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42. In the Strategy, there is a vision of “Viet Nam becoming one of the
leading agriculture countries in the world”. How is this understood? And
can we realize it?

With a vision for 2050, Viet Nam strives to
“become one of the leading agricultural countries
in the world”, which means that by 2050, Viet Nam
will develop domestic agriculture according to
standards, efficiency, and environment-friendly
based on the application of modern scientific
and technological achievements of the world
and efficient exploitation of resources (land,
water, climate, labour), maintain a large output
of key agricultural products, hold an important
position in the world markets (huge markets
such as the US, EU, China, ASEAN, Japan)
and become one of the major agricultural
producing and exporting countries with solid
There is no specific definition of “the world’s competitiveness and great influence among the
leading agriculture.” Usually, according to leading groups in the ASEAN region and the
the assessment of international organizations world for key exported agricultural products.
(FAO, USDA, etc.), the evaluation of agricultural Currently, Viet Nam has been a significant
countries will follow the direction to place exporter of agricultural products with many
countries in the groups (top 5, 10 or 20) of leading products worldwide, such as rice, coffee,
countries with the most significant indicators pepper, cashew, rubber, aquatic products,
of agricultural land area, production output, forestry, and cassava. Viet Nam is also a
production value, import-export turnover by- significant exporter of fruits such as lychee,
products or groups of agricultural products in dragon fruit, longan and possibly durian,
the world, or the country that applies the most avocado or passion fruit. It can be said that in
advanced technology in the agricultural sector terms of production and export, we are now a
in the world. For example, defining a country as big country. However, we need to strive more to
one of the world’s largest agricultural producers become a leading agriculture country. To do so,
is based on the volume or dollar value of the we must continue to innovate production, set up
agricultural commodities it produces. According specialized farming areas to ensure standards
to that assessment, countries leading in and quality to meet market requirements,
agricultural production include the US, China, strengthen deep processing, gradually build
India, Brazil, and Russia; countries that are often brands to bring agricultural products to reach
at the top group of largest agricultural exports consumers all over the world and makes Viet
include the US, the Netherlands, Germany, Nam a major food product supplier, a kitchen for
France, and Brazil (FAO data, 2021). Viet Nam the whole world.
is often ranked among the top exporters of rice
(top 3) and the world’s largest fisheries exporter
(top 10).

82 Guidelines for the Strategy for sustainable agriculture and rural development
in the period 2021-2030, and vision to 2050