Agriculture

The Government Office has asked the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to consider recent reports that local sugar industry could be hit hard by  commitments of the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA) which is set to take effect in early 2018. Statistics from ...

Water resources have become a source of increasing conflict, highlighting issues of unsustainable exploitation and environmental degradation, experts say. The conflicts are at several levels – between development policy and preserving the environment, damage claims over, and access to water for daily life and production.Keep ...

 The rich aquatic resources on Serepok River are in danger as more hydropower dams are being built on the mainstream, leading to changes in the water current and environment. Serepok has a basin area of 12,030 square kilometers in Vietnam and mainstream total length of 290 ...

With the participation of 21 economies representing 39% of the world’s population and 57% of global GDP, APEC is considered the most regional economic forum worldwide, making intensive and extensive impacts on member economies. In order to ease losses caused by climate changes, member economies ...

There are 562 landslide spots in Mekong Delta with total length of over 786 kilometers, according to the General Department of Disaster Prevention and Control.Keep reading   ...

Vietnam released water from seven dangerously full reservoirs on Tuesday to avoid further flooding, after a weekend typhoon killed nearly 90 people. Authorities said particular effort was being made to avoid flooding around the city of Danang, which will host U.S. President Donald Trump, China’s Xi ...

As of October, the Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development had received 45 notifications, including 35 of which coming from nations adjusting maximum residue limits (MRL) in agricultural products. Vietnam’s exports of agricultural products, thus, will face more and more technical barriers in overseas markets.Keep reading  ...

Vietnam, other APEC economies, and international organizations have paid special attention to ensure sustainable agricultural and rural development. APEC economies are expanding markets and financial services to boost the agricultural growth and reduce poverty sustainably.Keep reading ...