Agriculture

Agriculture ministry wants wholesale markets in HCMC reopened The Saigon Times A health worker disinfects Binh Dien wholesale market in HCMC. A working team of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has suggested reopening three wholesale markets in the city - PHOTO: NLDO HCMC – A working team of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has asked the HCMC government to reopen the Binh Dien, Thu Duc and Hoc Mon wholesale markets in HCMC as soon as possible to stop food and produce supply chain disruptions. Two weeks ago the government of HCMC closed all its three wholesale markets and most of its traditional wet markets where Covid-19 infection clusters were found, leading to severe shortages of food and fresh agricultural products. According to a report by Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Tran Thanh Nam, head of the ministry’s team which is in charge of directing the production and consumption of agricultural products in 19 …

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Phùng Đức Tiến At present, 19 southern provinces and cities are implementing social distancing according to Directive 16 to prevent and control the COVID-19 pandemic. This will affect the production, supply and consumption of agricultural products. However, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said that Viet Nam has an abundant supply of food. Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien spoke to local media about this issue. What is the current situation of agricultural production and supply? The agricultural sector ensures an abundant supply of food. The problem now is the circulation of goods. Implementing social distancing measures creates difficulties in transporting agricultural products so the price of chickens at farms in the South has decreased from VND28,000 per kilo to VND11,000 and pigs at farms in Dong Nai cannot be distributed. Therefore, there needs to be synchronous distribution to promote the consumption of …

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In addition, the ministry’s mission team that directs production, connect enterprises in consumption of agricultural products in southern provinces and cities also proposed to list wholesale markets in other Southern localities among "essential businesses" that are allowed to be re-operated during the social distancing period. Under the proposals, the team has proposed Prime Minister to approve listing farm seeds, livestock, fisheries, agricultural raw materials into the “essential items” to meet the high demand for transports and provision of these commodities. The supply chain of agricultural products and agricultural raw materials in Southern provinces is being stuck due to the tighter Covid-19 measures at the pandemic control checkpoints. Besides, the closure of wholesale markets and traditional markets has caused impacts on the Southern provinces’ supply chains of agricultural products for HCMC. By Van Phuc – Translated by Kim Khanh …

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The Vietnamese booth at the Import Goods Fair (IGF) 2021 in Seoul (Photo: VNA) Seoul (VNA) – Vietnamese agricultural products have been introduced to consumers in the Republic of Korea (RoK) during the Import Goods Fair (IGF) 2021 that is taking place in Seoul from July 22-24. Vietnam’s participation at the event aims to seek opportunities for exporting a number of high quality products that are on harvesting season, thus solving difficulties in selling farm produce due to COVID-19 impacts. Vietnamese Ambassador to the RoK Nguyen Vu Tung attended the opening ceremony of the fair. He lauded the Vietnamese Trade Office and Vietnamese businesses in the RoK for their efforts to increasing the import and distribution of Vietnamese farm produce and processed food in the host country. IGF is an annual event organised by the Korea Importers Association (KOIMA) with the sponsorship of the RoK’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, …

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At a supermarket in HCM City (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) - Ho Chi Minh City has set a target of developing an additional 150 cooperatives and two cooperative alliances during the 2021-2025 period while posting annual average growth of 7 percent in the collective economy. The sector will contribute 0.5 percent to the city's gross regional domestic product ( GRDP ) during the period and attract 15,000 more workers to cooperatives. The targets are set out in a collective economy development plan for 2021-2025 approved recently by the municipal People’s Committee. Under the plan, the city will develop new-style cooperative models in the fields of agriculture , trade, and services. To that end, the municipal People’s Committee has stressed the importance of encouraging the development of the collective economy and cooperatives in all fields and industries in both quality and quantity as well as attracting the engagement of all of society, especially young …

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Exports of ST25, ST24 rice surge By Trung Chanh A pavilion sells various rice varieties originating in Soc Trang Province, including ST24 rice. The U.S. and China are the largest buyers of Vietnam’s ST24 and ST25 rice - PHOTO: HD CAN THO - Exports of ST25 and ST24 rice, two Vietnamese rice varieties that were the top winners at global rice competitions, have achieved impressive growth. Data of the General Department of Vietnam Customs showed that Vietnam exported nearly 3 million tons of rice worth US$1.64 billion in the first half of 2021, falling 14.8% in volume and 4.7% in value compared with the same period last year. However, exports of ST25 and ST24 rice surged although these are two new varieties. In the first five months of 2021, Vietnam exported 23,560 tons of ST24 rice and 2,570 tons of ST25 rice, soaring 800% and 1,470% year-on-year, respectively. Some 90% of Vietnam’s ST24 rice was exported to China, while almost 100% of ST25 rice was shipped to the …

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One of the important parts of the agenda of the 15th National Assembly (NA)’s first session is the election and approval of 50 people to head state agencies in the 2021-2026 term. NA’s General Secretary Bui Van Cuong said that most of the personnel introduced to these positions are re-elected. These include President and Vice President. The two current positions President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan were elected by the 14th NA last April. Regarding the cabinet, Head of the NA Standing Committee's Board for Deputy Affairs Nguyen Thi Thanh said 27 people will be elected, including one PM, four Deputy PMs, 18 Ministers and 4 heads of ministerial-level agencies. In the last personnel consolidation spell, the NA elected and approved 15 government members, including PM Pham Minh Chinh, Deputy PM Le Minh Khai and Le Van Thanh, and 12 Ministers. These include Minister of National Defence Phan Van Giang; Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien; …

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Nguyễn Thế Dũng working on his orchard in Bắc Ninh. VNA/VNS Photo Đinh Văn Nhiều BẮC NINH – The provincial Youth Union in the northern province of Bắc Ninh, has given a helping hand to save several young start-ups heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Secretary of the Bắc Ninh Youth Union, Nguyễn Đức Sâm said that the COVID-19 pandemic had pushed most of the youth start-up models into difficulty, especially in high-tech agricultural production that provides clean and high-quality foods for supermarkets and restaurants. To ensure smalls start-ups in the region could survive, the Union co-ordinated with the Việt Nam Bank for Social Policies to support two loan extensions: one for 10 start-ups to the tune of VNĐ7.1 billion (around $309,000) and the second tranche for six more new start-ups totalling VNĐ4 billion ($174,000). Nguyễn Thế Dũng, a secretary of the Youth Union of Giang Sơn Commune, Gia Bình District, used to be a shining star in the youth start-up movement …

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Son La province held a ceremony on July 21, in Song Ma district, to announce the decision granting certificates of trademark registration for the "Son La longan" and to cut the ribbon to send off the batch of Song Ma-Son La longans to the EU and UK markets for 2021. At the event (Photo: VNA) At the ceremony, the leader of the National Office of Intellectual Property under the Ministry of Science and Technology awarded certificates of trademark registration for the "Son La logan" to the leader of the People's Committee of Son La province. In addition, the provincial Department of Science and Technology granted the right to use the certification to 25 cooperatives in Song Ma district. On the occasion, representatives of enterprises and cooperatives signed a memorandum of understanding on the production and consumption of longans. The delegates also cut the ribbon to send off the batch of Song Ma-Son La longans to the EU and UK markets for 2021. …

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A batch of Son La longan exported to EU and UK markets.— VNA/VNS Photo Quang Quyet The northern mountainous province of Son La held a ceremony on Wednesday to grant a Trademark Registration Certificate to Son La longan, and export a batch of Song Ma - Son La longan to the EU and UK markets. The province’s total longan growing area is estimated to stretch 19,200 hectares in 2021, with an expected output of 98,500 tonnes, of which 2,200 hectares of longan with an output of nearly 22,000 tonnes are eligible for export, mainly to China, Australia, the US and Europe. Song Ma District is currently the largest longan granary of Son La Province with over 7,200 hectares, of which nearly 5,900 hectares have been harvested with an output of over 55,800 tonnes, accounting for more than 55 per cent of the province’s total longan yield. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Son La has actively connected with major exporters to select high-quality products for export, thus helping increase the value …

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