Tag: African swine fever
IFC supports Vietnam in African swine fever prevention
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) on December 9 signed a memorandum of understanding on technical support for the prevention and control of African swine fever (ASF) in Vietnam.
Dabaco strives to announce result of ASF vaccine research by December
The Dabaco Group Joint Stock Company has said it is striving to announce the result of its project on researching and producing a vaccine against African swine fever (ASF) by the end of this year.
IFC helps GreenFeed Vietnam expand sustainable livestock production
VOV.VN - The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is set to pour approximately US$43 million in order to help GreenFeed Vietnam Corporation increase its pig breeding and farming capacity.
Russia becomes largest pork supplier to Vietnamese market
VOV.VN - Russia raked in a total of US$130.5 million from exporting 63,500 tonnes of pork and offal to Vietnam last year, equivalent to 25% of Vietnamese pork imports, thereby becoming the largest pork supplier to the nation.
Vietnam to temporarily halt importing live pigs from Thailand
VOV.VN - Vietnam is to temporarily suspend the import of live pigs for slaughter from Thailand as of June 30 in an effort to prevent the African swine fever (ASF) from spreading among local herds, according the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
Fresh African swine fever outbreak detected in Lao Cai province
VOV.VN - A new outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) has been reported in several pig-farming households located in Muong Khuong and Van Ban districts of Lao Cai province.
Building disease-free zone - key to animal husbandry: Minister
Building disease-free zones is the most important key to the sustainable development of the husbandry sector, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong said on February 23.
Vietnam increases pork imports to cool off rising domestic prices
Vietnam imported more than 141,000 tonnes of pork worth US$334.4 million in 2020, representing a rise of 382% and 500% over the previous year, respectively, customs statistics showed.
Made-in-Vietnam vaccine against African swine fever effective
VOV.VN - A vaccine developed by a Vietnamese company to combat the African swine fever (ASF) has proved effective following clinical trials and is expected to be commercially marketed in the second quarter of 2021.
Ben Tre province hit with fresh outbreak of African swine fever
VOV.VN - New cases of the African swine fever (ASF) epidemic have been uncovered in two small pig-farming households located in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre.
