Agriculture

Hanoi will create all favourable conditions and support policies for better links between producers and traders to bring safe farm products to consumers.

​Anh Duong Sao Ltd Company in Ho Chi Minh City has successfully shipped more than 1 million tons of lychees to the US.

The first week of "Introducing safe agricultural products" held by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development recently concluded in the exhilaration of both consumers and enterprises, manufacturers.

The Prime Minister has the direction for implementing key project under the scheme to develop Vietnamese rice trademark by 2020 with a vision toward 2030.

Hanoi Party Committee and the muncipal People`s Committee organised a conference on May 12 to review the national target programme on building new-style rural areas in the city between 2011 and 2015.

On May 12, a workshop was held in Hanoi to seek solutions for Vietnamese farmers adapting to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

This is the first time Vietnamese banana ​sold at Japanese Don Kihote supermarket chain, said Nguyen Trung Dung, Commercial Counselor of the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the export turnover of agro-forestry-fisheries in April was estimated at 2.97 billion USD, increasing its figure in the first four months of 2016 to over 10 billion USD, up 11% against the same period last year.

Vietnam Fruit and Vegetables Association informed that Vietnam’s fruit exports will continue to enjoy good growth this year. Accordingly, Dong Thap Province has encouraged sustainable cultivation of fresh fruit following VietGAP and GlobalGap standards, aiming to increase export value.

Vietnamese rice exporters have been told to try to penetrate non-China markets to make bigger profits. However, they have not made efforts to attack markets in France and the US.

The Australian government is completing final procedures to grant import licenses for Vietnamese mangoes. This will be the second Vietnamese fruit which is allowed to enter the foreign market.

Vietnam should shift from a subsidised to a market-based water supply mechanism in order to improve the efficiency of agricultural water use and saving.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), Vietnam gained a year on year increase of 41% from export value of vegetable and fruit to US$526 million in the first three months of this year.

Ready-to-eat tomatoes, and lettuce, grown without soil, and consumed unwashed, are the future in Vietnam and people will soon have the chance to experience this form of ‘smart agriculture’.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is helping Vietnam practice sustainable agrifinance in order to ensure long-term funding for agricultural activities and improve output.

The Prime Minister approved an aid package for 34 provinces nationwide to solve the consequences of drought and saltwater intrusion during the 2015-2016 Winter-Spring crop. The aid package is worth 523.7 billion VND.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will help Vietnam build 13,654 biogas plants worth over 175 billion VND (7.8 million USD) in 2016 under the Low Carbon Agricultural Support project, which is expected to reduce pollution from agricultural waste and create a healthier environment in the country.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development reported that more than one million tonnes of rice were exported in January and February at 445 million USD, doubling that of 2015 in terms of volume and value.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, agro-forestry and seafood exports in February 2016 was estimated at 1.88 billion USD, bringing the total export value in the first two months of this year to 4.2 billion USD, up 5.5% against the same period last year.

Agriculture is poised to drive a new era of economic growth for Vietnam, if the nation focuses on revolutionizing how smallholder farms are operated and implements needed institutional reforms, say experts.