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Vietnam is an agricultural country and one of the largest exporters of agricultural products in the world. Although the country still lags behind advanced countries in the research and application of biotechnology in agriculture, it has achieved encouraging achievements in this field. 

With its dependency on imported materials and export markets' stringent norms on the origin and legality of products, Viet Nam's wood processing sector is facing high market risks, said an expert.

Vietnamese wood products have been exported to 120 countries and territories around the world, of which there are three major markets including the US ($744 million), the EU ($500 million) and Japan ($286 million) in 2006.

As Vietnamese animal feed producers are bracing to take back what should have belonged to them, their foreign rivals are trying to hold their ground and will not give up without a fight.

Vietnam's animal feed market size is expected to reach US$10.55 billion by 2022, according to a new report by Grand View Research Inc.

Vietnam National Chemical Group (Vinachem) recently held an inauguration ceremony of Diamon Phosphate (DAP) Fertilizer Production Plant in Lao Cai province.

Associate Professor Tang Thi Chinh from the Vietnam Institute of Environmental Technology has spent 20 years pursuing research on processing domestic waste with useful microorganisms.

Numerous production chains applying advanced technology in the fisheries sector have been established in the central province of Binh Dinh in a bid to realise the agriculture reform policy from 2015-2020.

Viet Nam's fisheries industry should better utilise modern production technologies to improve its competitiveness in the global market, said Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) Cao Duc Phat at a conference last Saturday.

More European pork and beef exporters have been licensed by Vietnamese authorities to sell their products in the 90 million-strong market in Vietnam.

While the Vietnamese government had planned for the national pig population to increase steadily between 2011 and 2015, the average annual growth rate reached just 0.04 per cent a year, write Ron Lane, Genesus Business Director for Asia Pacific and Meggie Vo, Genesus Marketing Representative in Viet Nam.

Lam Dong Provincial People’s Committee gave plan to organize the 6th Da Lat Flower Festival 2015 themed “Da Lat - Multitude of Flower Colors”.

HollandDoor offered a 3-days tailor-made course in the Netherlands in May 2015 for 6 Vietnamese producers and exporters of fresh fruits and vegetables on exporting to international markets, including the EU.

With more demanding markets opening doors to Vietnamese fruit and vegetables, the Southeast Asian country is expected to rake in US$2 billion from selling its green produce around the world in 2015, an industry association said.

Researchers in Australia and Vietnam will begin exchanging sugar cane varieties after an agreement was signed by agencies in each country.