The Lao Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has proposed a ban on the import of certain vegetables and other agricultural products, in a bid to boost the cultivation of these crops in the country while also tackling the problem of inflation, Vientiane Times has reported.
The 23rd Vietnam International Agriculture Trade Fair (AgroViet 2023), themed "Connecting Value Chains, Developing Ecological and Sustainable Agriculture", opened in Hanoi on September 14.
Vietnamese and foreign agricultural products will be introduced at the 23rd Vietnam International Agriculture Trade Fair (AgroViet 2023) which will be held in Hanoi from September 14-17.
Thanks to high demand, Northern Europe is a promising land for Vietnamese agricultural products, according to experts who also underlined the need for domestic firms to ensure product standards to win this potential market.
Trade between Vietnam and Egypt sees a promising outlook as the market with a population of over 100 million people is paying more and more attention to Vietnamese agricultural products, said Head of the Trade Office at the Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt Nguyen Duy Hung.
Hanoi is promoting agricultural exports by developing a chain from production to consumption of export agricultural products, according to the city’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Since the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) took effect in August 2020, most commitments in the agreement have been implemented and left positive impacts on business activities, especially trade, said Do Viet Ha of the Trade Office of the Vietnamese Embassy in Germany.
The first batch of two One Commune One Product (OCOP) products - turmeric starch and pink-fleshed Eureka lemon in honey - from the northern province of Hoa Binh, was exported to the UK on July 25.
The value of Vietnam's agro-forestry-fishery export to the European Union (EU) market reached 2.1 billion USD in the first half of this year, down 16.6% year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
When the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) has the UK as a new member, more cooperation opportunities will open up for Vietnam and the European country, according to insiders.
The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Dong Thap is boosting the development of agricultural tourism to exploit its potential and improve income for farmers.
The heatwaves occurring across ASEAN countries signal the return of El Niño after three years. In this context, HSBC believes that Vietnamese agricultural products, including rice and coffee, are highly vulnerable.
Attracting businesses and investors to pour capital into sustainable agricultural value chains is seen as a key solution to pave the way for, and create breakthroughs in the sector’s development amid intensive integration and the volatile global economy, according to insiders.
Hanoi’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on June 16 hold a conference to announce 518 products that meet the criteria of the One Commune-One Product (OCOP) programme to get three starts and more in 2022.
The Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) sent a diplomatic note to the General Administration of Customs of China (China Customs) on June 8, calling for the early signing of a protocol on food safety and quarantine requirements for aquatic exports and imports between the two countries.
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho is boosting the development of agricultural and rural tourism to increase added value for agricultural products and improve the lives of rural people.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has sent a working group to China’s Guangxi and Yunnan provinces to seek measures to promote the trading of agro-forestry-fisheries products between Vietnam and China, one of the major export markets of Vietnam, said Deputy Minister Tran Thanh Nam.
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