Vietnam, Cuba enhance rice production cooperation
(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam's Minister of Construction Nguyen Thanh Nghi and Cuba's Minister of Agriculture Ydael Jesus Perez Brito discussed strengthening collaboration in rice production at a meeting in Hanoi on Monday.
 The meeting on enhancing Vietnam-Cuba cooperation in rice production (Photo: Thu Hang/ VNA) |
Nghi said that as the agency in charge of the Vietnamese subcommittee of the Vietnam-Cuba Intergovernmental Committee, the Ministry of Construction has made a consistent effort to facilitate economic, trade, and investment cooperation between the two nations, with agriculture being a priority.
He asked the Cuban Ministry of Agriculture to support Vietnamese businesses investing in agriculture in Cuba in the 2025-2027 period to ensure Cuba’s food security.
Brito asked Vietnamese businesses to raise its rice cultivation area in Cuba from 20,000 to 100,000 hectares to meet Cuba’s annual domestic demand of 600,000 tons of rice.