Action needed soon to adapt Vietnamese agricultural products to EU deforestation law
Three key products that Vietnam exports to the EU - coffee, wood, and rubber - fall within the scope of the European Union Regulation on Deforestation-free Products (EUDR), which was issued on June 23. The EU is an important market for Vietnamese coffee, wood, and rubber products, with annual export value hitting over $2.5 billion. Before the EUDR officially comes into effect, Vietnam must proactively establish a direct connection with the bloc to provide information and discuss classification criteria to reach consensus on a national classification criteria. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development needs to coordinate closely with other relevant ministries and agencies, especially the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, to unify the database on forestry resources and agricultural / forestry land.