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Thai cabinet on October 15 approved a 24.278-billion-baht budget for the first phase of income-guarantee subsidy for rubber growers.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said he expects the northern port city of Hai Phong will take the lead in developing a modern agricultural industry while addressing a conference on October 15 to review the implementation of the national programme on new-style rural building areas in the city in 2010-2020.

The 18th ASEAN-China Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) on the implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) was held in Da Lat city, the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on October 15.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc stressed that developing the collective economy must start from people’s demand, during a teleconference in Hanoi on October 14 reviewing the 15-year implementation of the resolution on renewing, developing and improving the efficiency of the collective economy and cooperatives.

Vietnam needs a long-term strategy to increase the quality of its rice exports to create sustainable growth in the future, experts say.

Every September to October, the vibrancy of red colour produced by fields of berry has drawn tourists to the plateau of Van Hoa, Phu Yen province.

Ninh Thuan, the largest goat breeding locality in Vietnam, is expanding its herds as they offer farmers high incomes and it has natural advantages in raising the animals.

Opportunities created by free trade agreements (FTAs) for Vietnamese farm produce to access big markets in the world were explored at the 4th national farmers’ forum in Hanoi on October 11.

The outdoor spectacle Tinh Hoa Bac Bo or The Quintessence of Tonkin staged by 150 actors has received a special prize at The Guide Awards 2019 recently.

Rising sea levels and saltwater intrusion in the Mekong Delta are becoming alarming, said Prof. David Dapice, Senior Economist, Vietnam and Myanmar Programme, Harvard Kennedy School, at a meeting with leaders of Can Tho city on October 8.

Thailand will prohibit the use of three toxic farm chemicals starting December this year.

Vietnam is in the process of getting a licence to export avocado to the US, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in the US.

Farmers' incomes in the Mekong Delta have risen as a result of membership in agricultural cooperatives, but the effectiveness of the groups is still limited, experts have said.

Northern Ha Giang province’s Hoang Su Phi district, which has been recognised as part of the Ancient Tree Heritage of Vietnam, is working hard to preserve and develop the tree.

Only 20km away from Hanoi capital city, there is a village the walls of which are blanked with vivid mural paintings. The art works are part of a project to beautify agricultural production area.

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.

Middle-income trap, climate change and international economic integration are posing great challenges to agriculture, farmers and rural areas in Vietnam, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong said at a conference held in Hanoi on October 5.

The northern province of Vinh Phuc has successfully mobilises nearly 12.9 trillion VND (555 million USD at current exchange rate) over the past decade for the building of new-style rural areas.

Hanoi is promptly taking actions to improve air quality which has been assessed as very low for the past two weeks, according to municipal authorities.

The northern province of Vinh Phuc plans to set aside some 7 trillion VND (301.3 million USD) to carry out the national target programme on building new style rural area by 2025.