<p></p><p>Pursuant to Official Letter No. 3498 / BNN-TCCB dated 05/05/2016 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Official Letter No. 2186 / BNV-NGOs dated 19.05.2016 of the Ministry of Interior on Congress Organizing Association Vietnam Ninth Article tenure 2016 - 2020; based plans to hold Congress IX Term: 2016 - 2020 has been BCH Vietnam Cashew Association through tenure VIII, Vietnam Cashew Association General Meeting held on December IX tenure at City 01/07/2016 . HCM. <br></p> <p>The term IX Congress with the participation of about 200 delegates VINACAS now members, leaders of ministries, central and local sector, foreign organizations, the media agency, ... Congress the important events of the industry in Vietnam to review the program of activities VIII term: 2013 - 2015 and proposed targeted IX term: 2016 - 2020, the Executive Committee of the Association elected a new term with multiple other important content. <br></p> <p>According VINACAS, in the period 2013 - 2015, in the context of the economy still faces many difficulties, buying on world markets fell, in Vietnam many agricultural commodities faced when exporting, but However due to the demand for a stable international grain along with these efforts, efforts of the whole industry, with drastic direction of all levels, from central to local levels, cashew Vietnam still increase production and exports, rise year over year. <br></p> <p>Especially in 2015, according to statistics of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, of the export of agricultural products of Vietnam, the key individual was one of only two commodities exports have continuously increased for 12 consecutive months. Number of individual export 330,000 tons by 2015 with exports of products which reached $ 2.5 billion, including $ 2.3 billion that's remaining is the cashew nut shell oil and modulation products deep processing (value added); Export of cashew nuts increased 10% in volume and 15% in value compared with 2014. The export price of cashew nuts per 2015 of about $ 7,300 / ton, up 12% compared to the same period of 2014. Price of WW320's about $ 7,800 / ton, up 15% compared to 2014. on the export market, in 2015, Vietnam exported more than 80 individual countries and territories around the world, including USA, Europe and China continues to maintain that the cashew export market of Vietnam's key export market share across these markets, respectively 30%, 25% and 15%. With this result, individual accounts for about 9% of the total export turnover of Vietnam's agriculture sector in 2015 (30 billion dollars). With this result, branch of Vietnam continues to maintain the position of exports leading 10th consecutive year and now accounts for over 50% of total global trade individual ($ 5 billion). <br></p> <p>Assess the advantages and disadvantages in the coming period, especially when Vietnam participated deeper and wider into the free trade agreement next generation, in the term 2016 - 2020, Vietnam Cashew Association South (VINACAS) will continue to focus more on four key programs that last term, VINACAS are focused on implementing include: <br></p> <p>1. The program "Accompanying farmers", extension, intensive rehabilitation orchard; linking production and consumption of cashews. <br></p> <p>2. Program "Cleaner Production", industry promotion, improve product quality and safety of food products for export. <br></p> <p>3. Program "Vietnam Value thing", diversification of products, information to consumers about the nutritional value of the individual, stimulate domestic consumption. <br></p> <p>4. The "Export Development", organized trade promotion activities, external relations, development of export markets. <br></p> <p>Going into specific measures in the new period, the State proposed VINACAS concerned support for participants in the commodities value chain, including 2 subjects especially farmers and processing enterprises export variable thing. In particular, for the support farmers credit, licensing and transfer of land use right certificates, ... For the export processing enterprises that, the most important are the mechanisms, policy support credit, taxation, industrial extension, improve cashew processing equipment, ... <br></p> <p>VINACAS proposal to establish a Sustainable Development Fund which aims to help stabilize production conditions, promote links production and consumption of business - cashew farmers based guidelines and policies of the Government on development development cooperation, linking production associated with the consumption of agricultural products, building big field. The revenues of the Fund consists of four sources: support from the State, on the first section tons of export revenues of all the export processing enterprises which (1.0 to 2.0 USD / ton cashew), resources support and other revenue sources. Regarding expenditure assignments: 70-50% funds of funds used to support the proposal for intensive rehabilitation programs and research orchard seed, cashew farmers support; 30-50% is spent on research to improve the process technology, manufacturing equipment and processing conditions, improving quality and food safety in products processing, trade promotion and market development in the country . Fund Executive Board will have separate management and regulation prescribed by law.<br></p><p></p>