Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Tran Thanh Nam holds talks with Deputy Customs Commissioner-General Zhang Jiwen. (Photo: VNA) Beijing (VNA) – Vietnam and China have reached consensus on further bolstering agricultural cooperation. Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Tran Thanh Nam on December 3 had a meeting with Chinese Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Qu Dongyu, during which they expressed their delight at the sound collaboration between the two ministries across the fields of plantation, husbandry and aquaculture. Discussing measures to develop agriculture and rural areas in both nations, they agreed to set up a ministerial dialogue mechanism every six months besides the annual meeting of the Vietnam-China joint committee on agricultural cooperation. The same day, Nam had a working session with the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) which is responsible for supervising animal … [Read more...] about Vietnam, China deepen agricultural cooperation
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Vietnam dissolves nearly 3,000 weak agricultural cooperatives
Currently, there are 900 poor performance agricultural cooperatives in need of dissolving. Despite of small revenue, outdated infrastructure and low number of trained employees and officials, agricultural cooperatives have participated in consuming 20.5 percent of farm produce for farmers. As of November this year, the country has over 13,000 cooperatives including 7,700 new style ones and 65,000 cooperative groups operating in the agricultural field. The number of newly established cooperatives quickly increased from 1,150 in 2006 to 1,300 in 2017 and 2,100 this year. A total of 1,790 cooperatives have been set up in the first ten months this year. Cooperative revenue averages VND1.1 billion (US$47,000) a year, 1.5 times higher than five years before. By HAN NI - Translated by Hai Mien … [Read more...] about Vietnam dissolves nearly 3,000 weak agricultural cooperatives
Great potential in agriculture cooperation between Vietnamese and…
Japanese businesses study Dong Thap province’s key products. (Photo: baodautu.vn)Being one of key agricultural production localities of the country, Dong Thap provides an annual rice production of 3.3 million tons, bringing in over VND15 trillion; and fisheries production of some 400,000 tons, with tra fish ranking first in the Mekong River Delta. Nearly 23,000 hectares of famous fruits such as mango, produce over 263,000 tons per year. Good quality helps the province satisfy the demand for export; in particular, the mango has been exported to Japan, the Federation of Russia, and the Republic of Korea. Dong Thap is now the leading locality in the Mekong River Delta for the attraction of FDI in agriculture. Large scale and modern projects have been considered an important premise for agricultural development. So far, it has sent delegations to different Japanese localities, including Saitama, Ibaraki, Nagoya, Mie, Hyogo, Aichi, Osaka and Kanagawa, seeking investment and … [Read more...] about Great potential in agriculture cooperation between Vietnamese and…
Agricultural cooperatives in HCMC need more support
The trend of collaboration At the moment, there are 61 cooperatives and 236 collaborative teams in HCMC, along with Hung Dien Import-Export-Organic Agricultural Cooperative Union, which is located in Binh Tan District and has 4 members of Duyen Hai, Truong Thinh, Dien Phat, as well as Green Organic Aquaculture. This year, there are 8 new agriculture cooperatives, increasing the total amount of arable farm to 646ha, with the average of 13.5ha per cooperative. Among them, the leader as to surface area for cultivation is Tho Viet Cooperative with 108ha to grow organic vegetables, while the least is Ngoc Diem Cooperative with 0.85ha to grow ornamental plants. 26 out of 61 cooperatives in HCMC successfully follow the policy to produce and sell agricultural goods like organic vegetables, ornamental plants, cattle, aquaculture produce, and girdle-cakes. Reports of the HCMC Department of Agriculture and Rural Development show that the connections among cooperatives or between … [Read more...] about Agricultural cooperatives in HCMC need more support
Pepper of Lâm San Agricultural Cooperative meets EU organic standards
Organic pepper in Đồng Nai Province has met European organic standards. - VNA/VNS PhotoViet Nam News ĐỒNG NAI – The Lâm San Agricultural Cooperative has received a certification from the Germany-based CERES – Certification of Environmental Standards, for its organic pepper meeting the European Union’s organic standards. According to Nguyễn Ngọc Luân, director of the cooperative located in Cẩm Mỹ District, Đồng Nai Province, the 3.5 hectares of the cooperative’s pepper have received the certificate after many years of investment and production of pepper in accordance with sustainable agricultural standards. Since 2012, the cooperative has started to produce pepper according to organic standards. Organic standards in European countries are granted to agricultural products that do not use toxic chemicals. There are strict limitations on the use of conventional pesticides, synthetic fertilisers, … [Read more...] about Pepper of Lâm San Agricultural Cooperative meets EU organic standards