Agriculture has affirmed its role as an important pillar of the economy, helping build an independent and self-reliant economy with active, intensive, and effective integration into the world and bring a prosperous and happy life to people.
The agro-forestry-fishery export turnover in 2022 posted a new record, hitting over US$53.2 billion in 2022, a year-on-year increase of 9.3%, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
Agro-forestry-fishery exports stood at about US$49.04 billion in the first 11 months of 2022, higher than last year’s record of US$48.6 billion, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) said.
Four pomelo planting areas in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau have been granted planting area codes, enabling them to export green-skin pomelo to the US.
About 6.07 million tons of rice worth US$2.94 billion was exported in the first 10 months of 2022, up 17.2% in volume and 7.4% in value year on year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) yesterday held a hybrid meeting in Ho Chi Minh City named ‘Ensuring Food Quality and Safety, Transparency in Food Origin for Vietnamese Consumers’.
Vietnam has been seeking ways to further promote green agriculture development as the demand for products that are safe for health and the environment is forecast to rise strongly.
Though inflation was under control in the past eight months, the economy still poses risk to the consumer price index (CPI) in the remaining months of this year and next year, said Director General of the General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO) Nguyen Thi Huong.
Vietnam's export value of agro, forestry, aquatic products in the first eight months of the year hit about US$36.3 billion, a year-on-year rise of 13.1 percent, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development yesterday announced that pangasius export turnover in the first seven months of 2022 reached more than US$1.52 billion, up 79.8 percent over the same period in 2021.
Vietnam exported nearly 4.2 million tonnes of rice in the first seven months of 2022, up 20.5% year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development warned of the amount of pesticide residues on Vietnamese vegetables and fruits exceeding the maximum level permitted under EU law.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has said it is submitting a proposal to the Prime Minister for a decree on policies to encourage farm economic development.
The Vietnam Sustainable Agriculture Transformation Project (VnSAT) has become a success model in the agricultural sector after nearly seven years of implementation, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Referring to trucks carrying farm produce stuck at border gates with China frequently becoming increasingly stressful in the context of the Covid-19 epidemic, deputy Nguyen Lam Thanh from the Northern Province of Thai Nguyen voiced his concern whether there is a stalemate in the strategy of goods circulation to the Chinese market.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development yesterday held an online meeting with the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Transport, relevant localities and businesses, associations of transport, seaports and logistics, to discuss and look for solutions to remove, alleviate bottlenecks as well as promote dragon fruit exports by sea route.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development collaborated with the People’s Committees, the Departments of Agriculture and Rural Development of 25 provinces and cities, including Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to hold the “Online forum - Connecting supply and demand of agricultural products and foods on Tet holiday”.
