Wholesale markets and distributors in Ho Chi Minh City have plans in
place to boost sales of lychee, a city leader told a meeting in HCM City
on June 10.
The Mekong Delta province of An Giang will spend 2.25 billion VND
(107,000 USD) to support the local agricultural sector by applying Good
Agriculture Practice (GAP) standards during 2015-2016.
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will maintain close
coordination with the Vietnamese Government as the biggest official
development assistance (ODA) partner of Japan , according to JICA
Representative Chief Mori Mutsuya.
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho targets an export value of 485
million USD from aquatic products in 2015, a 23.7 percent rise over
2014, according to the municipal Department of Industry and Trade.
Mango exporters in the Mekong Delta face a serious supply shortage after
the latest crop was hit by diseases, which has affected the quality of
the fruit.
The Central Highlands province of Dak Nong aims to boost its
agriculture sector in an efficient, competitive and sustainable manner,
the Vietnam Investment Review reported.
Pepper has high export potential with
export turnover target of 1 billion USD this year. However, a long-term
strategy to enhance the value added to this commodity is needed, the
Vietnam Economic News reported.
The price of dragonfruit in the central province of Binh Thuan, the
country's largest dragon fruit cultivation area, has fallen
significantly over the past 10 days as disease has hit some crops. The
fruit is also competing with other kinds of fruit that are now in their
peak harvest season.
Under a newly appoved plan to 2020 with a vision toward 2030, Vietnam’s
pepper plantation area will be maintained at 50,000 hectares with an
output of 140,000 tonnes in total, the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)
Online Newspaper reported.
Developing close links between stakeholders involved in fruit
production and consumption is one of the measures required to
sustainably develop fruit production in the Cuu Long (Mekong) River
Delta, a forum heard last week.
The Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long will expand the cultivation area
of Nam Roi grapefruit – a famous specialty of the province - to reach
Global Good Agriculture Practice (Global GAP) standards.
As the nation’s key rice producer, the Mekong Delta has been tasked with
ensuring the country’s food security, according to the Southwestern
Steering Committee.
Experts from both home and abroad discussed ways to handle difficulties
and shortcomings in developing the cultivation of clean and safe
vegetables at a symposium held in Hanoi on March 18.
The Mekong Delta province of An Giang will expand its large-scale
paddy fields to over 60,000 hectares, yielding two to three crops per
year, as part of its farming restructuring scheme.
Concerted efforts by all stakeholders have seen fisheries production
and exports rise, Nguyen Huy Dien, deputy director of the Department of
Aquaculture, tells Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam (Vietnam Economic Times).
Sixteen Government agencies, agricultural associations and companies,
and others signed an agreement on August 9 to work for sustainable
development of the country's agriculture.
The Mekong Delta provinces of Tien Giang, Ben Tre, Dong Thap, Vinh Long,
Hau Giang and Can Tho have 20,000 hectares more of speciality fruit
trees than they did three years ago, according to the Southern
Horticultural Research Institute.
Vietnam will grant quarantine certificates to its fresh vegetables and
fruit as of June 30, making them eligible for export to European Union
(EU) after over 12 months of temporary halt, an official has said.
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