(VOVworld) - The 2012 Coconut Festival, called ‘Ben Tre on the Road to Integration and Development’ will begin in the Mekong Delta province tomorrow/ on Thursday.

The 2012 Coconut Festival to kick off in Ben Tre province Source: nhandan.com.vn

This year’s festival will include several entertaining events including an exhibition of coconut products, a trade fair highlighting the high quality of Vietnamese goods, a street carnival celebrating the future of coconuts, a seminar on how to increase the value of coconut products and a ceremony to honour coconut farmers. It will give coconut farmers an opportunity to meet and exchange their experiences of different scientific techniques and more beneficial ways of cultivation. Mr. Tran Anh Tuan is the Head of the Festival’s Organizing Board: "Preparation for the festival has completed. Prior to the opening ceremony was “high-quality Vietnamese goods” program and exhibitions of coconut products".