Agriculture

Into 25 major projects alone VND 27 trillion (over USD 1.2 billion) has been invested. Ba Huan JSC has invested over VND 1 trillion in its dairy egg production chain, and its profits have been growing by 15-20 percent annually in recent years. According to Pham Thi Huan, Chairwoman of the company, Ba Huan plans to further develop its food processing chains and completed the formalities for exporting eggs to ASEAN member countries and other Asian markets. Through its Vietnam Opportunity Fund, VinaCapital has become a strategic shareholder in Ba Huan after investing USD 32.5 million in it. Ba Huan’s 18ha hi-tech poultry egg farm in Binh Phuoc Ba Huan plans to use this money for restructuring and enhancing its major production lines, according to VinaCapital. Minh Hung Group, one of the 500 biggest companies in Vietnam, has announced plans to build a HPP (high pressure processing) plant at a cost of VND 500 billion in Long An province. It is scheduled to start … [Read more...] about Big investments in agriculture lift competition

(VOVworld) – VinEco company of the Vingroup held a conference to expand the model of bio-security agricultural production was held in Da Lat city on Tuesday. Over the past six months, the company signed contracts with 500 farmers in Lam Dong, southwestern, and northern provinces to produce and consume clean agricultural produce. Deputy Director of the VinEco company Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao said the company plans to cooperate with 1,000 farmers and cooperatives to serve domestic and overseas market: “We want to expand the model and export farm produce to foreign markets. We are cooperating with 140 farmers in Lam Dong to produce 50 tons of farm produce of 90 different types each day. We will continue to expand the production region and cooperation with farmers and at the same time implement technical and capital support programs.” … [Read more...] about Increasing support for farmers

(VOVworld) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc welcomed investors to investment promotion conference in Thai Binh province on Saturday, expressing his pleasure over the optimistic signs of Vietnam’s agriculture sector. He stressed on farmers’ trust in the government’s determination to develop agriculture: “We need to apply the new thinking in agriculture. This is very important. And we need the advanced thinking of the 4th industrial revolution to move Vietnam’s agriculture and rural areas forward.” The Prime Minister said the current reform should be based on creativity, liberation and utilization of the private sector in all stages of the agricultural production value chain. In the current market economy, each locality needs to uphold the role of businesses, which a decisive factor for rural development. Mr. Phuc also called on Thai Binh to take the lead in developing smart, organic, and clean agriculture and industry and services for … [Read more...] about Prime Minister attends investment promotion conference in Thai Binh

Thursday, October 09, 2014 - 16:11:12 (VOVworld) – The public library in Binh Vong village in Hanoi’s outlying district of Thuong Tin has, over the past decade, become a popular meeting place for villagers. Going to the library every afternoon has improved their lives. Every day from 2.30 to 5.00 p.m., Binh Vong library opens to the public. It developed from the village bookshelf model launched in 1999 by Duong Van Phi, a retired official. Recognizing the interests of the bookshelf, Binh Vong villagers have contributed money and effort to developing a more professional library for the village. It has a reading room and a book storehouse. The bookshelves are systematically arranged with labels that help readers find what they’re looking for. It is also equipped with a computer. There are two special bookcases, one of which holds publications about President Ho Chi Minh and works written by Uncle Ho. The other bookcase holds writings by Binh Vong people. Tran Thi … [Read more...] about Village library contributes to rural cultural development Village life