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The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development announced it plans to work with relevant agencies to examine and ensure food safety, which it identified as an urgent task.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) reviewed the outcomes of a public-private project on agriculture risk management through insurance on October 8.

The aquatic sector aims to catch over 1.26 million tonnes of fish in the season from this October to March next year, including 1.15 million tonnes of sea fish and 106,000 tonnes of freshwater fish.

A workshop was held in New Delhi, India on September 29 to promote Vietnamese agricultural products in the country.

Progress should be made in the irrigation sector towards serving important programmes, including those to restructure agriculture and build new-style rural areas, said MARD Minister Cao Duc Phat.

The agriculture sector needs to mobilise domestic and international resources to boost the industrialisation and modernisation of the agricultural and rural economic sectors.

The Northwest Provinces Trade and Agriculture Fair and the 15 th Vietnam International Agriculture Trade Fair (AgroViet 2015) will take place in September and November of this year, respectively.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has approved a component of the Water Management Project for Rural Development in the Mekong Delta (WB6).

Enhancements seen in the added value, export, productivity, and quality of agricultural products are proof of the effectiveness of agricultural restructuring measures implemented across the country.

The Prime Minister has given the green light to Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to organize an international conference on disease prevention this month.