Agriculture

As a country hard hit by climate change, Vietnam is in dire need to develop hi-tech agriculture to take advantage of the ongoing Industry 4.0 and boost its economy.

Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of Vietnam’s permanent mission to the United Nations (UN), presented the country’s policies and experience to promote green agriculture.

The Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development (MARD) expected positive prospects for Vietnam`s agricultural exports in the second half of 2018, mainly thanks to growing global demands in the remaining months of the year and stable prices.

The first container of the 2018 Vietnamese lychee crop arrived in Malaysia on July 2 and was warmly welcomed by Malaysian consumers.

A trade and investment promotion forum on agriculture in Zurich, Switzerland on June 29 helped businesses of the two countries find agricultural cooperation opportunities.

The central province of Quang Tri has recently drawn many investment projects in hi-tech and organic agriculture, contributing to restructuring the agricultural sector toward creating clean products with high added value.

The first batch of lychees will be shipped to Thailand by air, according to the Department of Industry and Trade of Bac Giang Province.

Vietnam spent over VND13.6 trillion (US$600 million) on importing fruits and vegetables in the first five months of 2018, US$110 million more than the same period last year.

In the first five months of 2018, Vietnam rice exports have seen a significant improvement, which is expected to be extended to June, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

There is great potential for Thanh Ha “thieu” litchi to enter international markets, said Swedish Ambassador to Vietnam Pereric Hogberg after he and his spouse visited Hai Duong province’s first-ever Thanh Ha “thieu” litchi festival 2018 and experienced litchi harvesting at a VietGAP farm in Thanh Xa commune last weekend.

The development of smart agriculture has brought new opportunities, while setting up new challenges for current supply chain.

The Mekong Delta province of An Giang has exported 5.4 tonnes of three-coloured mangos to Australia for the first time.

Raising product quality and winning rice bids have been opening doors for Vietnamese rice to access major markets, assessed the Ministry of Industry & Trade (MoIT).

Wholesale supermarket MM Mega Market Vietnam has exported more than 100 tonnes of Vietnamese agricultural products to Thailand for selling through 700 Big C malls, where the two retailers share a parent.

More than 170 food and beverage producers and distributors from more than 20 countries and territories worldwide are displaying their products at the 2018 Food Ingredients Vietnam (Fi Vietnam 2018) that opened in Ho Chi Minh City on May 16.

Deputy PM Vuong Dinh Hue, head of the Steering Committee for National Target Program on New Rural Establishment has signed Decision No. 490/QĐ-TTg approving the One Commune One Product (OCOP) program in the 2018-2020 phase.

Vietnam has won a contract of supplying 130,000 tons of rice to Philippines, confirmed the Vietnam Food Association.

The export value of fruit and vegetable in the first four months of 2018 has exceeded earnings from crude oil for the first time ever, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Vietnam needs to renovate supply chain to help its agriculture sector improve the competitive edge and grow effectively, experts said.

The Hanoi People’s Committee Office has just issued Official Letter No. 2794/VP-KT on asking relevant departments, sectors to implement conclusions of leaders of the Municipal People’s Committee and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.