Hanoi promotes circular agriculture through technology transfer
Through the economic models, farmers have had access to advanced technologies, the application of biotechnology, and the creation of safe and high-quality agricultural products.
21:43, 2024/12/28
Prime Minister sets $70 billion export goal for agriculture by 2025
2025 will be a year of "acceleration and breakthrough" to achieve socio-economic goals.
08:10, 2024/11/12
Agri-tourism blossoms in Hanoi suburb of Quoc Oai
The district's ambitious tourism development goals for the coming years focus on changing the structure of the rural economy to one based on trade and services.
15:48, 2024/12/10
Hanoi hosts series of events to support sales of OCOP products
The city has stepped up efforts to promote OCOP items through trade fairs and supermarket chains.
11:56, 2015/04/06
FDI firms set up links with farmers
Through public-private partnerships, foreign companies in the food sector have been participating with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in an effort to support farmers’ cultivation of input materials, and in so doing, optimize their supply chain.
16:51, 2015/03/25
Ministry seeks to develop Vietnam’s rice brand name
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has submitted a plan to the Government that seeks to develop a Vietnamese rice brand name by 2020.
14:41, 2015/03/17
Vietnam eyes agricultural support from Japan
A seminar will be held on March 23-24 in Lam Dong Province to strengthen investment cooperation in the agricultural sector between Japanese and local businesses.
10:42, 2015/03/14
Vietnam, Thailand develop rice markets
The Vietnamese and Thai agriculture ministers discussed cooperation to build sustainable rice markets and increase the value of exported farm produce during their meeting in Hanoi on March 12.
14:36, 2015/03/13
Agriculture ministry boosts cooperation with Wakayama
A Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation between Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the Japanese prefecture of Wakayama was signed on March 11.
12:26, 2015/02/11
Forum to enhance cooperative relations between overseas Vietnamese and local businesses
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) held a forum in HCM City on February 9 to connect businesses run by overseas Vietnamese to local businesses and strengthen cooperative relations in the agricultural field.
12:01, 2015/01/18
Vietnamese tea industry sees recovery brewing
KTĐT - When the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) released its most recent statistics for the tea industry, it had a blunt warning: Vietnamese tea production has been stymied by a lack of branding and niche marketing.
16:17, 2015/01/12
Increasing the amount of rice exports
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) recently announced that it will intensify measures in 2015 to expand the nation’s rice exports.
17:41, 2015/01/08
Exporters contract one million tons of rice this year
Member enterprises of the Vietnam Food Association (VFA) have already clinched export contracts for at least one million tons of rice with delivery scheduled for this year.
14:32, 2015/01/08
Vietnam urged to develop its national rice brand
Although Vietnam was the second-largest rice exporter in the world for 2014, it is in urgent need of investment to develop a national brand to increase the value of its rice harvests.
09:55, 2014/12/31
2014 – Bumper year for agriculture
The agriculture and rural development sector has obtained impressive results in 2014 with export turnover of nearly US$31 billion, a year-on-year increase of 11.2%.
15:50, 2014/12/24
Transferring new technologies to nearly 100,000 farmers
On the afternoon of December 22, in Hanoi, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development held a conference to review competitive agricultural projects implemented in eight provinces of the Central and the Central Highlands.
11:19, 2014/12/24
Rice exporters expect weaker sales to G2G markets in 2015
Vietnamese rice exporters say they are uncertain about export volume to the concentrated market (government-to-government, or G2G) in 2015 because of stiffer competition in the market.
13:57, 2014/12/23
Agricultural exports up 11.2% in 2014
The exports of the agriculture sector are estimated to reach US$30.8 billion in 2014, up 11.2% compared to the previous year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
15:44, 2014/12/08
Vietnam mostly exports agricultural products to UAE
In the 10 months leading up to November mutual trade between Vietnam and the UAE was worth more than US$11 million, according to figures from the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).
09:38, 2014/12/04
High technology helps to improve the quality of agriculture
The future of Vietnam agriculture lies in an alliance with Japan, Israel and New Zealand in support of a modernized sector with improved product quality in conformity with the highest of international standards, says Dr. Tran Dinh Thien, Director of Vietnam Institute of Economics.
13:31, 2014/11/27
IRRI to help Vietnam raise rice value
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has offered assistance to Vietnam’s agriculture with the aim of modernising the country’s rice industry.
16:08, 2014/11/25
Farmers grow shaped pomelos for coming Tet
Farmers in the Mekong Delta region have been growing pomelos with several special shapes, including Buddha hands, for the coming Tet holiday season.
11:04, 2014/11/14
Fruit and vegetable exports to hit record levels
Fruit and vegetable exports are forecast to set a new record high of US$1.4 billion by the end of the year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
13:15, 2014/10/31
DPRK, Vietnam sign agricultural cooperation deal
Vietnam and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on October 30 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Hanoi providing for cooperation in agricultural science and techniques.