Vietnam calls for 'drastic measures' to fight African swine fever

Vietnam’s prime minister has called for “drastic measures” to fight the spread of African swine fever in the Southeast Asian country, state media reported on Tuesday. The highly contagious disease, which is incurable in pigs but harmless to humans, has spread rapidly across neighboring China ...

Mai Nguyen

Irrigation projects funded by $2.7b in ODA

Twenty-two projects involved in irrigation, disaster prevention and clean water supplies had effectively used more than US$2.7 billion in official development assistant (ODA) over the past 25 years.Keep reading ...

VNS Reporter

81,500 hectares of crops certified with VietGAP

To date, Vietnam has nearly 1,900 establishments getting Vietnamese Good Agricultural Practices (VietGAP) certificates with a total area of 81,500 hectares. The figures represent respective rises of 297 and 60,373 from 2017, according to the Department of Crop Production under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural ...

VNA Reporter

Cái Lớn – Cái Bé Irrigation project approved

The Cái Lớn – Cái Bé irrigation project in the Mekong Delta has been approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, according to Lê Hồng Linh, director of the ministry’s Irrigation Work Investment and Construction Management Board No 10. The project, which will connect the Cái ...

H.T. Dung

Discuss standardization to promote sustainable development of organic agriculture

At the Conference “Standardization to promote sustainable development of organic agriculture” organized by the General Department of Standards and Quality in September 20, managers, experts and enterprises discussed and proposed solutions for the development of organic agriculture in our country in the coming time.Continue reading ...

3% annual growth for agriculture by 2020: Ministry

Việt Nam’s agriculture sector is aiming for annual growth of a minimum 3 per cent, with labour productivity improving 3.5 per cent a year by 2020, said agriculture deputy minister Hà Công Tuấn.Keep reading ...

VNS Reporter

VN must focus on intellectual property

Lack of attention to registering brand names and geographical indications is causing difficulties to Vietnamese agricultural products, which are sometimes shut out of other markets after their names are usurped by others.Keep reading ...

VNS Reporter

Rising seas threaten Vietnam’s top rice producer

Because of climate change, Kien Giang Province is struggling to maintain its place as Vietnam’s biggest rice producer – a distinction it has held for nearly two decades. The province is well positioned to produce rice. Located on the coast, in an area in Cuu ...

VietnamNet Reporter

U.S.-China trade war hurts Vietnam's rubber exports

The U.S. president’s decision on imposing tariffs on $189 billion worth of imports from China, including wood furniture and auto spare parts, will cause a lot of difficulties to Vietnam’s rubber sector, according to the Vietnam Rubber Association.Keep reading  ...

KH.V

Vietnam at high risk of African swine fever due to China outbreaks

Although no African swine fever cases have been reported in Vietnam, the country is at high risk of contamination by the highly contagious disease from China, where a total of 14 outbreaks have been recorded since early August, due to the illegal trade of processed ...

Thuy Dung

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