Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has effectively implemented resolutions, strategies, and plans in efforts to reach the growth target of 4% and export turnover of 65–70 billion USD this year, a senior official has said.
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment Phung Duc Tien made the remarks at the ministry’s monthly press briefing held in Hanoi on December 4.
Vietnam’s agro-forestry-fishery export value in November 2025 was estimated at 5.8 billion USD, down 3.7% from the previous month but up 8.4% year-on-year. Over the first 11 months, total export earnings stood at about 64.01 billion USD, an increase of 12.6% year-on-year.
Of this total, agricultural products accounted for 34.24 billion USD (up 15%), livestock products 567.4 million USD (up 16.8%), aquatic products 10.38 billion USD (up 13.2%), forestry products 16.61 billion USD (up 5.9%), production inputs 2.2 billion USD (up 29.9%), and salt 11 million USD (up 93.1%).
To achieve this year's targets, Tien noted, the ministry has improved institutional frameworks, prioritised resources for implementing action programmes, and at the same time carried out administrative reforms and simplified procedures in the fields of agriculture, environment, land and minerals.
It has accelerated sector restructuring in association with ecological agriculture, the green and circular economy, and climate change adaptation. Efforts have also been made to improve productivity, quality, added value, and the overall efficiency of agro-forestry-fishery production and business, while ensuring food, water and ecological security.
The ministry has sped up digital transformation and fostered breakthroughs in the application and transfer of sci-tech advances, while promoting the development of both domestic and export markets, he added.
Regarding livestock production, Nguyen Thu Thuy, Deputy Director of the Department of Livestock Production and Animal Health, said pig farming is gradually recovering from the impacts of African swine fever, although progress remains slow due to storms, flooding and farmers’ cautious approach to restocking. Poultry farming, meanwhile, has grown strongly thanks to favourable production conditions, effective disease control, the absence of major outbreaks, and stable prices. As of late November, the number of pigs farmed nationwide had increased by 0.3% year-on-year, and the poultry flock grew 2.8%.
According to the official, to support farmers and businesses in disaster-affected regions to restore agricultural production, the Vietnamese Government has issued several support policies, including Decree 09/2025/ND-CP, dated January 10, 2025, on assistance for agricultural production recovery in areas hit by natural disasters and plant pests.
These policies not only help livestock producers overcome immediate difficulties but also play a crucial role in stabilising, restoring, and promoting the sustainable development of the livestock sector — an important pillar of the national economy and social security, she added./
