Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved to let 309 Chinese traders arrive in Vietnam to buy litchi in Luc Ngan, Bac Giang Province.
In 2020, Bac Giang had 28,100ha and produced 160,000 tonnes of litchi, an increase of 100,000 tonnes compared to last year. Pham Cong Toan, deputy head of Bac Giang Department of Industry and Trade, said because of complicated development of Covid-19 pandemic, 60% of the output will be for the domestic market and the rest is for export.
Bac Giang authorities have asked the PM to let 309 Chinese traders arrive in Vietnam to choose, negotiate and buy lichi. They also asked for permission for the Japanese phytosanitary experts to come to Vietnam to inspect and ensure the export litchi to Japan. Bac Giang provincial authorities promised to strictly follow quarantine and monitoring procedures.
The Chinese traders will go to Vietnam via Huu Nghi Border Gate in Lang Son Province. According to La Van Nam, chairman of Luc Ngan District, said there were 29 hotels and guesthouses with 338 rooms and 454 beds that can be used to house the traders.
“The district police have been asked to arrange vehicles to carry the traders along with medical staff and translators,” Nam said.
On May 28, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development had sent an official document to Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam to apply special policies for the Japanese phytosanitary experts so that they can go to work in Vietnam quickly without a 14-day quarantine period.
The ministry promised to implement all preventive measures during their stay in Vietnam. They hope that this will help ease the farmers’ difficulties amid Covid-19 outbreak.
This article was originally published in Dtinews