Agriculture

The ministries of Natural Resources and Environment, Health and Agriculture and Rural Development organised a conference on September 20 to announce the result of tests for 1,340 samples of aquatic products taken from fishing ports and boats and aquaculture areas affected by the recent environmental incident in the central coastal region.

​Vietnam`s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) announced that export value of domestic fruits is expected to reach USD 2.5 billion this year, surpassing the value of rice exports for the first time.

The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific will present the “Model Farmer” award to Pham Thi Huan, a Vietnamese farmer, for her outstanding achievements in agricultural production.

According to regulations of the emulation movement plan, communes which attain the new-style rural area title will receive one billion VND worth of welfare facilities while districts will be rewarded the third-class Labour Order and welfare facilities worth 10 billion VND.

​Safe Northern agro-products and specialties week will be held at Trade Promotion Center for Agriculture (AGRITRADE), 489 Hoang Quoc Viet Street from September 9-15 on the occasion of Mid-Autumn Festival.

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) said that the export of other major seafood items would also see good results over the remaining months of this year, and forecasted export turnover of 7.1 billion USD, an 8% increase compared to 2015.

According to the newly-approved national target programme for building new-style rural areas, Vietnam targets to have at least 50 percent of the number of communes nationwide meeting the criteria of a new-style rural commune.

The northern province of Bac Giang recorded a remarkable year-on-year increase in the amount of lychee fruit exported to such strict markets as the US, Australia, the EU and the Republic of Korea.

The northern Hung Yen province would facilitate businesses dealing with their longan products as well as support the connection among stakeholders to boost exports, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Dang Ngoc Quynh said at a conference on August 17.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, for the long term, will build up a strategy for shrimp farming and processing towards a world-recognised Vietnamese shrimp brand, said Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong.

​Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged the northern province of Ha Nam to promote hi-tech agriculture and accelerate the building of new-style rural areas.

Vietnam lychee, sweet potato, dragon fruit, plum and grapefruit have been on show in past few days at Central World Plaza in Bangkok, Thailand within the framework of "Vietnam Products Week”, launched by the Vietnam Ministry of Industry and Trade and Thailand’s Central Group.

Vietnam`s fruit export achieved considerable increase for the first half of 2016.

At the working session with Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Nguyen Quoc Cuong during his visit to Kawakami village in Japan’s Nagano prefecture on June 27-28, Head of the village Fujihara Tadahiko said the village wishes to boost cooperation with Vietnam in agriculture.

The 2016 Luc Ngan - Bac Giang Lychee Week in Hanoi has been officially opened at Big C Thang Long Supermarket and will run through June 30.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, after Taiwan (China) agreed to reopen its doors to Vietnamese white flesh dragon fruit from June 2016, Vietnamese dragon fruit has achieved robust export growth.

The technology applied in building new - style rural areas needs be advanced and modern to contribute significantly to creating high-quality and competitive goods, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Tran Quoc Khanh stressed at a conference in Hanoi on June 22.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development announced on June 20 that Australia’s Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has certified the Hanoi Irradiation Centre to irradiate Vietnamese lychees exported to the market.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc request to resolutely implement the closure for natural forests, not to change the purpose of land use and forestry in the region of 2.25 million hectares of existing natural forests to other uses, including projects and works that have been approved.

In the conference held in Hanoi yesterday, Mr. Nguyen Huy Dang - deputy director of the municipal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development made the statement that Hanoi will create favourable conditions for producers and traders in order to bring safe farm products to consumers.