Dung made the call at a workshop held on December 20 by the Ministry of Foreign Affair in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on exports to the Halal market. The deputy minister noted that however, only about 50 Vietnamese companies are granted Halal certificates each year. Phung Duc Tien, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development said 50 percent of Vietnamese agricultural products such as rice, vegetables, tea, coffee, cashew and pepper are considered very suitable for the Halal market. Samina Naz, the Bangladeshi Ambassador to Vietnam, said Bangladesh is a large market with high potential. According to him, long-term strategies are needed to penetrate the Halal market./.

Source: Viet Nam News December 20, 2021 15:41 UTC