(VEN) - According to the Hanoi Communist Party Committee, the regrouping of lands in the city’s districts and towns has created specialized agricultural production areas, contributing to the growth of farming value. Ngo Thi Thanh Hang, Deputy Secretary of the committee, said Hanoi had identified land regrouping as a breakthrough in efforts to promote agricultural production, improve farmers’ lives and build new rural areas. So far, Hanoi has fulfilled 104.2 percent of its land regrouping plan for 2018 and granted 616,704 regrouped land use right certificates, equivalent to 99.1 percent of the annual plan. Mechanization and the application of high technologies in agricultural production have been promoted. The city has paid great attention to developing and enhancing the efficiency of agricultural cooperatives and production teams. New cooperation models have been adopted, including four-party linkages between farmers, businesses, scientists and the state; and six-party … [Read more...] about Hanoi land regrouping enhances farming value
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PM suggests New Zealand support Vietnam with dragon fruit value chain
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) receives Minister of Agriculture, Biosecurity, Food Safety, and Rural Communities Damien O’Connor (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc suggested New Zealand support Vietnam to build a value chain for dragon fruit while receiving Minister of Agriculture, Biosecurity, Food Safety, and Rural Communities Damien O’Connor in Hanoi on August 29. The PM welcomed Minister O’Connor, who is also Minister of Trade and Export Growth, to visit Vietnam and recalled his successful visit to New Zealand in March 2018. He took this occasion to thank New Zealand for providing official development assistance (ODA) for Vietnam over the past time. The bilateral cooperation potential remains huge, including the production of Vietnamese avocado for exports, he said. New Zealand is hoped to help Vietnam organise production and create a value chain for Vietnamese dragon fruit to boost exports of this … [Read more...] about PM suggests New Zealand support Vietnam with dragon fruit value chain
VN, Egypt head to US$1 bln in trade value
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi and State President Tran Dai Quang hold talks in Cairo, Egypt, August 27, 2018 - Photo: VNA The statement was made during the talks between the two leaders on August 27 during the Vietnamese State leader’s State visit to Egypt from August 25-29. The Egyptian President confirmed that Mr. Quang’s first State visit to Egypt has created the impetus to promote the traditional, friendship and multifaceted relations between the two nations more intensively and effectively. The two leaders announced each nation’s situations, expressing their delight to see positive developments in the two countries’ relationship over the recent years, including the success of the first meeting of the Sub-Committee on Trade and Industry Cooperation in Egypt in April 2018 to realize the outcomes of the Inter-Governmental Committee’s fifth meeting in August 2017. Especially in the first half of 2018, the two-way … [Read more...] about VN, Egypt head to US$1 bln in trade value
VN firms set sights on joining int’l value chain
Việt Nam should develop a common trademark for our food industry. — Photo sggp.org.vn Nhân Dân (People) newspaper talks to experts about what should Vietnamese enterprises do to export their agricultural products to foreign markets Nguyễn Quốc Toản, acting director of the Agro Processing and Market Development Authority under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development If we want high-quality agro-products, we should apply modern processing technology. As we all know, rice exports have created a surplus value for Vietnamese agriculture products. But if we want to export more, we must meet import standards. More recently, with good co-ordination between ministries, agencies, localities and the enterprise community, we have achieved certain successes in organising production chains for some products as well as in processing and re-organising markets for our agricultural products. The most successful lesson we have … [Read more...] about VN firms set sights on joining int’l value chain
UEFA forging ahead with plans to increase value of women’s football
UEFA forging ahead with plans to increase value of women's footballThe Saigon Times Daily Olympique Lyonnais celebrate after winning the Champions League Final at Valeriy Lobanovskyi Stadium, Kiev, Ukraine May 24, 2018 - PHOTO: REUTERS LONDON (REUTERS) - The Women's Champions League is beginning to step out of the shadow of its male counterpart with the ultimate aim of being as much of a must-see and commercially-attractive event, a UEFA official told Reuters on Tuesday. This season's final in Budapest will be the first time the showpiece, in its current format, will be held in a different city to the men's Champions League final. The decision was taken to allow the pinnacle of women's club football in Europe to have its own spotlight and not be overshadowed by the men's edition, which is one of the most viewed annual TV events in the world, surpassing the Super Bowl. The sponsorship and broadcast rights to the women's final are currently sold by UEFA, with the previous … [Read more...] about UEFA forging ahead with plans to increase value of women’s football