Provincial leaders work with Dong Giao Foodstuff Export Joint Stock Company

Attending the working session were  Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Quoc Doanh; Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Nguyen Thi Thu Ha; and members of the provincial Party Committee's Standing Board.

At the session, Chairman of the Doveco Board of Directors Dinh Cao Khue reported the company's production and business results in 2020 and plans for this year, and its business strategy in the coming period.

In 2020, Doveco enjoyed a growth rate of 230 percent and became the country's biggest exporter of vegetables and fruits to the EU. Its key export staples included condensed products, frozen vegetables and canned fruits and vegetables.

The company earned 1.95 trillion VND (85 million USD) in 2020, and created jobs for over 2,500 workers with average wages ranging from 7-12 million VND per  month.

Doveco proposed the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and Ninh Binh's authorities create favorable conditions for it to build a centre for seed research and production, and quality verification of agricultural products.

The company suggested the provincial authorities speed up the approval of a planning scheme and decide to set up Trung Son industrial cluster so that some partners of Doveco could start construction of supporting plants to produce packaging tin cans. 

In particular, it will construct a modern mushroom plant, which has capital investment of 1.5 trillion VND (64,7 million USD), covering an area of 10 hectares.

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Quoc Doanh spoke highly of the company's achievements and business plans. Doveco is an outstanding example of shifting from a state-owned farm to a joint stock company, he said.

 With its advantages in producing and processing agricultural products as well as its business strategy and effective investment methods, Doveco is expected to become a "phenomenon" of the Vietnamese agriculture sector, Doanh stressed.

Doanh also affirmed that the ministry agreed with the company's proposals and  promised to continue assisting Doveco in terms of orientations, technology and personnel.

Concluding the session, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Nguyen Thi Thu Ha congratulated and recognised Doveco's achievemens in 2020, and spoked highly of its development plans for the next five years.

Ha stressed that the company's development strategy is in line with the socio-economic development orientations set by the 22nd Congress of the provincial Party Organisation.

The provincial Party Committee's Standing Board agreed with the company's proposals and would direct relevant departments, agencies and units to create the best conditions for it to fulfill its goals, she stressed.

Translated by Nguyen Thuy