The Swiss multinational food and drink processing conglomerate Nestlé is helping farmers in many countries, including Vietnam, to shift to regenerative agriculture in order to protect the environment and improve their living standard, community and consumers, a representative of the group announced on April 26.

VOV.VN - As many as 70 local and international exhibitors are introducing their latest products and services at the fourth international exhibition for the fertiliser and pesticide industry (AgroChemEx Vietnam 2023) which is running from April 25 to April 26 in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 24 hosted a reception for Director of the Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG) Christian Hofer, who is in Hanoi to attend the 4th global conference of the One Planet Network's Sustainable Food Systems Programme (SFS Programme) from April 24 to 27.

Trade officials from Vietnam’s northern border province of Lao Cai and Honghe county of the neighbouring Chinese province of Yunnan visited the Mekong Delta province of Long An on April 23, seeking to form partnerships with local agricultural production, processing, and exporting companies.

Agricultural and rural tourism has been considered a new direction, bringing fresh air to rural areas in Vietnam, according to experts.

Trade ties between Vietnam and Uruguay have still not been commensurate with the potential of the two countries, delegates heard at the third meeting of the Vietnam - Uruguay Joint Committee for Economic, Trade and Investment Cooperation held online recently in Hanoi and Montevideo.

Vietnam's agricultural product exports to China are facing increasing difficulties due to tightening export requirements, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

In recent years, many farmers in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang have changed their way of thinking and doing, to improve their family's income and create high-added value in the direction of shifting from agricultural production to the agricultural economy.

Vietnam has issued a national action plan on building a transparent, responsible and sustainable food and food stuff system to 2030, with a goal of maintaining the export turnover of over US$30 billion each year.

Taking full advantage of Vietnam's numerous free trade agreements (FTAs) and rolling out measures to promote trade are keys to boosting the country's export in the future, said the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).