VOV.VN - Despite enduring numerous difficulties caused by the prolonged COVID-19 outbreak, the Vietnamese agricultural sector has recorded encouraging results this year and surpassed the annual target to act as a powerful lever for the national economy.

Vietnam and Cambodia agreed to boost cooperation in the agro-forestry-fishery sector during a working session between the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Cambodian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in Phnom Penh on December 21.

VOV.VN - Russia’s pork exports to the nation endured an annual drop of 39% in November due to the country’s abundant domestic supply and growing competition from the United States, according to the Russia Federal Center for the Development of Export of Agricultural Products (Agroexport).

The Indian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Thap province organised an online meeting to promote trade in the agricultural sector.

The Hanoi Centre for Investment, Trade, and Tourism Promotion (HPA) and AEON Vietnam have coordinated to organise two big agricultural trade fairs in December with the aim to help farm produce businesses approach distribution systems abroad.

VOV.VN - Cambodia's agricultural exports to the Vietnamese market is steadily on the uptick, with the first 11 months of the year seeing Cambodian export of rice, cashew nut, corn, green bean and soybean to Vietnam grow by 3-4 times over the same period from last year.

A conference to promote investment from the Republic of Korea (RoK) in the northern province of Thai Binh was held online on December 13 by the Vietnamese Embassy in the RoK, the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) and the provincial People’s Committee.

The draft Strategy for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development for 2021-2030 period with a vision to 2050 will promote the achievements that have been obtained and at the same time solving problems that have still existed in the agriculture sector.

The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), the global largest agriculture innovation network, has implemented more than 100 projects in 40 provinces in Vietnam in the last five years with an investment of US$24 million, benefitting more than 24 million people.

A new research by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung and Institute for European Studies shows that the short food supply chain (SFSC) model, although newly implemented in Vietnam, has had promising results.