Vietnamplus

A workshop was held in Hanoi on August 31 to collect opinions from experts, manufacturers and businesses to build a decree on organic farming development in Vietnam.

The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh has licensed Hudavil Tra Vinh fertiliser joint stock company to build a plant producing organic-microbial and organic-mineral fertilisers from sugar press mud.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) recently issued Decision No.3044/QD-BCT applying temporary safeguard measures against diammonium phosphate (DAP) and monoammonium phosphate (MAP) fertilisers.

Vietnam wastes at least 23 trillion VND (1 billion USD) annually on fertilisation, experts said and called for replacement of conventional fertiliser with more hi-tech products.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has issued Decision No. 1682A/QD-BCT on launching safeguard investigations against imported DAP fetiliser products.

Chairman of the Can Tho city People’s Committee Vo Thanh Thong and Governor of Gimcheon province of the Republic of Korea Park Bo Saeng discussed orientations for economic and cultural cooperation.

Environmental protection continues to be a leading important task of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in the time ahead as pollution remains serious in the agricultural sector.