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The southernmost province of Ca Mau will promote its key agricultural products, especially collective brand names, to increase their value and competitiveness.

With tough competition, basic production is not enough to meet the demands of export markets, so commercialization of farm produce in the Mekong delta is the only way to crack tough markets.

Agriculture businesses should embrace connection in order to participate in global value chains, heard a forum held in Hanoi on October 8.

The northern province of Vinh Phuc yielded over 16,500 tonnes of aquatic products in the first nine months of this year, up nearly 5 percent year-on-year.

Proper zoning and more investment for processing are among the measures needed to develop sustainable production of dragon fruit in the country, experts have said.

Although Vietnam has many products with geographical indication (GI) certification, the country has failed to exploit the benefits, according to experts. Hung Yen longan is one example.

The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang, the country’s largest rice producer, is expected to produce 4.3 million tonnes of paddy this year, up more than 35,200 tonnes against last year, according to its Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Nearly 100 percent of tra fish ponds used for commercial production in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap have been granted identification numbers, reported the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The southeastern province of Tay Ninh, the country’s largest custard apple producer, is growing the fruit to good agricultural practice (GAP) standards such as VietGAP and Global GAP to meet the market demand and improve farmers’ incomes.

The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has set a target of having 250 well-functioning agricultural cooperatives and two cooperative alliances by 2020.

The Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau has developed more clean farming models for shrimp and rice that meet Vietnamese good agricultural practices (VietGAP) standards and organic standards to meet the rising demand for them, especially in export markets.

Longan fruit is a specialty of the northern province of Hung Yen. The fruit is round, its skin is light yellow and firm, while its flesh is fragrant, sweet and succulent.

Northern Son La province launched ‘Son La Longan and Safe Farm Produce Week 2019’ at Big C Thang Long, Hanoi, on July 19.

Mangosteen farmers in the southeastern province of Binh Duong have had a bumper crop of mangosteen this season because of long periods of hot weather, low rainfall, and support from local authorities.

Farmers in the northern province of Bac Giang finished this year’s litchi crop with a sigh of relief as earnings from the fruit and supporting services reach all-time high of over 6.5 trillion VND (281.1 million USD).

The Mekong Delta province of Long An hopes to ensure 20,000ha of paddies are farmed using advanced techniques by the end of this year.

Farmers in Kien Giang province’s Go Quao district are using environmentally-friendly cajuput trees as trellises instead of concrete or wooden pillars to grow pepper plants.

Vietnamese exports of agricultural products must meet food safety, quality and traceability requirements to China which now requires that exports be sent through official channels only, heard a recent workshop in Ho Chi Minh City.

Three tonnes of mangoes, grown in Yen Chau district in the northern mountainous province of Son La, were packaged on June 19 for flying to the UK.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has served Luc Ngan ‘thieu’ litchi, a specialty of the northern province of Bac Giang, to business-class and premium-class passengers on its flights.