National Assembly deputies raised questions on basic, strategic and urgent issues that are drawing attention of voters and people, especially farmers, to Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan, NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue said following a Q&A session for the minister on June 8.

A project to strengthen the safe agricultural value chains in northern localities has been jointly launched by the National Agricultural Extension Centre (NAEC) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Legislators will continue with the question and answer (Q&A) session on June 8, as part of the third sitting of the 15th National Assembly, with a focus on agriculture and rural development, finance and banking.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan said that it is necessary for the nation to shift from agricultural production to an agricultural economy.

VOV.VN - Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan has said that his Ministry will adjust policies aimed at encouraging firms to invest in agriculture, as well as to develop production in line with international standards and practices to better serve agricultural exports.

Vietnam plans to construct five first-class fishing ports for fishery hubs across the country in the 2021-2030 period, according to a plan drafted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

VOV.VN -The nation has plenty of room to increase coffee exports to Japan, whose hot coffee market is anticipated to expand by 4.2% during the 2020 to 2025 period, according to industry insiders.

VOV.VN - De Heus group of the Netherlands has continuously been seeking to expand its investment in the Vietnamese market by partnering with Hung Nhon Group to develop the DHN Gia Lai High-Tech Agricultural Complex in the central highlands province of Kon Tum.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Nguyen Van Thao, permanent representative of Vietnam to the EU, and Janusz Wojciechowsk, EU Commissioner for Agriculture, examined ways to boost agricultural co-operation during a recent meeting between the pair.

VOV.VN - The first quarter of this year witnessed total two-way trade turnover between the nation and Cambodia reach nearly US$3.4 billion, with the figure anticipated to reach over US$10 billion for the entire year.