1. Objectives: - Directly introduce Vietnam's export rice brands and products to importers and consumers in Ivory Coast; create opportunities for direct contact for businesses of the two sides to proceed to sign business cooperation agreements through the following activities: + Organizing a B2B seminar on rice trade between Vietnamese exporters and Ivory Coast importers; + Working in a number of warehouses, seaports and some large rice importers in Ivory Coast; + Find out the distribution, retail and consumption methods of Ivory Coast consumers to find a way to penetrate directly in the above market. - Work with management agencies on your side such as: Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ivory Coast Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Ivory Coast and Ivory Coast Chamber of Commerce and Industry to learn on demand, consumer tastes, regulations on import and export of rice as well as other agricultural products. 2. Scale: 7 - 16 enterprises; 3. Time: from October 9 to 15, 2022 (including departure and return time);
4. Location: Ivory Coast (Abidjan City); 5. Category: Rice Products 6. Planned program: 7. Criteria for selecting participating units: Enterprises operating in the fields of rice trading, production and export, have potential and reputation; 8. Cost: - State support for enterprises participating in the program: Enterprises selected to participate in the program will be supported by the State with part of the cost of air tickets for 01 participant/participant and the entire cost of organizing the program. commercial activities in Ivory Coast. - Expenses for enterprises to pay themselves when participating in the Program: Other airfare costs; visa fees, costs of accommodation, meals, transportation abroad and other related expenses (if any). 9. Obligations when participating in the Program: Representatives of businesses are obliged to fully participate in all activities of the Program (not returning home before time, not staying abroad beyond the duration of the Program), strictly complying with the rules and regulations. of the Organizing Committee of the Vietnam Business Union, the provisions of the laws of Vietnam and the host country. Responsible for preparing Vietnamese rice brand products for introduction, promotion and trade; documents, publications, video clips and products needed in XTTM activities. After the end of the Program, within 15 days, enterprises participating in the delegation must send a report on their results to the Trade Promotion Department and the Import-Export Department (Ministry of Industry and Trade).
10. Requirements for Application for the Program: - Certificate of business registration (copy of the original, stamp of the unit); - Certificate of eligibility for rice export business; - Application form to participate in the Program (see form here); - Decide to send personnel to participate in the enterprise's program; - Business report for the last 2 years; - Photocopy of passport page with photo and passport information of program participants (passport valid for at least 06 months); - 06 4x6 photos with white background (for each member participating in the Program); 11. Deadline for registration: before September 15, 2022. Interested parties are requested to send their application documents to: - Import-Export Department, Ministry of Industry and Trade - Address: No. 54 Hai Ba Trung, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi. - Contact person: Ms. Dao Thi Thanh Xuan (Phone: 0916708428; Email: xuandt@moit.gov.vn) or Ms. Nguyen Thi Huyen (Phone: 0964588813; Email: huyenngt@moit.gov.vn). Details of the invitation to participate in the Program can be found here. Note: The program's beneficiaries are enterprises of all economic sectors, cooperatives, and Vietnamese trade promotion organizations established in accordance with current laws. Organizations that do not fall into the categories above do not receive support. Source: Import and Export Department
