The agriculture sector expanded by 2.02 percent in nine months of this year. Export revenue hit 30.02 billion USD while trade surplus hit 6.86 billion USD, nearly 1 billion USD higher than last year.
About 3.5 million hectares of pepper grown in the southern province of Dong Nai recently received a certificate for organic farming standards of the German-based Certification of Environmental Standards (CERES).
The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong plans to ban non-local agricultural products from sale at Da Lat Agricultural Products Market beginning on September 15.
Some 30 Vietnamese food and beverage producers will showcase their organic products and others at ThaiFex – World of Food Asia 2018, the international food and beverage trade fair held in Bangkok, Thailand from May 29 – June 2.
Worms can eat organic waste and transform themselves into organic and nutritious food for cattle, chickens, fish while their compost is especially useful for enriching the soil, said a young researcher.
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 17th International Agriculture Trade Fair 2017 (Agroviet 2017) will take place at Phu Tho Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City’s Ward 11 from September 21-24, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Several Vietnamese firms will participate in the 7th Organic and Natural Exhibition (ONE 2017), slated to be held at Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre in Bangkok from July 27 to 30.
The People’s Committee of Thai Nguyen province and Que Lam Group on February 15 signed a cooperation agreement on producing, processing and selling organic farm produce in the locality to 2021.
Demand for organic farm produce has risen significantly in Vietnam, offering good prospects for businesses investing in the field, delegates said at a recent seminar in HCM City.
Demand for organic farm produce has increased significantly both in Vietnam and globally, and this offers good prospects for businesses investing in the field, a seminar heard in HCM City on May 12.
The Hanoi Agricultural Products and Craft Village Fair opened on
October 24 as part of efforts to promote local produce and highlight
traditional values of the villages as well as achievements in building
new style rural areas.
President of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture
Movements (IFOAM) Andre Leu has vowed to help Vietnam’s organic farming
sector achieve a sustainable, environmentally- friendly development in
the time to come.
Experts have urged the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to boost production and exportation of
organic farm produce so as to become an organic foods supplier for the
world.
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