Vietnam held first golden cashew festival in March
 updatetime:2010-03-29 01:56:15   Views:0 Source:xinhuanet
   Vietnam held the first golden cashew festival on March 20-23 in the southern Binh Phuoc province which was home to Vietnamese cashew, according to an official website report on Monday.


Vietnam held the first golden cashew festival on March 20-23 in the southern Binh Phuoc province which was home to Vietnamese cashew, according to an official website report on Monday.
 
The festival created a chance to highlight trade promotion for the country's cashew industry and share experiences in applying science and technology in cashew cultivation.
 
The festival would include art and music performance, competition and trade fairs.
 
In 2009, Vietnam exported 177,000 tons of cashew, earning 849 million U.S. dollars, up 7.2 percent year-on-year in volume, down 6.8 percent year-on-year in value, according to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam.
 
In 2010, Vietnam's cashew sector targets to join the country's "one billion export items club" with export volume between 170,000and 180,000 tons.