As many as 110 products were recognised as national outstanding rural industrial products in 2019 at a ceremony held by the Ministry of Industry and Trade in Hanoi on September 18.

Delegates visit a booth at the event

According to Director of the Local Industry Department of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Ngo Quang Trung, the selection of outstanding rural industrial products aims to identify those products which will receive support for further development.

It is considered a good opportunity for rural businesses and industrial establishments to meet and exchange, as well as provide orientations and solutions to create a link between the development of rural industrial production and the needs of markets, thereby enhancing the value of rural industrial products, he added.

The honoured products include handicraft products, agro-forestry and aquatic product processing products, equipment, machinery, tools, and machine parts products.

The products will be on display at the Thang Long Royal Citadel until September 22.

The event was held as part of the national industry promotion programme 2019 with an aim to introduce achievements and results of industrial promotion activities in supporting rural industrial development as well as create opportunities for trade promotion, and expand markets for typical rural industrial products.