation in agriculture in the area.

The Guidelines also outline the conditions and actions needed to use digital technology to improve the Food and Agriculture System, including interventions to facilitate digital adoption in agricultural and food sectors.

National Assembly Chairman – Vuong Dinh Hue – Photo: Quochoi.vn

On behalf of the National Assembly Standing Committee, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue has just signed and promulgated Resolution No. 406/NQ-UBTVQH15 dated October 19 on promulgating a number of solutions to support businesses and people affected by the Covid-19 epidemic.

According to this Resolution, businesses and people affected by the Covid-19 epidemic will be supported with exemption and reduction with some taxes.

Specifically, businesses are entitled to a 30% reduction in corporate income tax payable in 2021 for businesses with a revenue of no more than VND 200 billion in 2021 and a decrease in revenue in 2021 compared to 2019.

However, the criterion that the revenue in 2021 is reduced compared to the revenue in 2019 is not applied to the case of newly established, consolidated, merged, divided, split-up taxed enterprises in the tax period 2020, 2021.

In addition, exemption from personal income tax, value added tax and other payable taxes arising from production and business activities in the third and fourth quarter of 2021 for households and individuals engaged in production activities, doing business in district-level areas affected by the Covid-19 epidemic in 2021 shall be decided by the Chairman of the People’s Committee of the province or centrally run city.

Tax exemption does not apply to incomes and revenue from providing software products and services; digital information content products and services on entertainment, video games, digital movies, digital photos, digital music; digital advertising.

Besides, value-added tax reduction from November 1, 2021 to the end of December 31, 2021 for a number of goods and services, including transportation services; Lodging; Food Service; services of travel agents…; publishing products and services; motion picture, television program, sound recording and music publishing services; works of art and services for composing, art, and entertainment; services of libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities; sports, entertainment and entertainment services. However, this group does not include publishing software and goods and services produced and traded in the form of online.

Along with that, exemption of late payment interest arising in 2020 and 2021 of tax debts, land use levies and land rents for enterprises and organizations (including dependent units, business locations). business) incurs a loss in 2020. The provisions of this clause do not apply to cases where late payment interest has been paid.

The National Assembly Standing Committee assigned the Government to implement and continue to review and implement solutions according to its competence to support enterprises and organizations to reduce input costs; Studying a plan to support corporate income tax based on labor costs, a plan to use the budget to compensate for loan interest rates for businesses and organizations severely affected by the Covid-19 epidemic to restore production, business. This Resolution will start from the date of signing.

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On September 25, 2021, Logistics Technology Village – Logistech 2021 was officially launched. This is one of the new technology villages that first appeared in line with the economic development trend at the 7th National Innovation and Startup Festival (Techfest Vietnam 2021).

With the companionship of Vietnam Logistics Human Resources Development Association (VALOMA), Vietnam Logistics Association (VLA), Viettel Post Corporation, GSC Vietnam, TMX Global, village representatives Information Logistics Technology, Logistech 2021 will bring a series of activities with the topic: “The logistics industry applies smart technology to transform positively during the pandemic, ready to break through in the new normal.”

According to Head of Logistics Technology Village Cao Cam Linh, Logistech 2021 will be a place to gather, connect and share experiences among technology start-ups in the field of logistics. This is also a place to encourage innovation, promote digital transformation in the industry and bring positive transformational values ​​so that Vietnam’s logistics industry is ready to make a breakthrough after the pandemic.

Right after the launching ceremony, Logistics Technology Village held the first seminar in the chain of village activities with the topic “Supply Chain Recovery with Breakthrough Logistics Technology” to discuss and share solutions to meet the needs of the community implementing technology to industry operations, protecting the economy’s key supply chains.

A representative of the Vietnam Logistics Service Enterprises Association said that social distancing has created many difficulties for logistics service businesses, freight fees increased by 3-5 times, freight time increased double…

In addition, at enterprises providing logistics services, a part of human resources has to work from home on an outdated technology platform, which is difficult to ensure productivity. Logistics service is an essential service, which has maintained the lifeline of goods transportation in the economy but still faces many difficulties.

Mr. Tran Thanh Hai (Deputy Director of the Import-Export Department – Ministry of Industry and Trade) said that the outbreak of Covid-19 in the past time, initially caused a disruption in the supply of raw materials for manufacturing enterprises in Vietnam, at the same time affecting the balance of import and export industry.

In particular, according to Mr. Hai, 19 southern provinces account for 45% of the country’s total import and export turnover, and recent anti-epidemic directives have caused many businesses here to suspend production, seriously affect not only domestic but also international supply chains.

According to experts, the application of technology to the logistics industry is inevitable. If technology solutions to support transport are applied, solutions that help connect parties such as shippers, vehicle owners, drivers, distributors, and other stakeholders in the supply chain, it is possible to create so the better effects during the current epidemic.

Technology will help the supply chain operate more efficiently, optimize costs, save time, and bring more value to customers as well as the national economy.

For example, at Loglag Technology Joint Stock Company, Ms. Cao Thi Anh Thu, director of this company, said that when businesses use software to connect car owners, shop owners and drivers, it helps to more transparent before the restrictions of the anti-epidemic directive for the transport industry.

Many experts in the logistics industry recognize the factors that ensure the success of logistics businesses when applying technology to their operations. However, although the industrialization rate of the industry is up to 40%/year, in order to take advantage of the latest scientific and technical advances, the human factor – the technology operation team – must still be prioritized.

In addition, the improvement of the quality of logistics personnel, the development of sustainable supply chains, ideas around the use of energy, clean fuel for transport vehicles, solutions to protect the environment – both save costs for businesses, also set out for logistics businesses.

It is known that within the framework of the activities of the Logistics Technology Village in 2021, a specialized seminar is expected to take place in October 2021 with the theme “Vietnam Logistics – towards digital transformation”.

Supporting industry development is identified as an important solution for Vietnam to improve the quality and competitiveness of the economy.

Despite actively opening to welcome many processing and manufacturing industries “poured” into Vietnam, Vietnam’s supporting industry still only stops at providing screws, plastic molds, etc. to foreign partners. Therefore, the development of supporting industries is identified as an important solution for Vietnam to improve the quality and competitiveness of the economy.

To achieve this goal, the Ministry of Industry and Trade is developing a draft Decree amending and supplementing Decree 111 on the development of supporting industries in a synchronous, comprehensive and strategic direction. Around the story of supporting industry, Vietnam Economic Review/VnEconomy had an interview with Ms. Vu Thu Nga, Deputy General Director of Deloitte Vietnam.

Ms. Vu Thu Nga, Deputy General Director of Deloitte Vietnam.

If the supporting industry is considered an important solution for Vietnam to improve its quality and competitiveness, the legal corridor is considered a solution to help the supporting industry “take off”. How do you evaluate the policy of supporting industry development, especially in the last 2 years?

In 2020, the Government issued Resolution 115/NQ-CP on solutions to promote the development of supporting industries. This can be considered as the first comprehensive policy document on the policy of supporting industry development.

Recently, Decree 57/2021/ND-CP was issued to help remove obstacles on tax incentives for enterprises with projects to produce priority industrial products established before 2015.

Efforts to perfect the legal corridor for supporting industries gradually have positively effects on psychology and investment decisions, expand production and business of supporting industry products, attract many businesses to participate, thereby contributing to the promotion of domestic supporting industries.

However, a few regulations still reveal certain limitations in the implementation process, posing requirements that need to be revised to match reality, ensuring consistency and synchronization with the provisions of the law on investment, tax and support for small and medium businesses.

The most recent move is the fact that the Ministry of Industry and Trade is drafting a Decree amending and supplementing Decree 111 to consult widely with organizations and individuals, at the request of Resolution 115.

This shows that the Government is making efforts to promote the development of the production of supporting industry products through the revision of many important strategic, comprehensive, and synchronous policies.

In your opinion, how should the development policy of the “supporting industry” change to help this industry “boost up”?

Currently, the Ministry of Industry and Trade is drafting a Decree amending Decree 111. In my opinion, the process of amending and supplementing the Decree should pay attention to the following 5 issues.

Firstly, it is necessary to clearly stipulate that product processing activities, supporting industries prioritized for development are on the list of which are also eligible for preferential treatment. During the consultation process, Deloitte Vietnam realized that many outsourcing enterprises are understanding that Decree 111 only applies incentives to production activities, so they face many difficulties in applying for certification and applying incentives.

Second, it is necessary to review and re-evaluate the supply chain and value chain to add new “supporting industry” products to the list that should be prioritized for development to suit the actual situation.

Third, several provisions in the Decree need to be revised to be consistent with regulations on investment and tax. For example, regarding the objects of incentives, it is recommended to amend and clarify the criteria “expanding investment projects with an increase in production capacity of at least 20%” to ensure compliance with the provisions of the corporate income tax law.

Fourth, consider adding preferential policies to support businesses such as credit support, environmental protection support, legal support, assessment, inspection, and quality certification.

Fifth, research on amending and supplementing preferential conditions to be more selective to attract quality and effective “supporting industry” projects, ensuring “green” and “clean” development goals of the Government.

For example, export potential, application of production processes, modern quality management system, meeting national and international standards, advanced machinery and technological equipment, quality of human resources. …

The above-directed policy changes will create conditions for businesses supporting industries to innovate, access capital, improve competitiveness to participate more deeply in the global value chain, especially in the context of the supply chain being redesigned because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

That is from a macro perspective. From a micro perspective, how do businesses themselves need to change to adapt to the development of the supporting industry, madam?

I think that stricter requirements on technology, production process, labor quality… in order to enjoy preferential treatment supporting industry will also bring many challenges for businesses, especially Vietnamese enterprises.

Therefore, enterprises need to actively review current conditions to assess their ability to enjoy incentives under the supporting industry category and have an action plan to improve the conditions to increase their ability to meet.

At the same time, enterprises need to study changes in policy, consider the impact on their chances of enjoying incentives, supporting industries, and come up with necessary solutions and strategies to apply incentives suitable supports.

Problems and difficulties in practical application and corresponding policy recommendations should also be reflected and proposed to the Ministry of Industry and Trade and business associations so that the policy on development of the supporting industry can be timely revised and highly practical supplement.

According to the survey results to assess the current status of information technology application and digital transformation of 153 agricultural cooperatives in 3 provinces of Hoa Binh, Quang Tri and Soc Trang, the application of information technology and digital transformation in management, administration, as well as trade promotion have not met expectations…

The conference took place online.

Digital transformation is of great significance, promoting the production of quality goods and opening up opportunities for rapid and sustainable development of cooperatives, said Dr. Pham Quang Tu, Deputy Director of Oxfam Vietnam at the seminar “Developing smart cooperative models, digital transformation to adapt to climate change” organized by the Vietnam Cooperative Alliance in collaboration with Oxfam held on October 15, 2021 in the form of online.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION HAS NOT BEEN AS EXPECTED

“With the vision of building a humane, people-centred economy and leaving no one behind, Oxfam has been working with stakeholders to leverage the power of information technology in activities to support people and disadvantaged communities to participate effectively in the digital economy and digital society,” affirmed Mr. Pham Quang Tu.

Tran Tuan Viet, Deputy Director of the Information and Communication Center of the Vietnam Cooperative Alliance, said that recently, the Vietnam Union of Cooperatives has surveyed and assessed the current situation of information technology application and transfer of information technology. Change the number of agricultural cooperatives in 3 provinces of Hoa Binh, Quang Tri and Soc Trang representing the 3 North, Central and South regions.

Through a survey of the situation at 153 cooperatives, the implementation of information technology and digital transformation in management, administration, and trade promotion has not met expectations.

The rate of high technology applied in the cooperatives today: 82.4% of the cooperatives have applied cultivation, rearing and preservation techniques; 8.5% of cooperatives have applied irrigation automation technology; 8.5% of cooperatives apply biotechnology.

However, the rate of agricultural cooperatives digital transformation and application of information technology is still low. Trade promotion activities through information technology applications are not diversified, mainly using simple and low cost social networking sites.

“Although cooperative managers appreciate the importance of applying information technology and digital transformation, the actual application level is only in the range of 1.98-2.82/5. For example, “using product traceability software only achieved 2.28/5 points, unsatisfactory was 3.76 points”, Mr. Viet added.

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The 2021 E-commerce white paper says that up to 49.3 million Vietnamese consumers are participating in online shopping, the highest rate in the region. E-commerce and online transactions have become a bridge for people to access products for daily necessities in the context of the epidemic, social distancing, etc.

VIETNAMESE PRODUCTS “FLEXIBLE” ON E-TRADE FLOOR

Based on the analysis results of nearly 1 million clicks on the iprice.vn platform in the past 12 months, the report of iPrice (a product search and price comparison tool in 7 ASEAN markets) shows the difference. between Vietnamese-branded products versus foreign-branded products on the four most popular multi-industry e-commerce platforms, namely Shopee Vietnam, Lazada Vietnam, Tiki and Sendo.

While foreign brands have boosted sales on e-commerce platforms, domestic businesses are still struggling to take advantage of this distribution channel.

When researching the top items purchased from e-commerce platforms by counting the number of searches and clicks on products, iPrice discovered that Vietnamese-branded products only account for 17% of the items on average. goods are searched for on e-commerce floors in 2020 and the first half of 2021. In contrast, up to 83% of the most interested products on exchanges are imported goods.

More worrying is that this number also shows signs of decline from 2020 to 2021. Specifically, the percentage of Vietnamese-branded goods in the top 1200 best-selling products accounted for only 20% during the 2020 epidemic, when comparing between exchanges, Vietnamese brands are searched for the most on e-commerce platform Sendo with 25% of 300 popular products are Vietnamese products, followed by Tiki (23%), Lazada Vietnam (18%) and Shopee Vietnam (13%).

The position of Vietnamese products on the e-commerce platform (Source iPrice)

However, in the first half of 2021, domestic branded products only account for 14% of products sought by consumers. This fact showed a clear decline compared to the previous year. Leading in this index among exchanges in 2021 continues to be two domestic exchanges Tiki (21%) and Sendo (16%).

The fact that the two domestic exchanges Sendo and Tiki ranked highest in terms of Vietnamese goods in best-selling products partly shows the active support of these two exchanges for Vietnamese businesses. To date, Tiki is the only one of the four that requires all sellers to have a business license. This regulation reduces the number of sellers specializing in importing foreign goods for resale and creates more favorable conditions for domestic enterprises. Meanwhile, Sendo made its mark in 2021 with the program of Vietnamese stalls in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry and Trade and promotion of agricultural products from provinces across the country on the floor during the epidemic season.

A good point is that Vietnamese goods are selling well in the online department store, accounting for a high proportion on the two domestic exchanges. Sendo has up to 81% of products of domestic manufacturers and this figure on Tiki is 63%.

The iPrice report noted that the best-selling products on the two domestic exchanges also included agricultural and specialty products, accounting for 27% of the best-selling products. This shows that specialty products and agricultural products on the online environment are also gradually getting more attention from consumers.

MULTIPLE BUSINESSES ONLY BASED ON THE COMMUNICATION CHANNEL, “Forgetting” E-COMMERCE PLATFORMS

Mr. Nguyen Dac Viet Dung, Chairman of Sendo, said that based on experience, the rate of nearly 20% reflects the reality. “If anyone thinks that Vietnamese goods are “inferior” due to poor quality, because consumers do not support, I disagree. Vietnamese goods do not lack strong and popular brands, especially in the FMCG and fashion industries.

Sharing with VnEconomy, a representative of Sendo said that the main reason for this situation is not because Vietnamese goods are of poor quality or consumers do not use Vietnamese goods, but because Vietnamese manufacturing units and enterprises have not yet used Vietnamese goods. pay due attention to promoting sales on e-commerce channels. There are many manufacturing enterprises in Vietnam, even large ones often rely on traditional sales channels, stores, supermarkets, etc., but have not yet paid attention to e-commerce channels.

“We have met many units that completely rely on traditional retail, until the break due to Covid-19 struggled to go on the floor.” Meanwhile, with the development of cross-border sales, goods from other countries are gradually dominating the online market share in many categories. Compared with foreign goods, Vietnamese goods on the online channel are going after 4-5 years, Mr. Dung said.

This is one of the main reasons why Vietnamese products lag behind foreign brands. From this fact, some experts believe that Vietnamese brands seem to be underdogs on this shopping channel, causing domestic enterprises to face the risk of losing many important opportunities to overcome difficulties and develop post-translational development.

A representative of Sendo said that if before the epidemic, e-commerce was important, now it is ten times more important. In the past 3 months, the demand for fresh food products on Sendo has increased by 300%. People’s lives are now associated with e-commerce, sales businesses also rely on this channel. Even a company as old as Thuong Dinh Shoes, 35% of retail sales today come from e-commerce platforms.

E-commerce is considered a fertile ground for businesses to recover from the epidemic, thereby leading to economic recovery, creating jobs, but the game is dominated by foreign goods.

However, the “golden opportunity” is still ahead and the next 6 months will determine the resilience of Vietnamese businesses. In the next 6 months, when the society gradually recovers, shopping demand returns before Tet, which is the “golden time” for Vietnamese enterprises to increase market share and increase revenue to compensate for the past few months.

According to some experts, the fact that domestic exchanges facilitate Vietnamese goods is one thing, but for Vietnamese goods to be more popular on e-commerce, it needs to come from the efforts of domestic enterprises themselves. If the epidemic is complicated, production enterprises are not prepared in advance, it is difficult to have a sales channel.

On the other hand, consumers are now used to buying goods on e-commerce channels and platforms and this will continue to remain even after the epidemic passes. If businesses do not sell on e-commerce platforms, they will miss an opportunity.

Speakers participated in the online seminar “Digital Transformation – Bridge to Success” on the afternoon of October 7.

On October 7, the Consulate General of India in Ho Chi Minh City in collaboration with ASEAN Business Partners held an online seminar “Digital Transformation – Bridging Success” for domestic and foreign businesses when countries are adjusting back to the new normal, including Vietnam.

ENHANCED COOPERATION, ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT

Mr. Madan Mohan Sethi, Consul General of India in Ho Chi Minh City, said: The Covid-19 pandemic has affected the whole world, especially in the field of connectivity and communication. Digital transformation is the way forward. India has adapted to the pandemic thanks to new information technology solutions in commerce and many other areas.

Vietnam’s National Digital Transformation Strategy focuses on smart manufacturing, Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence, big data, Blockchain technology, online data, cybersecurity, and technology. financial technology, 3D printing technology, 5G ecosystem, smart city…

Mr. Madan Mohan Sethi believes the Vietnamese Government with a vision of digital transformation to 2025, turning the country into a digital economy, digital government and digital society. With a young and dynamic population, Vietnam will certainly achieve the above goals through cooperation with partners.

In particular, the growing importance of the digital ecosystem in the post-pandemic recovery period. The vision of both India and Vietnam in developing the information technology industry and the 4.0 revolution, creating new opportunities for cooperation between the two countries. Small and medium-sized enterprises in the field of information technology and start-up businesses of the two countries need to strengthen cooperation in new fields such as e-commerce, financial technology (Fintech), smart city , big data (Big Data), …

Dr. Pavani Kadiyala, President of Government Blockchain Association, Hyderabad Branch and Advisor of India Micro and Medium Enterprises Forum (MSMEs) shared about India’s success stories in digital transformation, bringing land to land. The country has become one of the countries with the highest GDP growth in the world.

Mr. Ha Thai Bao, Deputy General Director of VNPT Information Technology Company (VNPT – IT) said that VNPT’s key projects are being implemented and proposed to cooperate with foreign investors in telecommunications applications. community services and applications based on 4.0 technology platform (AI, Bigdata, Blockchain, IoT, …). VNPT is looking for partners for VNPT products in foreign markets and domestic cooperation to perfect the digital ecosystem in healthcare, education, agriculture, tourism, etc.

At the conference, businesses also shared the impacts and benefits of digitization in supporting supply chains, and SMEs in payment authentication and user spending management. “Digital Transformation – Bridge to Success” is the first investment promotion event of the Consulate General of India in Ho Chi Minh City in the new normal condition after months of city-wide social distancing.

AND THE STORY OF INDIA’s AGRICULTURE REVOLUTION…

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), agriculture is the largest source of livelihood for Indians with 70% of rural households still dependent on agriculture for their livelihood. India has the second largest arable area in the world, cereal production accounts for 25% of the total world production.

Although agriculture is the backbone of the economy, its contribution to India’s GDP has continued to decline over the decades. Food security is still a problem for the majority of people, the poverty rate is still high at 30%.