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The Hanoi People’s Committee recently issued a decision regarding the planning of specialised farming areas in the city.

The Malaysian government is taking steps to address the issue of food security through the implementation of the high-growth, high-value (HGHV) initiative for the agriculture sector.

The northern province of Hung Yen’s agriculture restructuring in conjunction with new-style rural building has brought about significant improvements to the local development and people’s living standards.

The National Agricultural Extension Centre (NAEC) has initiated several organic rice production projects in localities, which are gaining more favour for their clean products, lower production costs, and contributions to land improvement and enhanced grain value.

Establishing disease-free zones was critical for Vietnam to promote the export of husbandry products, according to the Department of Animal Health.

To capitalise on the significant potential of using agricultural by-products, a connection between stakeholders should be formed to establish a circular and organic economic ecosystem, said experts at a recent workshop on the matter.

Shrimp experts and businesses gathered at the Shrimp Summit 2023 in Ho Chi Minh City on July 25 to seek measures to tackle challenges facing the shrimp sector in Asia and the globe, ensuring the sustainability and climate change resilience of the sector.

Despite a bright outlook predicted for rice exports in the second half of 2023, the rice sector still needs more support to shift from quantity to quality to seize global market opportunities.

Ca Mau, the southernmost province in Vietnam, will organise a shrimp festival for the first time from December 13 to 16.

Many farming households and cooperatives in the south-central province of Ninh Thuan have been applying scientific and technological advances to promote productivity, produce quality, and agritourism, thus boosting farm produce sale and economic value from agriculture.

The Philippine Department of Finance (DOF) has signed a 600-million USD loan agreement with the World Bank (WB) for the country’s modernisation and industrialisation of the agricultural sector.

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Quoc Tri has freshly had a working session with his Mozambican counterpart Olegário dos Anjos Banze in Maputo, discussing bilateral farming cooperation projects and prospects for the sides’ teamworks in the time to come.

China has approved another 47 farming area codes and 18 packaging facility codes for importing durian from Vietnam, according to Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

There is lots of room available for Vietnam and Cuba to step up commerce and investment cooperation, especially in farming and food processing, heard a forum promoting trade between the two countries held in Ho Chi Minh City on May 12.

Many households in Thanh Hoa province’s mountainous districts have successfully developed caged fish farming on hydroelectric reservoirs.

Poultry meat export has shown signs of bouncing back since the beginning of 2023, according to the Department of Livestock Husbandry under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The high-tech shrimp farming in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre has proven effective with the farming area in coastal districts increasingly expanded, generating high profits for local farmers.

Boasting a diverse marine ecosystem, Vietnam has the conditions necessary for seaweed farming to meet domestic demand. However, the industry is yet to be fully tapped.

Located in Ninh Hai district, Ninh Thuan province, Nai lagoon is renowned for its beautiful natural scenery and unique ecosystems.

Singrow, a Singapore-based agri-genomics, has developed a research project to promote strawberry varieties grown in tropical climate areas. The firm has also promoted franchise farm partnerships in Malaysia and Thailand to make significant progress in its global expansion plans.