Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Dong Nai province Vo Van Phi received executives from the Netherlands’ De Heus Group and Vietnam’s Hung Nhon Group on May 9 to discuss opportunities in agriculture in the southern province.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan has suggested organising a forum for experts to share information and initiatives, and build an action plan to help the domestic agricultural sector access new technologies.

VOV.VN - An online international conference focusing on high efficiency agriculture in Vietnam will be held on May 8 and May 22 in a bid to promote the transfer of science and technology in agricultural production from advanced countries to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnam enjoyed a trade surplus of approximately US$4billion from agriculture, forestry and fisheries during the opening four months of the year, representing a 3.2 fold-increase over the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

More than 1,000 kinds of Vietnamese spices have been put on show at a four-day festival that kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on April 28.

VOV.VN - Rice remains one of the Vietnamese products which is most popular among Northern European consumers, creating plenty of opportunities for this product to penetrate the Nordic region amid growing market demand.

VOV.VN - Vietnam remains the United States’ eighth largest export market for agricultural products and foodstuffs, said Benjamin Petlock, senior agricultural attaché of the US Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Standardisation of production represents the proper way to increase local export turnover of agricultural products to the United States, in which the nation raked in nearly US$3.5 billion in export turnover during the first half of this year, accounting for 27.1% of the market share.

VOV.VN - Businesses from the United States introduced their array of agricultural products at the first ever food and beverage showcase held in the central city of Da Nang on April 22.

VOV.VN - Local shrimp exports are predicted to soar by 20% on-year in April, with the forecast based on strong growth recorded in March, according to details given by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).