Agriculture sector expands by 2.02 pct in nine months
The agriculture sector expanded by 2.02 percent in nine months of this year. Export revenue hit 30.02 billion USD while trade surplus hit 6.86 billion USD, nearly 1 billion USD higher than last year.
Farmers care vegetables at a farm of the Kien Giang organic farm produce cooperative in Rach Gia city, the southern province of Kien Giang (Photo: VNA)
Caring vegetables at a farm of the Kien Giang organic farm produce cooperative in Rach Gia city, the southern province of Kien Giang (Photo: VNA)
Farmers harvest vegetables at a farm of the Kien Giang organic farm produce cooperative in Rach Gia city, the southern province of Kien Giang (Photo: VNA)
Experts from the Republic of Korea (RoK) offered their advice to Vietnamese farm producers on how to get their products into the RoK market, which has a high demand for agricultural products, at a forum in HCM City on August 29.
Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has applauded contributions of the collective economy in the non-agricultural sector to new-style rural area building and poverty reduction over the past 15 years.
The Italian Government hopes to promote commercial activities in Vietnam, especially in the field of manufacturing and processing agricultural products, turning Vietnam into a strategic entrance for trading and investment of Italy in Southeast Asia, said Italian Ambassador to Vietnam Antonio Alessandro.
Farmers' incomes in the Mekong Delta have risen as a result of membership in agricultural cooperatives, but the effectiveness of the groups is still limited, experts have said.
Up to 70 percent of Japanese businesses want to expand investment in Vietnam, especially in agriculture, a recent survey conducted by the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) showed.
Opportunities created by free trade agreements (FTAs) for Vietnamese farm produce to access big markets in the world were explored at the 4th national farmers’ forum in Hanoi on October 11.