The fruit and vegetable sector aims to gross nearly 4.2 billion USD in export turnover this year, according to the Department of Crop Production under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
To date, Vietnam has nearly 1,900 establishments getting Vietnamese Good Agricultural Practices (VietGAP) certificates with a total area of 81,500 hectares.
The Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu will be launching a project to encourage the consumption of farm produce and restructure its agricultural sector towards sustainable development this year.
To date, Vietnam has nearly 1,900 establishments getting Vietnamese Good Agricultural Practices (VietGAP) certificates with a total area of 81,500 hectares.
The south central coastal province of Ninh Thuan will change the structure of nearly 1,200ha of crops to increase output and farmers’ income in response to climate change this year.
Ho Chi Minh City’s agricultural sector will concentrate on shifting to crops and animals that can bring greater economic value and improve farmers’ incomes, heard a conference in the city on January 8.
Since the start of this year, more than 10,000 ha of dragonfruit in the south central coastal province of Binh Thuan has been grown under VietGap standards, an increase of over 500 ha compared to 2017 and accounting for about 30 percent of the province’s dragonfruit growing area.
A northwestern and northern mountainous specialty week was launched in Big C An Lac supermarket of Ho Chi Minh City on November 23, introducing various products of the localities to southern consumers for the first time.
The Mekong Delta province of An Giang’s tra fish production in 2018 is estimated at 346,000 tonnes, a rise of 61,000 tonnes over that in 2017, reported the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
A hi-tech pig slaughterhouse of the international standard run by Bien Dong DHS, one of the biggest of its kinds in the north, was inaugurated in Hai Nam commune, Hai Hau district, the northern province of Nam Dinh on November 4.
The Saigon Trading Group (Satra) has announced it will open an additional 60 Satrafoods stores between now and the year’s end, raising its total nationwide to 217.
Farmers in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang have bred giant river prawns on 74ha so far this year, up 40.6 percent against the same period last year, according to the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Though the Vietnamese government and Ho Chi Minh City’s administration offer many incentives and have favourable policies to encourage businesses to invest in agriculture, they often remain on paper, heard a conference held in the city on August 27.
The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will work with the northern province of Hung Yen to supply the locality’s specialty product – Hung Yen longan – in its flights under an agreement recently reached between the two sides.
Ho Chi Minh City is seeking to improve the traceability of agricultural produce sold through both modern and traditional retail channels to improve food safety.
Farmers in the south central province of Ninh Thuan are growing more green asparagus as the vegetable is offering higher profits compared to other crops.
The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Dong Thap has issued identification numbers to ponds that breed tra fish under a government decree on aquaculture management that went into effect last July.
The high-tech agricultural production model is an important direction of Vietnam’s agriculture, bringing high value of farm produce and raising income for farmers, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said.
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