Agriculture

Illustrative photo (Source: VNA) Binh Thuan (VNA) – A workshop was held in the central province of Binh Thuan on December 21 to review the results of the project “Enhancing Opportunities for Women’s Enterprises (EOWE)”, which has been underway in the province since 2016. The EOWE Project, part of the “Funding Leadership and Opportunities for Women (FLOW)” programme, is being implemented in the provinces of Binh Thuan, Ninh Thuan, Quang Binh, and Binh Dinh by the SNV Netherlands Development Organisation between 2016 and 2020, with funding from the Netherlands’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The FLOW-EOWE project aims to advance women’s economic participation and self-reliance by creating a conducive environment for female entrepreneurship as a vehicle for change. It focuses its support on women working in agribusinesses by increasing their access to agribusiness models, assets, technology, markets, and information. In order to increase … [Read more...] about Binh Thuan reviews project to enhance agricultural opportunities for women

    Craft products displayed at the festival. VNA/VNS Photo Phương Anh HÀ NỘI — Hà Nội’s first-ever festival displaying a wide range of agricultural products and craft villages is taking place in the capital city, with the participation of 185 exhibitors. The event, which opened its doors here on Saturday, is the first of its kind to be held in the capital city with an aim of promoting the nation’s agricultural sector whilst simultaneously supporting to connect producers and consumers. Moreover, the festival also provides a venue for businesses to seek additional opportunities to expand co-operation in agriculture, boost technology transfer between individuals, organisations, and businesses globally, in addition to serving agricultural production and rural development. Over 300 booths showcase products in the capital’s agriculture and rural development, especially those participating in the One Commune-One … [Read more...] about Hà Nội’s first festival on agricultural products and craft villages opens

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has signed a Resolution covering solutions to encourage and foster investment in sustainable and safe development of agriculture. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (first, left) visits a typical agricultural development model in the Southern province of Binh Phuoc in 2018. Photo: VGP The Resolution aims to untap huge potential of the country’s agricultural sector, especially land and human resources. The Government plans to increase the number of enterprises effectively investing in agriculture to 80,000-100,000 by 2030. Of the total, around 3,000-4,000 are large-scale businesses, the Resolution reads. The Government also sets the goals to maintain growth rate of agriculture, forestry and aquaculture at 3% annually meanwhile the export value of agriculture, forestry and aquaculture is expected to increase by 6%-8% annually. To achieve the above goals, the Government will focus on improving related institutions and administrative procedures … [Read more...] about Government plans to have 100,000 enterprises in agriculture by 2030

An overview of Bac Giang province (Photo: VNA) Bac Giang (VNA) – The northern province of Bac Giang is working out measures in an effort to attract 2 billion USD in domestic and foreign investment in 2018. Priority will be given to projects in the fields of transport, energy, key urban area development, supporting technology for garment-textile and footwear sectors, hi-tech industry, spare parts, hi-tech agriculture, and farm produce preservation and processing. The province will also focus on developing various forms of tourism such as spiritual tourism, eco-tourism, and resort tourism with hi-end hotels. To realise the target, the local authorities have requested investors of industrial parks to speed up the completion of technical infrastructure. The province is accelerating the compensation payment for land clearance at Hoa Phu industrial park and selecting investors to build infrastructure at Vietnam-Korea industrial park. It also asked the Embassies of Japan and the … [Read more...] about Bac Giang aims to draw 2 billion USD in investment this year

Vietnam expects to earn 600 million USD from tra fish export in the first quarter of the year. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam expects to earn 600 million USD from tra fish export in the first quarter of the year, a year-on-year jump of 35 percent. Of the figure, exports to the US are estimated at 95 million USD (up 26 percent), China at 125 million USD (up 23.7 percent) and the EU at 67 million USD (up 21 percent). Experts have forecast bright prospects for tra fish exports this year based on robust market signs. Last year, tra fish shipments brought home a record of 2.26 billion USD and the figure is hoped to rise to 2.3 - 2.4 billion USD for 2019. According to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the US Department of Agriculture has proposed that Vietnam, along with Thailand and China, has a catfish inspection system equivalent to those in the US, and thus eligible for exporting the fish … [Read more...] about Tra fish export expected to bring home 600 million USD in Q1