VOV.VN - A number of export agricultural products are set to continue to maintain their growth momentum ahead in the second half of this year, with fruit and vegetables being the main export items, followed by rice and coffee, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on July 20 held a ceremony to hand over equipment and officially open a new laboratory at the Reference Testing and Agrifood Quality Consultancy (RETAQ) Centre.

VOV.VN - Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, his wife and entourage arrived in Hanoi on July 20, beginning a two-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh.

Logistics services are driving up added values of the domestic agriculture sector which has been developing quickly over the past years with an annual growth rate of 14-16%.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese Minister has called on the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to remove difficulties and swiftly open the market for Vietnamese agricultural products, including passion fruit and pomelo.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has signed a decision to issue an implementation plan serving the Mekong Delta region planning for 2021 – 2030, with a vision towards 2050.

Vietnam considers human resource development the key to improving competitiveness in the agricultural sector, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan said at a conference held on in Hanoi on July 11.

Farmers in many cooperatives in the capital city of Hanoi have used unmanned aerial vehicles in pesticide spraying, fertilising and rice planting to reduce costs and maximise profits.

The agriculture sector remains determined to fulfill its set targets, focusing efforts on boosting exports and implementing three major programmes – the resolution on agriculture, farmers and rural areas, the strategy for sustainable rural development, and agricultural restructuring in the second half of the year, heard a press conference on July 3 in Hanoi.

A ceremony took place in Hanoi on June 29 under the chair of US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper to celebrate the 247th anniversary of the US Independence Day (July 4).