New Vietnam project supports exports of quality black pepper to the EU

Farmers of Vĩnh Linh District, Quảng Trị Provinces, harvest pepper. — VNA/VNS

HANOI (Vietnam News/Asia News Network): The Plant Protection Department (PPD) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam Pepper Association (VPA) and the IDH Stitching Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH) on Thursday (Nov 25) introduced a programme supporting exports of quality black pepper from Vietnam to the EU.

The “Scaling sustainable production and trade of Vietnamese pepper” project, co-financed by the European Union (EU) and IDH, is under the framework of the ARISE Plus initiative aimed at supporting the Vietnamese Government to benefit from bilateral trade agreements and promote the export of high-quality products and services from Vietnam to the EU.