The Japan International Cooperation Agency and Hanoi investment, trade, and tourism promotion agency held a seminar to boost ties among producers, distributors and consumers in agriculture.
While the profile of Vietnamese businesswomen has been raised significantly in recent years with the emergence of leaders in certain sectors, budding women entrepreneurs still have to fight with one hand tied behind their backs.
Thailand's Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives will cooperate with various agencies to hold the Thai Rice Festival 2017 in front of Bangkok City Hall from December 15 to 20.
Vietnamese food producers need to focus on improving product quality, invest in new technologies and build brands to meet consumer demand and increase export value, experts said at the Vietnam Food Forum held in HCM City on November 16.
Dole Vietnam Co Ltd, a subsidiary of fresh fruits producer and marketer Dole Asia Holdings Pte Ltd, has named U&I Agriculture Corporation as the sole distributor of its bananas in Vietnam.
The Australian Consulate General in the southern metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City worked with the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on June 12 to explore cooperation in hi-tech agriculture in the coming time.
By developing an agricultural value chain, the southern province of Tay Ninh expects to raise average farmer income per year to 5,000 USD after five years.
The HCM City Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has advised dairy farmers having cows with low milk yields to switch to higher-yield cows or oxen for their meat.
The Central Highlands province of Dak Lak is expanding coffee production towards certified sustainability, bringing high economic efficiency and protecting the environment.
Experts have recommended that the Mekong Delta, the country’s largest producer of fruit, set up concentrated fruit cultivation areas and apply advanced farming techniques.
"The integrated farming system is worth being considered a typical example of economic development based on local advantages," said the Vietnam Gardening Association’s Chairman, Prof. Ngo The Dan.
The export value of domestic fruits and vegetables is expected to reach 2.5 billion USD this year, surpassing the value of rice exports for the first time.
The northern province of Phu Tho has earmarked more than 230 billion VND (10.3 million USD) for agricultural restructuring towards the sector’s sustainable development until 2020.
Bac Lieu province's administration has approved a plan to restructure the local fisheries sector, aiming to increase the average annual per capita income in the sector to 4,100 USD by 2020.
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