VietNamNet Bridge - A new farm produce preservation technology has been invented by scientists from the Hanoi University of Technology. The technology retains the color and active elements of products, requires a short drying time, and does not consume much energy. In 2011, Dr Vu Huy Khue from the School of Heat Engineering and Refrigeration (SHEER) belonging to the Hanoi University of Technology and his co-workers set to work on a drying system using heat pump and microwave technology to protect farm produce, food and herbal medicine. This is was one of the tasks of the Sate’s Science & Technology Program in 2011-2015. After five years of working hard, Khue and his co-workers have fulfilled their plan. They have mastered a completely new technology in Vietnam applied by Vietnamese businesses to preserve products. According to Khue, this is a hybrid technology -,between modern farm produce preservation technology – drying technology with heat pump – and drying … [Read more...] about Vietnamese scientists invent new technology to preserve farm produce
Farm produce preservation
Storehouses in Lang Son will not save farm produce: analysts
VietNamNet Bridge - Analysts have warned that even if goods transit centers are built in border areas, Vietnam’s farm produce will still be at a disadvantage if Chinese businesses make problems for Vietnamese merchants. Related news MOIT sells watermelons, MOT drinks milk A goods transit center will be built in the border province of Lang Son, where Vietnamese farmers can keep their farm produce in good condition before the deliveries are made to Chinese businessmen. The idea was raised by the Lang Son provincial authorities after witnessing hundreds of trucks queueing up at the border gates waiting for their turns to deliver farm produce to Chinese importers. Thousands of kilos of farm produce were thrown away after rotting under the scorching sun. According to Dinh Trung Kien, chief secretariat of the Dong Dang Border Gate Economic Zone Board of Management, the transit center would be similar to a large parking lot for produce-carrying trucks to stay before they go … [Read more...] about Storehouses in Lang Son will not save farm produce: analysts
Vietnam’s litchi exports open opportunities for exports of other farm produce
(VOVworld) – Vietnam’s litchi has recently been exported to the US, Australia, France, and Malaysia. This is a positive sign for exporters of several other specialty fruits of Vietnam. Vietnam has a great potential in farm produce and fruit exports but its products haven’t got a firm foothold in the international market due to restrictions in cultivation technology, preservation, and promotion. Vietnam must improve its food safety, production, and set up large-scale specialized fruit growing zones to ensure product quality and origin certification in order to enter the world’s most demanding markets. Nguyen Thi Hoang Thuy, a Vietnamese trade representative in Australia, commented: "Australia’s licensing of Vietnamese litchi is particularly important because Australia has some of the most stringent quarantine regulations. For Vietnam, Australia will open its market for every type of fruit if we can successfully negotiate the conditions for litchi. It means … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s litchi exports open opportunities for exports of other farm produce
Abundant farm produce on Tet occasion
Though the peak harvest time of vegetables and crops has passed, the current supply of farm produce remains abundant. Farmers are hurriedly looking after and preserving farm produce for timely supply for the market on Tet (Lunar New Year) occasion.AbundanceGuava orchards in Van Mac hamlet, Lien Mac commune (Thanh Ha district, Hai Duong province), these days are much more crowded because of small traders coming right there to order guavas for sale during Tet.Nguyen Thi Hang, a local, said: "A small trader from Quang Ninh has prepaid me VND5 million for all guavas in my orchard. His people will come to pick the fruits on lunar December 25."The weather is not very cold this year, so the guavas have yielded a lot of fruits, all of which are full and glossily green, interesting small traders very much!"My family grows nearly one mau (3,600 m²) of guavas but reserves two sao (360m2 x 2) for better attention for sale during Tet."Tet guavas must be beautiful, thus requiring meticulous … [Read more...] about Abundant farm produce on Tet occasion
Experts warn Chinese will continue collecting farm produce in Vietnam
Vietnamese processors have been warned that Chinese businessmen would continue flowing to Vietnam to scramble for farm produce, advising domestic enterprises to apply necessary measures to effectively compete with them. In fact, Chinese businessmen have been going to Vietnam to collect farm produce for the last few years. However, observers say they have never collected such big amounts of products and with such regular frequency. There has been no sign showing that Chinese businessmen would stop collecting materials one. The presence of Chinese businessmen in Vietnam has been pushing the prices up, thus putting a heavy burden on Vietnamese consumers. Nguyen Thi Thu Sac, Deputy Chair of the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), said in previous years, Chinese businessmen came to collect shrimp materials directly from farmers. Meanwhile, this year, they also collect other kinds of seafood from offshore fishing boats and ashore. Due to the material … [Read more...] about Experts warn Chinese will continue collecting farm produce in Vietnam