Agricultural Commodities

With the growing of Japanese elephant garlic on Ly Son Island, Ly Son garlic, a well-known brand, will be threatened, scientists say.

Livestock farmers should join production links with co-operatives as well as processing and trading enterprises to sustain their livelihoods, experts said at a conference in Hà Nội yesterday.

The Vietnamese government has approved a 170 billion VNĐ (approximately US$7.5 million) five-year coffee sector development project designed to improve quality, increase exports and develop a premium Vietnamese coffee brand.

The Department of Cooperatives and Rural Development on Monday signed an agreement with the Cooperative Union of Agriculture Consumption to develop production and distribution linkages for agricultural products

THAILAND-BASED Mekong Institute (MI) has taken on a mission to improve the lives of coffee growers in Vietnam and the outcome so far is encouraging.

The export turnover of Vietnamese wood and wooden products is estimated at 6.15 billion USD since the beginning of this year, up 10.1 percent year on year.

The export of tra (catfish) is still facing difficulties although exports for January-September hit US$1.3 billion, up 5.8 per cent over the same period last year, said the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

“Dinh Vuong Pham” tea manufactured by Tan Cuong Hoang Binh Tea JSC has won overall award in the North America international specialty tea competition held in the US state of Arizona from August 2017.

Cashew nut exports expected to exceed US$3 billion

In order to enhance the application of scientific and technological advances in production, diversify products, improve the added value of agricultural products and develop Vietnam's agriculture towards modern, effective, sustainable trend that based on the country's economic and social development strategy during the period of 2011 - 2020, and to support businesses to exhibit their products, promote and expand business cooperation with partners, within the framework of the National Trade Promotion Programme 2017, CanTho Promotion Agency (CPA) in cooperation with Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade) jointly organize the “Vietnam International Agriculture Fair 2017”, which is to take place at the CanTho Promotion Agency (No. 108A, Le Loi Street, Ninh Kieu District, Can Tho City) from November 23rd to 27 th 2017 (5 days).

VOV.VN - Vietnam, other APEC economies, and international organizations have paid special attention to ensure sustainable agricultural and rural development. APEC economies are expanding markets and financial services to boost the agricultural growth and reduce poverty sustainably.

The cashew industry has achieved impressive growth in the past years with increasing exports, but unfavourable weather due to the impact of climate change and an increase of diseases and pests threaten its continued development, delegates told a seminar in HCM City last Saturday.

On November 6, 2017, Dekalb Vietnam and the Faculty of Biotechnology of Vietnam National University of Agriculture (VNUA) will organise the fourth Monsanto-VNUA scholarship reward ceremony, which is a part of the five-year, VND1.5-trillion ($65.8 million) Monsanto-Vietnam National University of Agriculture (VNUA) scholarship programme.

Hosted by Directorate of Fisheries (D-Fish) - Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and supported by Vietnam Fisheries Society (VINAFIS), International Collaborating Centre for Aquaculture and Fisheries Sustainability (ICAFIS), Vietnam Pangasius Association (VINAPA), Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), International Aqua Feed (IAF) and Aquaculture without Frontier (AWF), Aquaculture Vietnam 2017 will be held from 25 to 27 October 2017 at the Can Tho International Exhibition Fair Center (EFC), Can Tho City, Vietnam

India raised the minimum purchase price of wheat by 6.8 percent, the biggest increase in six years, to help farmers boost their earnings and enhance output.

Corn and soybean futures finished higher as investors provided the support by selling out of some of their short positions.