HANOI, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam has target at around 1.8-2 billion U.S. dollars of cassava export value by 2030, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
The country looks to have 11.5-12.5 million tons of the fresh roots by 2030, 85 percent of which will be deeply processed. Around 50 percent of the total farming area will apply a sustainable farming process, Vietnam News Agency reported Thursday.
By 2050, about 70-80 percent of the farming area will apply sustainable farming process, and over 90 percent of the fresh root output will undergo deep processing.
Vietnam's cassava exports reached 1.3 billion dollars last year.
The export target for this year has been set at 2.3-2.5 billion dollars. ■