Information related to research and survey in the field of agriculture, especially production, and trade of agricultural machinery, was shared and discussed at an online seminar on mechanisation in agricultural production in Vietnam, on January 15.
The Vietnamese sugar industry has led the region in sugar productivity for the first time, according to the Vietnam Sugarcane and Sugar Association (VSSA).
The Mekong Delta province of Long An is striving to have 60,000 hectares of rice under cultivation utilizing high-tech equipment and practices by 2025, according to Director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Thanh Truyen.
Vietnam aims to reach a minimum rate of 70% of mechanisation in crop production by 2030 and income of a farmer will be around 120 million VND (5,140 USD) per year by 2030, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan said on August 25.
A total of 80 domestic and foreign firms have registered to take part in the upcoming 2022 Agritechnica Asia Live, scheduled to take place in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on August 24-26.
The Vietnamese Government’s implementation of supporting policies to reduce losses in agriculture has contributed to improving the level of mechanisation in Vietnam, prnewswire.com quoted the India-based Ken Research as reporting.
The Vietnam National Coal-Mineral Industries Holding Corporation Limited (Vinacomin) has set to sell 49 million tonnes of coal in 2020, a year-on-year surge of 10 percent, according to Vinacomin Deputy Director General Nguyen Hoang Trung.
The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) is seen as a comprehensive and high-quality trade pact that helps diversify export markets for products originating from Vietnam.
The Vietnam National Coal-Mineral Industries Holding Corp., Ltd., (Vinacomin) needs to live up to its main duty of coal supply to serve the country’s socio-economic development, said Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung at a conference in Hanoi on January 9.
Automation and mechanisation in rice and vegetable production in the Mekong Delta is expected to sharply reduce losses and increase value, the Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry has said.
Nearly 70 percent of agricultural machines are imported, mostly from Japan, China, the Republic of Korea and Taiwan (China), heard a September 22 conference.
The Republic of Korea (RoK) will provide a non-refundable aid of 99.5 billion VND (4.5 million USD) for a project to help the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho mechanise its agriculture.
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat has warned of slow implementation of Prime Minister’s Decision on support policies to reduce post-harvest losses in agriculture.
