This has been formalised most recently in Decree No. The role of various agencies in rice export management is divided as follows: MARD is responsible for forecasting the quantity of rice available for commercial export based on domestic production and consumption estimates and reserve volumes; MOIT for seeking markets and negotiating government-to-government (G2G) food exporting agreements; and the Viet Nam Food Association (VFA) is in charge of operating contract registration of rice exporting enterprises and allocating G2G contracts among exporters (Box 2.3). It is organised and operates under a charter ratified by the Minister of the Interior and under state management of MARD. Members of VFA work together to co-ordinate food trading activities for the protection of legitimate interests of its members; to contribute to food security; to import, export food in the international market in compliance with the state policies. It receives no government funding to carry out these activities.