It is the first time the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development organized a Forum to connect businesses run by overseas Vietnamese to local business to enhance cooperation relations between the State management bodies and overseas Vietnamese businesses and to connect businesses run by overseas Vietnamese to local business aiming at promoting agricultural goods market and strengthening the cooperation relations in the agricultural sector.
During the visit to Germany, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat had meeting with the German Minister of Food and Agriculture Christian Schmidt on 19th January 2015 aimed at strengthening the bilateral cooperation, particularly in the agro-forestry fields. At the meeting, Minister Cao Duc Phat appreciated the achieved results of the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture, and Berlin Agriculture Ministers’ Summit just held in Berlin. Minister Cao Duc Phat also expressed the appreciateion to the assistance and support provided by the Government of Germany to all sectors of Vietnam, particularly in the agricultural sector over the past years.
On 18th January 2015, Minister Cao Duc Phat and Vietnam Ambassador to Germany co-chaired a Dialogue Forum with the participation of Vietnamese importers of agricultural and fishery products in Germany during his visit to this country. Aims of the forum were to understand the goods import situation that Vietnamese importers were facing with and to encourage the engagement of Vietnamese importers as agricultural products distribution channel to introduce Vietnamese agricultural goods to German and EU markets.
In order to have measures on natural disasters prevention and control, in response to climate change and sea-level rise; responding to the Vietnam’s commitments when joining international convention and treaty on environmental protection and climate change adaptation, the Prime Minister issued the Decision No. 120/QĐ-TTg dated 22nd January 2015 approving the Plan on coastal forest protection and development in response to climate change in the 2015-2020 period.
On 23th January 2015, the Prime Minister signed the Decision No. 131/QĐ-TTg on giving the disbursement plan of the government bond fund in 2015 for implementing the National Targets Program on New Rural Development.
Within the working schedule of Vietnamese delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh in the 45th WEF in Davos (Switzerland), Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat and leading officials of the agricultural sector attended the "Global Agenda for Food Security" session on 23rd January 2015. The session attracted more 1,000 leaders from 300 organizations and countries around the world.
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