Cairo: Egypt and Vietnam are moving to expand cooperation in agriculture, with plans to sign a memorandum of understanding covering food security, climate change, and trade in farm goods, the Egyptian ministry of agriculture said on Tuesday, August 5, 2025.

According to State Information Service Egypt, Egypt's Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Mostafa El-Sayyad, met with Vietnam's Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vo Van Hung, in Cairo. The discussions focused on collaboration in agricultural research, investment in value-added production, and adapting to climate change.

The talks also included leveraging Vietnam's expertise in rice cultivation and aquaculture. Vietnam, being one of the world's top five fish producers, is working to open its market to Egyptian potatoes and dates, with only a few administrative steps pending, Vo Van Hung mentioned.

El-Sayyad expressed that Egypt's agriculture ministry welcomes cooperation with Vietnam across a range of agricultural activities, emphasizing the importance of exchanging expertise and experiences. He highlighted Egypt's political leadership's eagerness to advance agricultural collaboration with Vietnam to capitalize on shared opportunities.

The Vietnamese deputy minister expressed interest in expanding agricultural trade and scientific cooperation with Egypt. He noted that Vietnam is close to completing technical procedures to open its market to Egyptian potatoes and dates, with only a few administrative steps remaining.

Both nations agreed to form a joint technical committee to review a draft memorandum of understanding proposed by Vietnam. The agreement would cover cooperation on food security, climate change, and increasing agricultural trade, with plans to sign it in the near future.