VOV.VN - China surpassed the United States to become the largest consumer of Vietnamese agricultural products, spending US$1.27 billion on imports, in the first two months of the year.

A forum on promoting digitalisation to support traceability of agricultural and food products was held in Hanoi on February 28, with the support of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Two US Under-Secretaries of Agriculture Alexis Taylor and Jenny Moffitt on February 28 made a fact-finding trip to a pomelo growing farm in Cat Que village of Hanoi’s Hoai Duc district which is noted for growing sweet, juicy pomelos.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai has called on the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to promote the approval process for irradiation facilities so as to facilitate the export of Vietnam’s fresh fruits to the US.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Poland both grow numerous agricultural products that are complementary to each other, thereby offering the opportunity to co-operate together, according to participants at a bilateral business matching held recently in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam and the Netherlands agreed to promote cooperation in innovation and creative agriculture during a working visit of Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung to the European country from February 21-23.

More and more people in Belgium know about Vietnamese agricultural products and welcomed them.

Ho Chi Minh City and the Canadian province of Nova Scotia have the potential and advantages to boost cooperation in areas, particularly hi-tech agriculture, and trade of aquaculture products, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan said during his meeting with Nova Scotia’s Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Steve Craig.

VOV.VN - There are plenty of opportunities for local goods, especially agricultural products, to enter foreign distribution channels, with Vietnamese firms advised to focus on advantageous products, according to industry insiders.

VOV.VN - The southern province of Dong Nai in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development recently hosted a ceremony to mark the export of fresh bananas to the Chinese market.