Keyword: "Department of Crop Production"

Vietnam has become the fifth-largest tea exporter in the world with 108,000 tonnes exported by the end of September, generating a turnover of 189 million USD.

Digital transformation, now a global trend, faces significant hurdles in Vietnam's agriculture sector, according to Dang Duy Hien, Deputy Director of the Centre for Digital Transformation and Agricultural Statistics under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

With climate change, rising sea level posing significant threats, experts are advocating for a shift toward a circular economic model in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam's agricultural powerhouse.

The granting of growing area codes is key to opening the door for Vietnam’s agricultural products to reach global market, according to insiders.

The Department of Crop Production under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Dak Lak Department of Agriculture and Rural Development have co-organised a training course for the establishment of durian growing areas and packaging facilities in the Central Highlands serving exports to China.

Organic practice in fruit cultivation was the highlight of a seminar held in the southern province of Tay Ninh on September 26.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong asked the Directorate of Water Resources (DWR) to draw out a drought map for the central region during a working session with ministry-level units in Hanoi on July 22.

The fruit and vegetable sector aims to gross nearly 4.2 billion USD in export turnover this year, according to the Department of Crop Production under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

To date, Vietnam has nearly 1,900 establishments getting Vietnamese Good Agricultural Practices (VietGAP) certificates with a total area of 81,500 hectares.

The crop cultivation sector has set the goal of earning nearly 21 billion USD from farm produce export this year.

The Department of Crop Production under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has set the goals of 1.7 percent production growth and 21 billion USD in export revenue for the cultivation sector in 2019.

Vietnam’s rice exports saw remarkable growth in the first six months of this year, with year-on-year increases of 24.6 percent in volume and 42.2 percent in value.

Some 120,138 ha of rice fields affected by a lack of water and saltwater intrusion in the southern region will be used to grow other crops in 2018.

HortEx Vietnam 2018 - the first International Exhibition & Conference for Horticultural and Floricultural Production and Processing Technology in Vietnam, opened at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC), Ho Chi Minh City on March 14.