Potential of Vietnamese farm produce valued in Italy
Renzo Piraccini, President of Cesena Fiera, has wished that Vietnam will join the Macfruit 2023 – a fruit and veg professional show in the Italian city of Rimini from May 3-5, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties to introduce its popular tropical farm produce such as dragon fruit, lychee and ginger.
Vietnamese products on display at an exhibition in Italy (Photo: VNA)
Rome (VNA)🥀 – Renzo Piraccini, President ofCesena Fiera, has wished that Vietnam will join the Macfruit 2023 – a fruitand veg professional show in the Italian city of Rimini from May 3-5, on theoccasion of the 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties tointroduce its popular tropical farm produce such as dragon fruit, lychee andginger.
Cesena Fiera is organiserof Macfrut, one of the biggest annual international fairs in Europe and one ofthe leading economic and trade events in Italy, with about 1,000 stalls fromover 90 countries, including over 500 purchasers and nearly 32,500 visitors. Meeting Vietnamese Ambassadorto Italy Duong Hai Hung, Piraccini hailed the potential of Vietnamese farmproduce and thanked the diplomat for partnering with Macfruit to introduceVietnamese products over the past two years. He said Macfruit 2023 will become morespecial with the International Blueberry Days, a new exhibition dedicated tothe world of spices and herbs, and another on plant nursery and varietalinnovation. Hung, for his part, wishedthat Vietnam would be present at the event this year to continue bringing qualityagricultural and specialty products, especially fruits and vegetables that meetmarket demand in Italy, the European Union and international markets. He said it is notonly an opportunity to popularise Vietnamese products but also to enable Vietnamese localities and firms to learn about the latest technologies in hi-techagriculture, plant nursery and innovation in fruit cultivation. The Vietnamese Embassy in Italy previously joined the events in 2021 and2022./.
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Vietnamese products on display at an exhibition in Italy (Photo: VNA) 
