News from Vietnam

Shrimp farms remain empty although prices have fuelled up Farmers have been unwilling to resume shrimp farming in the Mekong Delta despite recent growing demand from overseas markets and a local shortage, bot... Rescue agriculture production or estate market? The real estate market has been hibernating for a long time, which has pushed a lot of real estate developers against the wall. Meanwhile, the agricul... Japan aid continues for agriculture, rural development According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Japan has supported Vietnam’s agriculture industry with more than 25 technical project... Vietnam’s rice cheap, but still selling slowly Vietnamese rice exporters had delivered 1.45 million tons out of the total 3.57 million tons of exports by the end of the first quarter of the year, a... Tech-savvy Vietnam coffee farmers brew global takeover Most Vietnamese coffee farmers have never heard of a double tall skinny latte, but they could tell you the price of the beans that go into one in thei... Hanoi destroys tons of smuggled chickens All of the smuggled chicken and chicken organs were transported from China, via the land border. The competent agencies say that a large proportion... Vietnam put on high alert to bird flu outbreaks Vietnam is facing a high risk of bird flu outbreaks due to unfavorable weather conditions which reduce the animals' resistance according to the Animal... Vietnamese rice resumes exports to Japan Two Vietnamese rice exporters have recently managed to ship their product to Japan again after the East Asian country ceased imports five years ago. ... Wild elephants ravage crops in Dak Nong Two wild elephants looking for food in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong have destroyed crops and worried local residents, authorities repor... Vietnam develops vaccine for toxic bird flu virus Pham Van Dong, head of the Department of Animal Health, said that health officials tested the newly developed vaccine on a flock of chickens and the t... New bird flu strain develops unexpectedly in Vietnam A new bird flu strain is developing unexpectedly in Vietnam and causing great concern to the government and public. According to the National Anima... High alert for deadly bird flu virus Bird flu has hit many provinces and cities and is spreading far and wide, according to the Ministry of Health. As of August 23, four cases of A/H5N... New bird flu strain potentially deadly The National Animal Health Diagnostic Centre is trying to identify a new strain of bird flu virus that is suspected to have a higher risk of causing h... New highly toxic avian flu virus spreads to Vietnam A new strain of avian flu virus that was found in China two months ago has appeared in Vietnam, health experts have confirmed. The new strain, 2.3.... Officials step up measures to prevent spread of bird flu Ninety per cent of illegal poultry imports had been prevented over the last 10 days, however, stricter measures were needed to control the transmissio... Grim weather may bring bird flu outbreak Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Diep Kinh Tan yesterday said there was a high risk of new bird flu outbreaks due to unfavourable ... New diseases strike shrimp farms In southern provinces shrimp harvests are being struck by outbreaks of diseases, an issue that comes on top of low prices and falling demand from expo... Stolen ducks feared infected with bird flu Three men in central Quang Binh Province are being sought in relation to the theft of scores of ducks feared to be infected with bird flu. The thre... New biogas systems elevate life in rural Vietnam Farmers in rural Phong Binh, Vietnam are trading in their traditional wood burning stoves for energy-efficient models run on biogas. Nordic develop... Farmers face onslaught of unfair practices Lack of market information, resulting in abundant production of some agriculture products in localities nationwide, recently has raised warnings over ... Investment needed in livestock breeding Over 60 per cent of Ha Noi's livestocks reared by small-scale households are causing environmental pollution and difficulties in epidemic control. How... Mass oyster deaths leave farmers broke Tens of millions of snout otter clams have died en mass just weeks before they are told harvested, leaving hundreds of households in northern Quang Ni... Vietnam - Winter-spring rice output increases The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) estimated a 466,000 tonne increase in this year's winter-spring rice crop compared to that of... Agricultural homestay tourism takes off The tourism project in An Giang in which visitors to the province live and work with local families has proved such a success that the Netherlands Far... Low prices may lead to a shortage of pork Without timely measures, there will be a shortage of pork on the domestic market this year, warns the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. ... Rice stockpile recommended to hold prices Central and provincial agricultural officials agreed that the Government should approve a plan for food companies to buy and stockpile 1 million tonne... Farmers shun insurance project HCM CITY — The agricultural insurance programme that has been piloted since last July has yet to become popular. The three-year programme, which se... Minister calls for action on blue-ear disease Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Diep Kinh Tan has requested provinces plagued by blue-ear disease to take stronger action to stop... Delta province expects riverbank erosion Authorities in southern An Giang Province have warned of more possible landslides caused by erosion along a 400-metre stretch of the Hau River in Long... Agriculture exports surge to $11bn Agricultural export value surged more than 10 per cent to US$10.9 billion in the first five months of this year, according to the Ministry of Agricult... Time ripe to expand in fruit-growing Tien Giang, the province with the largest area under fruit, plans to further expand its fruit cultivation area and improve the quality of fruits to in... Reforestation brings island back to life Locals on the islands have discovered an ancient method to prevent erosion: reforestation. Trees surrounding an island help expand it gradually by cre... Commodities trade may expand Pepper, sugar and cotton fibre may be listed for trade on the Viet Nam Commodity Exchange (VNX) under a proposal by the Ministry of Industry and Trade... Drought hits 50,000ha of crop A drought has affected nearly 50,000ha of crops nationwide, says Dang Duy Hien of the General Department of Irrigation under the Ministry of Agricultu... No formaldehyde found in cabbages Viet Nam has not found any signs of formaldehyde-tainted cabbages following recent reports of contaminated cabbages in China, agriculture officials sa... Polluting factories, farms, firms moved The People’s Committee of southern Dong Nai Province on Wednesday decided to relocate 579 facilities this year, claiming they were hostile to th... Ministry suggests new food safety measures The Ministry of Public Security has requested that the Government establish a legal framework that would allow environmental police to prosecute food ... Rice exports up on big demand Vietnamese companies have won contracts to export over 4.21 million tonnes of rice so far this year, up 24 per cent year on year, according to a Minis... Vietnam police break up land protest Vietnamese riot police fired warning shots and tear gas to break up a protest by hundreds of angry farmers against a forced eviction on the outskirts ... Rural upgrade targets better life The Government will inject VND1.7 trillion (US$80 million) into the national new rural-area programme in 2012, according to Minister of Agriculture an... Ministry wants hi-tech agriculture zones The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is set to finalise and submit a plan for hi-tech agricultural zones to the Government for approval i... Stiffer penalties for lean-meat additives Animal feed industry representatives and health officials have called for slapping criminal charges against those who use lean-meat additives in feed. Forest land allocation presents challenges Stakeholders who were allocated land designated for forestry purposes made use of only 20 to 30 per cent of that land. Fisheries fear of becoming insolvent Due to the lack of capital, seafood companies buy fish from farmers under the mode of deferred payment, which means that they try to use farmers&rsquo... Businesses get into debt, farmers suffer The name that has been mentioned in most of the discussions recently is Bianfishco, a seafood company in Can Tho province. Bianfishco has become famou... Agricultural exports to reach $6b Agricultural exports are forecast to reach nearly US$5.9 billion in the first quarter of this year. Buyers sought for 7.3m tonnes of rice Viet Nam has sufficient supplies to export 7.3 million tonnes of rice in 2012, officials said at a meeting held in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta provinc... Bad weather increases risk of bird flu outbreak In the past three weeks, the virus had been detected amongst poultry flocks in northern Bac Ninh, Nam Dinh and Quang Ninh provinces, he said. Agriculture spearheads growth Agricultural restructuring is essential to Viet Nam’s economic and social development, a conference heard yesterday. Vietnam to stockpile rice to halt price slide Vietnam, the world’s second-largest rice exporter, will buy up and stockpile one million tons of rice from the winter-spring crop to help boost ...