Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The third VietnamInternational Milk and Dairy Products Exhibition (Vietnam Dairy 2022) will takeplace at Hanoi International Exhibition Centre from May 31 to June 4,the event's organisers have announced.  

Co-organised by the VietnamDairy Association (VDA) and Vietnam Advertisement and Fair Exhibition JSC(VIETFAIR), the upcoming exhibition will have 200 booths from 150 domesticand foreign exhibitors. Among them will be Vinamilk, Friesland Campina,Nestle, Nutifood, Abbott and Vinasoy. 

Participated firms will showcasemilk and dairy products, ingredients and technology in the dairy industry,processing and packaging lines in the industry, animal feed and veterinarymachines, dairy cattle breeds, environment treatment technology, food safetystandard management system and other services in the dairy sector. 

VDA Chairman Tran Quang Trungdescribed the event as a major trade promotion event to connectdomestic and foreign businesses. 

"It will also help firms findnew partners, expand their markets and enhance their cooperation in trade,investment and science and technology to improve their competitiveness,contributing to ensuring the sustainable development of Vietnam's dairyindustry," Trung told a press conference in Hanoi on May 24. 

Several conferences discussing thedevelopment of the local dairy industry in the new normal conditions; theuse of high technology in dairy farming and Industry 4.0 and the roleof milk, and dairy products in enhancing the people's health and inpreventing the COVID-19 pandemic will be held on the sideline of theevent, Trung said. 

Despite the prolonged pandemic, thedomestic dairy industry still produced over 1.76 billion litres offresh milk in 2021, up 3.5 percent year-on-year. Powdered milk productionvolume also saw positive growth of 14.5 percent year-on-year to150,000 tonnes, congthuong.vn reported. 

In 2021, the sector had a turnoverof nearly 300 million USD. Among its export outlets last year, Iraq was thelargest one, accounting for over 50 percent of the sector's total export value.

"The dairy industry is makingefforts to contribute to the recovery of the local economy after thepandemic. Its strategy is to gradually develop in a modern and synchronousdirection in terms of raw materials, production and finished products besidesapplying digital transformation in production, sharpening competitivenessto deeply integrate into the regional and the global economy andmeeting the increasing demands of people," Trung said./.