(VOVworld) - The hygiene of Vietnam’s exported agro-fishery products was the theme of a seminar in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday. Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Dang Khoa said Vietnam has shipped agro-fishery products to 160 countries, generating 27 billion USD, of which shipments to Japan accounted for 8%. Japan is Vietnam’s second largest market for fishery products. Khoa called the seminar a chance for Japanese associations and enterprises to learn about Vietnam’s management of food quality, hygiene, and safety.

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Dang Khoa at the seminar (Photo: VNA)

Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Doan Xuan Hung said several high-quality Vietnamese products have not penetrated the Japanese market. Hung expressed his hope that the two countries’ governments and businesses will work closely together to increase Vietnam’s exports to Japan.

(Viet Dung, VOV correspondent in Japan)