VOV.VN - More than 200 exhibitors from 25 countries globally will participate in the International Livestock, Dairy, Meat Processing and Aquaculture Exposition (ILDEX Vietnam 2022), according to a press conference held in Ho Chi Minh City on June 30.
Vietnamese enterprises are facing rising costs in fuels and materials for production due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, experts have said.
The recent increase in price of animal feed has brought more difficulties for the livestock production of businesses and farmers.
The government has viewed price control of key commodities, such as petrol, steel, concrete, transport, livestock feed, food and medical equipment, as a top priority, said Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai in a meeting with ministries and local authorities on March 14.
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.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) on December 9 signed a memorandum of understanding on technical support for the prevention and control of African swine fever (ASF) in Vietnam.
VOV.VN - Vietnam raked in US$294.4 million from exporting livestock products during the past eight months, representing a year-on-year rise of 15.2%, according to the Agro-product Processing and Market Development Department (Agrotrade).
Vietnam’s animal feed exports hit nearly US$523.88 million in the first six months of 2021, up 52.7% year-on-year, according to the General Department of Customs.
VOV.VN - Vietnam imported 70,000 tonnes of frozen pork and by-products worth US$727 million in the first half of the year, representing a rise of 51.5% compared to the same period from last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
VOV.VN - The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is set to pour approximately US$43 million in order to help GreenFeed Vietnam Corporation increase its pig breeding and farming capacity.