Vietnam wants to attract 100,000 businesses to invest in agriculture, of which between 3,000-4,000 enterprises will be large scale with the rest medium-sized.
To achieve sustainable development, Vietnam’s agriculture sector must improve productivity and quality, and identify markets for its products, experts said at a conference held in Ho Chi Minh City on January 18.
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will receive support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to improve agriculture infrastructure and develop high-tech agriculture.
Improving the quality and safety of animal husbandry products remains a major export priority in Vietnam.
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho plans to provide training in agriculture for at least 1,400 people in rural areas this year, focusing mostly on crop cultivation and animal husbandry.
Provinces across the country are taking action to prevent the spread of disease that has affected cattle and poultry breeding facilities and farms in recent weeks.
The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is expected to help raise Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 1.3 percent, according to an official of the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has announced the 10 most outstanding achievements of the sector in 2018.
The CJ Group of the Republic of Korea (RoK) on December 27 granted 115 scholarships, worth a total 500 million VND (21,500 USD, for excellent but impoverished students in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong.
The animal husbandry sector in Vietnam has produced quality products that can compete with foreign brands, at home and in export markets. It is expected that the sector will access bigger markets with
There will be no shortage of pork in the months approaching the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday despite an increase in demand, Nguyen Xuan Duong, Acting Director of the Animal Husbandry Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said.
The Department of Livestock Production under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will focus on developing production chains in 2019.
Kon Tum is calling for capable investors and firms to run long-term business in the Central Highlands province and accompany local authorities in developing the green economy, protecting the environment and combating climate change, a local official said.
The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang will provide vocational training for more than 10,800 labourers living in rural areas in the 2019-2020 period.
Authorities in southern provinces and cities are taking necessary measures to prevent diseases in poultry and transmission to humans.
The Presidential Office held a press conference in Hanoi on December 11 to announce the President’s order to promulgate nine laws which were adopted at the sixth session of the 14th National Assembly.
Due to the poor competitiveness of livestock products, Vietnam’s breeding industry will be significantly impacted by the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), according to experts.
Vietnam and China have reached consensus on further bolstering agricultural cooperation.
