The 9th Vinacas Golden Cashew Rendezvous will be held from November 13-15 in Phu Quoc island of southern Kien Giang province, organisers announced at a press conference in Ho Chi Minh City on November 3.
The 9th Vinacas Golden Cashew Rendezvous will be held from November 13-15 in Phu Quoc island of southern Kien Giang province (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) –🐎 The 9th Vinacas Golden Cashew Rendezvous will beheld from November 13-15 in Phu Quoc island of southern Kien Giang province,organisers announced at a press conference in Ho Chi Minh City on November 3.
The event,co-organised by the Vietnam Cashew Association (Vinacas) and the Vietnam TradePromotion Agency (Vietrade), is expected to draw about 400 domestic andinternational delegates from 40 countries and territories across the world. A number ofactivities will take place during the event, including a networking programme,dialogues between domestic and foreign cashew businesses, conferences oninternational cashew cooperation and women’s role in the cashew sector. Vinacas VicePresident and General Secretary Dang Hoang Giang said the event aims to promotetrade and expand markets for cashew products, helping cashew growers andprocessing firms raise their incomes. Statisticsreleased by Vinacas showed that Vietnam earned 2.98 billion USD from exporting294,000 tonnes of cashew nuts in the first 10 months of 2017, year-on-yearrises of 0.4 percent and 25.6 percent, respectively. The sector isexpected to ship abroad 330,000 tonnes of cashew nuts this year, raking in 3.3billion USD – the highest amount so far. With the figure,Vietnam will continue retain a lion share of the global cashew nut market whichis estimated at 5.5 billion USD.-VNA
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The 9th Vinacas Golden Cashew Rendezvous will be held from November 13-15 in Phu Quoc island of southern Kien Giang province (Photo: VNA) 
