The
third Coconut Festival came to an end in the Mekong Delta province of
Ben Tre On April 10, with hundreds of thousands of domestic and foreign
visitors and local people taking part.
This
year’s festival included an art installation of a coconut road, a
coconut foods festival, a tour of a coconut plantation and a coconut
carnival to celebrate the future of coconuts. A seminar on how to
increase the value of coconut products was also held along with a beauty
contest, for the title ‘ Miss Coconut Land ’.
During the event, Ben Tre People’s Committee met with several domestic and foreign organisations and businesses to promote Ben Tre coconut brand and attract more investment to the area.
During the festival, six investment projects with a total capital of 86 billion VND and 45.6 million USD were granted licences by Ben Tre provincial People’s Committee.
This
year’s festival included an art installation of a coconut road, a
coconut foods festival, a tour of a coconut plantation and a coconut
carnival to celebrate the future of coconuts. A seminar on how to
increase the value of coconut products was also held along with a beauty
contest, for the title ‘ Miss Coconut Land ’. During the event, Ben Tre People’s Committee met with several domestic and foreign organisations and businesses to promote Ben Tre coconut brand and attract more investment to the area.
During the festival, six investment projects with a total capital of 86 billion VND and 45.6 million USD were granted licences by Ben Tre provincial People’s Committee.
