Milk distribution methods spotlit

Milk distribution methods spotlit

A conference on enhancing milk distribution was held in Da Nang Province yesterday by the Domestic Markets Department under the Ministry of Industry (MoIT) and Multilateral Trade Assistance Project Vietnam III.

The event covered regulations on milk quality management, opportunities and challenges for milk producers as well as experiences in establishing milk distribution systems.

Participants also shared their experiences in the long-term strategic development of the milk industry.

The MoiT said milk is a quick-developing industry benefiting the Vietnamese economy with a growth rate of nearly 18 per cent.

However, Vietnam's milk industry, according to the MoIT, is facing challenges such as food hygiene and safety and milk quality, amongst others.

Accordingly, high quality foreign milk products which have benefited from tax reductions after Viet Nam signed the Agreement on the Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) for the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA), have appeared at competitive prices, creating new difficulties and challenges for local milk producers.

For development, it is essential to encourage economic investors to build milk quality testing facilities with advanced, modern and internationally standardized equipment to improve the quality of products and contribute to the growth of the milk industry during the country's integration period.

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