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“Thieu” lychee, a specialty of Luc Ngan district in the northern province of Bac Giang, will be promoted in Hanoi from June 7 to 16.

The Thanh Ha litchi festival 2019 opened in the northern province of Hai Duong province on May 26 to promote the local fruit.

The Mekong Delta province of An Giang will export about 5-10 tonnes of mangoes to the US in June 2019, according to deputy director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Lu Cam Khuong.

Vietnam’s tea industry needs to focus on enhancing quality, diversifying product offerings and building brands to develop in a sustainable way, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The Red River Delta province of Hai Duong is expected to harvest about 35,000-40,000 tonnes of litchi in 2019.

The Vietnam Private Economic Forum 2019 opened in Hanoi on May 2, focusing on the sustainable formation and development of agro-forestry-fishery value chains for international integration.

An Minh district in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang is expanding a two-stage industrial farming model to breed white-legged shrimp which offers high incomes to farmers and protects the environment.

Vietnamese agro-forestry-fishery products are now available in 180 countries and territories thanks to Vietnam’s increasing global economic integration and implementation of free trade agreements.

The creation of a new style rural area in Dinh Quan, one of the poorest districts in southern Dong Nai province, has helped develop infrastructure like roads and power supply, significantly improving the life of local people.

Nguyen Duc Dan, Chairman of the Ba Trai Commune People’s Committee, cannot hide his happiness as he discusses his community’s strides in tea production.

The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap has become the first locality in Vietnam to export mangoes to the US.

The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap is encouraging farmers to grow more fruits to good agricultural practice (GAP) standards to improve incomes and sustainability.

The Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre will develop its maritime economy over the next decade, focusing on fishing, tourism and renewable energy, according to the provincial People’s Committee.

Vietnam exported 26,000 tonnes of tea in the first quarter of 2019, earning a turnover of 45 million USD, up 2.1 percent year-on-year in volume and 15.4 percent year-on-year in value.

A project partly funded by a World Bank loan is being carried out in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang, aiming to help more than 26,000 farming households adopt sustainable agricultural production practices.

More than 1.6 trillion VND (69 million USD) is needed to carry out a project enhancing competitiveness through promoting the trade of fruits and vegetables in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang.

Although export revenue of agricultural products has grown in recent years to more than 40 billion USD, expertshave said the figure may rise higher if Vietnamese farm produce can meet the technical standards of import markets, especially developed ones.

The southernmost province of Ca Mau is building brands for local key products in the fields of agriculture, forestry and fishery.

Despite an abundance of new options to buy groceries online, Vietnamese consumers still overwhelmingly prefer to shop in stores, the Vietnamese High Quality Product Business Association said on February 14.

The Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu plans to create five large-scale rice fields with a total area of 25,000ha this year and six more with a combined area of 31,000ha next year, according to the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.