Vietnam's aquaculture output is estimated at 4.75 million tonnes this year, rising by some 4.17% from 2020, according to the Directorate of Fisheries under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
Shipments of fishery products are estimated to rake in US$8.89 billion in 2021, posting a year-on-year rise of 5.7%, said Nguyen Quang Hung, deputy head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Directorate of Fisheries.
A national forum on marine plastic waste management for sustainable fishery development took place on December 23, offering opportunities for sides involved to discuss activities in implementing the sector’s action plan for such management during the 2020-2030 period.
The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and Facebook Group (now Meta) held a webinar on December 22 to discuss improving competitiveness of agro-fishery firms in Can Tho’s digital economy.
Vietnam and Cambodia agreed to boost cooperation in the agro-forestry-fishery sector during a working session between the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Cambodian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in Phnom Penh on December 21.
VOV.VN - Following robust export growth recorded in November, the agro-forestry-fishery sector is anticipated to rake in over US$47 billion from exports this year, US$5 billion higher compared to the set target by the Government, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Vietnam shipped US$43 billion worth of agro-forestry-fishery products abroad during January-November, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
VOV.VN - Vietnam raked in US$43.5 billion from exporting agricultural products during the past 11 months of the year, representing a rise of 14.2% on-year and fulfilling the export target for the whole year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
The prospect of Vietnam-Norway trade relations was the theme of an online business conference held by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Fisheries, the Vietnamese Embassy in Norway, and the Norwegian Trade Policy Department on November 25.
An online forum promoting trade in agro-fisheries between Vietnam and Russia will be held on November 23.