Sustainable development of agricultural product processing industry in Vietnam

Abstract

Agricultural processing industry is a sector that has a strong impact on agriculture and rural areas and provides momentum for the development of agriculture, enhances the value of agricultural products as well as contributes to creating more jobs and increases income for employees. Therefore, sustainable development of agricultural product processing industry is indispensable in the process of industrialization, modernization and restructuring of the economy. With many advantages from tropical agriculture, the agricultural product processing industry is constantly developing in all localities across the country. Agricultural product processing industries are providing many essential commodities for the society, creating jobs for a large labor force, and at the same time bringing a large source of foreign currency from exports and contributing to the revenues of the state budget. The development of the industry is always under the combined impact of domestic and international factors, in which, socio-economic factors have greatly impacted the sustainable development of the agricultural product processing industry. This paper mention to the sustainable development of agricultural product processing industry in Vietnam in recent years.