The Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the Russian Ministry of Agriculture held the second meeting of the countries’ agricultural working group and an agricultural business forum via videoconference on April 22.
As a locality that leads the way in high-tech agriculture in Vietnam, the Central Highland province of Lam Dong holds advantages in cooperating in this regard with different countries from around the world, including India, an online conference has heard.
The agricultural sector needs to focus on developing raw materials to reduce the dependence on imports as well as improve processing capacity, experts said.
Vietnam exported US$10.61 billion worth of agricultural, forestry and fishery products in the first quarter of 2021, up 19.7% compared to the same period last year.
VOV.VN - The Asia- Africa Market Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade has stated that a document which supposedly details China's ban on imports of Vietnamese chilies is a forgery and was not issued by the General Department of Customs of China.
A memorandum of understanding has been signed among the Plant Protection Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH), and the Sustainable Spices Initiative (SSI) with a view to promoting sustainable peppercorn production and trading.
VOV.VN - The gross domestic product (GDP) during the initial quarter of the year is estimated to have recorded an increase of 4.48% compared to the same period from last year, according to data released by the General Statistics Office (GSO) at a press conference held on March 29 in Hanoi.
Ho Chi Minh City and Jeollabuk province of the Republic of Korea (RoK) have optimal potential for cooperation in startup, high-tech agriculture, culture and tourism.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) is likely to fulfil 11.4% of its yearly plan of public capital disbursement at the end of the first quarter of this year.
More than 90% of domestic enterprises are small and medium-sized. The advantage of this business model is that it quickly responds to market fluctuations.