Vinamilk's material area (Photo: vinamilk.com.vn) Over the past more than 40 years of development, the company has invested heavily in technology and growing region and expanded its export market. Vinamilk's material area includes a system of Global GAP-standard farms across Vietnam with all breeding cows imported from Australia, the US, and New Zealand. The company has recently invested in Vietnam’s first European standard organic dairy farm in Tay Ninh province, marking a new milestone in Vietnam's dairy industry thus efficiently implementing the national strategy on nutrition. The farm has total investment of 50 million USD and more than 8,000 dairy cows. Trinh Quoc Dung, Executive Director of the company’s Raw-Material Development Department, said “We have a cattle-feed production system which has been programmed with daily recipes and data updates. Our breeding facilities have automatically been cooled and an automatic waste collection system is in place … [Read more...] about Vinamilk on the way to develop Vietnam’s dairy industry
Ketosis in dairy cattle
Vinamilk’s organic dairy farm built in Laos
The project is run by Lao-Jagro Development Xiengkhouang Company (Lao-Jagro), a joint venture of enterprises from Laos and Japan and Vinamilk (Vietnam), which holds 51 percent of its shares. Under the project, an organic dairy farm of the international standards will be built to produce dairy products for Vietnamese and Asian markets as well as to promote a high-tech dairy industry in Laos. Present at the event were Politburo member and head of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee's Commission for Mass Mobilization Truong Thi Mai, Lao Deputy Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone, Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Ba Hung, among others. At the event Speaking at the event, Vinamilk Director General Mai Kieu Lien highly appreciated the development potential of the dairy industry in Xiengkhouang while underscoring that the project targets to develop the Lao province as a dairy hub of Laos and in the region as well as to lever development of hi-tech agriculture … [Read more...] about Vinamilk’s organic dairy farm built in Laos
The IFAD imprint in the northernmost province of Ha Giang
In 1998, IFAD supported Ha Giang in implementing the Ha Giang Development Project for Ethnic Minorities (HPM), 1998 to 2004 phase. At this time, Ha Giang faced many difficulties in economic development, poverty reduction, and poor infrastructure conditions. Therefore, the HPM activities focused on supporting the generation of livelihoods, addressing short-term needs to improve living standards, tackling food shortages and solving difficulties in essential infrastructure, especially centering on rural roads. At the end of the project, all its objectives were completed. It has contributed to reducing the poverty rate of the province, by 7% per year on average; raised the capacity on management, hunger eradication and poverty reduction; enhanced people's knowledge and professional qualifications for officials at all levels; improved conditions of essential infrastructure. The outstanding mark of IFAD in this period was to contribute to changing customs and promoting cattle and buffalo … [Read more...] about The IFAD imprint in the northernmost province of Ha Giang
High-tech agriculture development in Son La
With more than 900,000 hectares of fertile farmland and a favorable climate, together with two large plateaus, Moc Chau and Na San, Son La is focusing on high-tech agriculture development and has seen some impressive results. As of early this year, 100 hectares of mangos, oranges, and grapefruits, and more than 400,000 kinds of seedlings provided by the Mai Son Longan Cooperative in Son La province had been awarded VietGAP certificates. All stages of cultivation – planting, pruning, fertilizing, spraying pesticide, and culling damaged fruit must comply with VietGAP standards to earn certification. Nguyen Van Phong, Director of the Mai Son Longan Cooperative, said most of the cooperative’s fruits are contracted in advance by supermarkets in lowland provinces. Nguyen Huu Trinh, a resident in Chieng Mung commune, said “We’re glad to turn out safe farm produce. Everybody should use certified products.” The Moc Chau Dairy Company is among the top dairy … [Read more...] about High-tech agriculture development in Son La
GTNFoods has to pay $10,323 in tax arrears
GTNFoods JSC, which holds 22 per cent of Tael Partners, an investment fund from Singapore, will have to pay VND233.3 million ($10,323) in tax arrears, fines, and late payment fees, according to the decision of the Hanoi Department of Taxation. GTNFoods to pay $10,323 in tax arrears According to information published on the website of GTNFoods, the company will have to pay VND185.75 million ($8,219) in additional corporate income tax after an inspection, VND8.35 million ($369.46) in late payment fee, and a fine of VND37.15 million ($1,643) for wrongful tax declaration and another fine of VND2.1 million ($90.08) as a general fine for its violations. At present, Tael Partners is the largest foreign shareholder of GTNFoods with 22 per cent or 55 million shares. GTNFoods specialises in producing industrial bamboo, constructing infrastructure, and trading agricultural products, among others. The two core business sectors are tea and dairy trading conducted through numerous … [Read more...] about GTNFoods has to pay $10,323 in tax arrears