Vietnam Agricultural sector is still one of the most important for the economy. Discover how your company could also benefit from this major market!

1. Agriculture and
Food chain opportunities
VIETNAM

2. N O R D E S K 2
• Agriculture is a key sector of the Vietnamese
economy. It represents 17% of the Vietnamese
GDP and employs 48% of the workforce, equal to
26 million people.
• But the industry is struggling with multiple
challenges, creating opportunities for foreign
technology and know-how.
• Vietnam has needs. You have the solutions, so let´s
grow your business together!
INTRODUCTION

3. N O R D E S K 3
WHY
VIETNAM ?
• A stable economic growth since 2000´s
• Political stability
• A market of 95M + people
• A young population 40 % under age 24
• Fast growing middle class
• Widely available workforce
• Easier to enter than BRIC countries
• Booming Agriculture Export industry
• rice, coffee, fruits, fish & shrimps
• A need for foreign technology and know-how in all value
chain, from fields to consumer
”IN 2016 VIETNAM WAS THE 5TH FASTEST
GROWING ECONOMY IN THE WORLD”

4. N O R D E S K 4
Item Unit Value
Coffee, green 1000 US$ 2 549 560
Rice total (Rice milled
equivalent)
1000 US$ 1 673 955
Rubber natural dry 1000 US$ 1 533 269
Cashew nuts, shelled 1000 US$ 1 076 470
Pepper 1000 US$ 889 917
Fruit, fresh nes 1000 US$ 498 579
Cassava dried 1000 US$ 363 710
Food prep 1000 US$ 176 828
Cassava, starch 1000 US$ 154 408
Tea 1000 US$ 122 496
TOP AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS

5. N O R D E S K 5
CHALLENGES OF THE
LOCAL INDUSTRY
• Outdated technology
• The Vietnamese agriculture sector suffers from a lack of
mechanization, in many cases the job is done manually.
Slow and unproductive
• Unskilled workforce
• The Vietnamese agriculture workers receive little or no
training at all, this impacts their productivity and affects
food safety
• Poor infrastructure
• Due to weak infrastructure and outdated technology
and skills, problems are in goods transportation,
storage and distribution, resulting in substantial losses
in quantity and quality
• Lack of digitalization
• Vietnamese production is still relying on outdated
technologies impacting productivity. Digitalization of
process would ensure higher productivity and better
livelihood for farmers

6. N O R D E S K 6
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
• Infrastructure, machinery and processing equipment for
• Cultivation and crop handling, storage at farms
• Logistics and storage in ports
• Logistics and storage at processing facilities
• Food processing chains
• Cold chains
• Distribution (logistics, cold chain, storage)
• Fertilizers and BioSolutions for pest control
• Biotechnology
• Training and education
• Workers
• Middle management
• Authorities
• Digital solutions
• Mobile applications to measure, follow and react
• IoT
WHO WE
ARE
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Project
outsourcing

7. N O R D E S K 7
CLAUDIO KARJALAINEN
Sales
ROBERT KARJALAINEN
Marketing and communication
PIETRO KARJALAINEN
Business Consulting
A FINNISH TEAM AT YOUR SERVICE IN
VIETNAM

8. N O R D E S K 8
NORDESK SALES SERVICES
WHY US ?
• 10 years of Sales and consulting
Experience in Vietnam with large
corporations as well as SMEs
• Flexible and fully scalable sales solution
for companies
• A wide network and experience of the
local Business environment
• Finnish management running your
operations locally
• Continuous communication from our
side to keep you updated, total
transparency is our motto
• A trusted partner to grow your business
in Vietnam rapidly

9. N O R D E S K 9
OUR SERVICES
We help you to find your own
niche and conquer it
MARKET
VALIDATION
Flexible sales outsourcing with
affordable investment
SALES
OUTSOURCING
For the need of local
premises
FLEXI DESK
If we don't know how,
we find you who
BUSINESS
REPRESENTATION

10. N O R D E S K 10
Address detail
CirCO Co-Working space
384 Hoang Dieu, District 4
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
+84 903 023 212
www.nordesk.com
hello@nordesk.com
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TO BUSINESS OUTSOURCING
CONTACT IN EUROPE :
Kaija keijola
+358 40 542 1228
Kaija.keijola@finnsea.com