Vietnam seek to boost ties with Jafza

A high-level Vietnamese delegation, led by Deputy Minister, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr. Luong Le Phuong recently met with senior officials from Jafza to discuss the investment opportunities in...

Exports to Middle East to reach 2.4 billion USD

Vietnam 's exports to the Middle East are likely to reach approximately 2.4 billion USD by the end of the year, up 69 percent over last year, according to the Africa – Western Asia – Southern Asia Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade....

Middle East presents chance for local agro exports

The Middle East offers the potential of high profits for Vietnamese rice and other agricultural exports, according to Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Luong Le Phuong...

Loans to rescue coffee, cashew processors

HA NOI — The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has asked banks to make low interest loans available for the purchase and processing of coffee and cashews, worth a total of VND45 trillion (US$2.15 billion).....

Stability sought in declining salt supply

HA NOI — The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has asked banks to make low interest loans available for the purchase and processing of coffee and cashews, worth a total of VND45 trillion (US$2.15 billion).....

Pepper, coffee farms expand

HCM CITY — Coffee and pepper farmers in the Tay Nguyen region (Central Highlands) are expanding their fields into unzoned areas as market prices rise for their products.....

Mekong farmers ignore gov't machinery subsidies

HA NOI — Farmers in the southern region have shown little interest in borrowing capital under a programme designed to help them purchase agricultural machinery, the Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development has said....

Country in need of new models to sustain agriculture growth rate

HA NOI — Viet Nam, as well as other Asian countries in which agriculture has played a critical role in growth, is currently facing new challenges that require new models for sustainable development, a conference heard yesterday....

Plan to draw investors to agriculture

HCM CITY — An appropriate policy on the public-private partnerships would attract more private investors to the agricultural sector, experts told a conference in HCM City last week..

Delta provinces to improve planning and avoid further losses of rice crops

HCM CITY — The autumn-winter rice crop in the Cuu Long (Mekong) River Delta is in danger of being completely lost because of flooding in the region for the last month and poor planning by provincial authorities, according to agricultural experts...