Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Thanh Do presented a souvenir to Mr. Matsuo Tomoyuki, Chairman of the Japan - Vietnam Cuisine Association.

Mr. Le Thanh Do, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, has provided information on the geographical location, climate, weather, land resources, water resources; the current situation of agricultural production and the population of the province. He stated that The new buckwheat trees have been planted in some households primarily for ornamental purposes and in certain tourist spots to attract visitors for sightseeing and photography, without utilizing Macadamia trees for other purposes such as food production. Besides the priority direction of developing areas for buckwheat tree cultivation for tourism development, it may involve encouraging farmers to utilize post-harvest rice and maize cultivation land to plant buckwheat trees to create a commodity production area.

Chairman of the Dien Bien Provincial People's Committee Le Thanh Do provided an overview of the potential and strengths of the province.

Dien Bien province proposed that the Japan - Vietnam Cuisine Association have specific orientations on the value of buckwheat, the practical demand for raw materials linked to the scale of buckwheat cultivation in Dien Bien province, the benefits for local residents participating in buckwheat production development. There are mechanisms, policies to support buckwheat production, connect the consumption of buckwheat products to guide and develop buckwheat cultivation locally, harmonizing the interests of residents, businesses in sustainable buckwheat development.

Mr. Matsuo Tomoyuki, President of the Japan-Vietnam Cuisine Association, spoke at the meeting.

At the meeting, Mr. Matsuo Tomoyuki, Chairman of the Japan - Vietnam Cuisine Association, on behalf of the delegation, thanked Dien Bien province for the respectful welcome given to the delegation. At the same time, introducing the development of buckwheat plants to make buckwheat noodles (SOBA) in some localities in Vietnam, typically Ha Giang province. Mr. Matsuo Tomoyuki affirmed: Buckwheat trees in the Northwest provinces of Vietnam are very valuable. Currently, the demand for importing raw buckwheat seeds from Vietnam to make Soba noodles in Japan is huge. The Japan - Vietnam Cuisine Association hopes to have an exchange with Dien Bien province about the potential and strengths of buckwheat and a number of other endemic products...

 Leaders of Dien Bien province took souvenir photos with the delegation of the Japan-Vietnam Cuisine Association.

Following the meeting with provincial leaders, the association’s delegation conducted a survey on agricultural products in Na Nhan, Na Tau and Muong Phang communes inDien Bien Phu city./.

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