Agriculture

The Vietnamese financial market will witness the start of numerous agricultural credit products as the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, rolls out a handbook to develop credit packages for farmers and enterprises.

The Vietnamese financial market will witness the start of numerous agricultural credit products as the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, rolls out a handbook to develop credit packages for farmers and enterprises.

Japanese experts have trained agricultural staff in the southern province of Dong Nai in a bid to raise the quality of mangoes for export to Japan.

Rice exports seem to be the playground of big State-owned corporations, which are able to impose unfavorable conditions on others, especially farmers.

Besides new official development assistance (ODA) commitments, Vietnam and Japan expect to sign a number of important cooperation deals in agriculture during Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s visit to Japan on September 15-18, reported a newspaper.

Fourteen Vietnamese firms are attending the international food exhibition WorldFood Moscow 2015, which opened in the Russian capital city on September 14.

The Business Association of High-Quality Vietnamese Goods and the Business Research and Support Agency (BSA) jointly held the first market selling Vietnamese products and safe farm produce in HCM City on September 12-13.

Hanoi Department of Agriculture and Rural Development held a conference to promote the consumption of Hanoi’s first late-ripening longan varieties on September 3.

Raising bivalve molluscs for export is currently a promising potential for Vietnam as global markets have a growing appetite for the product and the total domestic farming area could be enlarged, many insiders have said.

Information related to socio-economy, household income, land and migration collected through rural household surveys conducted in 12 provinces in 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2014, was detailed in a report released at a workshop in Hanoi on August 26.

The volume of Vietnam`s rice export to African markets in the first seven months of this year rose by 52% in the comparison to the same period last year.

The Sustainable Seafood Week with the message "Eat in Style–Know the Origin" opened in Ho Chi Minh City on August 14 in support of responsible production and products.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development held a conference in Hanoi on August 13 reviewing the implementation of agricultural restructuring measures in the past two years.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in coordination with Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries held the second high-level dialogue on agricultural development cooperation in Hanoi on August 12.

During a press briefing on August 5 in Hanoi, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said from August to the end of this year, the Ministry will continue to address difficulties facing agro-fishery-forestry production in a bid to boost export.

Vietnam’s pepper export revenue in 2015 is set to exceed the target of US$1.1 billion given that in the first seven months of the year, pepper shipments to foreign markets saw stellar performance with 98,000 tonnes worth US$920 million, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The Steering Committee of national target programme on building new-style rural areas and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development held a ceremony in Hanoi on July 25 to honour 96 outstanding businesses and entrepreneurs in the implementation of the programme during 2010-2015 period.

Deputy Head of the Plant Protection Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Hoang Trung said on July 22, permission for importing three Australian fruits including oranges, tangerines and grapes is expected to be given on August 1.

Vietnamese lychee has made its way to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) this summer, available for sale in Dubai-based supermarket chain Choithrams, according to Cong Thuong (Industry-Trade) newspaper.

The Steering Committee for national target programme of building new-style rural areas held a conference in Hanoi on July 8 to review operations in the first half of 2015 and implement tasks in the last 6 months of the year.