Members of Ngoc Hoang Cooperative, Na Bo Commune, Mai Son District harvest dragon fruit.

Mr. Vu Tien Dinh, Chairman of Mai Son District People's Committee, said: In recent years, Mai Son district has proactively coordinated with departments, branches and enterprises to expand foreign economic activities through advertising and trade promotion activities; introducing the potential for economic development cooperation, proactively promoting trade, expanding the export and import markets of goods and promoting foreign investment attraction. Propagating and mobilizing enterprises and cooperatives to participate in displaying the district's products at events to introduce, promote and consume OCOP products and typical, quality agricultural products of the district.

Mai Son strengthens and consolidates cooperative relations with international organizations with which it has traditional relations, continues to expand cooperative relations with other international organizations; welcomes and works with international delegations visiting and working in the district; actively organizes and attends seminars and conferences to promote trade, promote the potential and strengths of the district and the province; seeks international cooperation and support. In addition, regularly updates and provides information on trade policies, market share, tastes, product quality standards, regulations on technical barriers and tariffs for enterprises and cooperatives producing, processing and trading in the area to develop effective production and business plans. At the same time, support enterprises and cooperatives to register and put the district's agricultural products on e-commerce trading floors.

Currently, Mai Son district has 6 units with OCOP products updated on the agricultural product trading floor (http://sannongsansonla.vn); 8 products posted on the Voso.vn e-commerce platform; reviewed and provided information on products eligible for promotion on the agricultural products trading site of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (http://agritradepage.vn) and international e-commerce platforms...

Mango processing line of Doveco Son La Vegetable and Fruit Processing Center.

Ngoc Hoang Cooperative, Na Bo Commune, grows nearly 100 hectares of dragon fruit and has linked up with more than 100 households in Moc Chau, Yen Chau, and Thuan Chau districts to grow an additional 100 hectares of red-fleshed dragon fruit; the annual output reaches over 5,000 tons. The Cooperative is linking up with reputable domestic import-export companies to introduce products to international markets.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Dung, Deputy Director of Ngoc Hoang Agricultural Cooperative, excitedly said: The entire dragon fruit area of ​​the Cooperative applies clean production processes in the direction of organic, VietGAP, Global GAP... meeting standards and has been exported to markets in France, Italy, the Netherlands, Russia, Japan... Since the beginning of the year, the Cooperative has exported over 40 shipments of red-fleshed dragon fruit to European markets with more than 800 tons.

Promoting foreign affairs activities, from 2023 to present, the district has exported over 4,000 tons of fresh fruit, with a total value of nearly 2.4 million USD; of which, 2,260 tons of mango were exported to the Chinese market; 685 tons of dragon fruit were exported to the Czech Republic and European countries; over 1,000 tons of passion fruit were exported to some European countries; and 64 tons of corn seeds were exported to the Lao market.

In addition, 61,642 tons of processed products were exported, with a value of over 43.5 million USD, including 47,087 tons of cassava starch, 7,600 tons of sugar, 505 tons of longan to the Chinese market, 6,450 tons of coffee to the EU, North America, the United States, the Middle East and ASEAN markets; 94,000 tons of clinker to the Chinese market, with a value of over 3 million USD; over 6,700 tons of cement to the Lao market...

Production shift of workers at Thanh Nhung Company's Wood Processing Factory in Mai Son Industrial Park.

Continuing to strengthen economic diplomacy, Mai Son district focuses on promoting information and propaganda about Vietnam's policies, guidelines, and laws on socio-economic development; promoting the image of people, introducing potentials, strengths, history, culture and cultural values ​​of Mai Son district to localities, countries, organizations and friends at home and abroad, making the most of external resources, exploiting potentials and advantages to serve the industrialization and modernization of the district.

Quang Huong

Mai Son promotes foreign economic relations (baosonla.org.vn)