Zanzibar renewable energies and energy efficiency programme

Hanoi's Department of Natural Resources and Environment has outlined a plan to reduce air pollution in 2020. Use of disposable plastic items should be stopped to reduce pollution. — Photo suckhoedoisong.vn 'Green Initiates for Hà Nội' will focus on air quality management, waste management, energy, urban planning, and green living with sustainable consumption. The department will develop an air monitoring network using low-cost air pollution sensors in selected areas of the city to provide online updates for the public regarding pollution levels. Air sensors will initially be installed in public places and 25 schools and offices in the city. To increase public awareness about air pollution, regular activities will be held and the issue of air quality will be included in the school curriculum. Waste management will include limiting the burning of agricultural waste, reducing plastic use and enhancing waste collection. “Burning straw and agricultural waste … [Read more...] about Hanoi adopts plan to cut emissions

Imports of Basic & Industrial Raw Materials, Chemicals & Products and Temperature or Climate Controlled Goods remain positiveRise in exports of Machinery Parts coincides with growing focus on smart manufacturing and high-quality developmentSHANGHAI, CHINA - Media OutReach - 6 December 2019 - The DHL Global Trade Barometer (GTB) indicates a further contraction in world trade for the next three months, with China recording the weakest growth outlook compared to all surveyed GTB countries. China's ocean and air imports in certain sectors[1] look set to remain strong as domestic consumption drives the economy amidst an overall decline in trade growth, according to data from the DHL Global Trade Barometer released by DHL, the world's leading logistics company.The DHL Global Trade Barometer, an early indicator of global trade developments calculated using Artificial Intelligence and Big Data, revealed that China's trade index now stands at 42 points and therefore … [Read more...] about Imports sustain China’s trade despite overall slowdown in growth

Digital technology is indeed being used in agriculture but is insufficiently widespread. The application of digital technology in agriculture varies greatly in Vietnam. In some sectors, digital technologies are used everywhere, while in others there is still much possibility for improvement. The dairy sector in Vietnam is a great example of where digital technologies are used. Even small-scale dairy farmers use digital technologies. In other sectors, though, their application remains limited. For example, in the small-scale production of vegetables, spices and fruit, it is not yet common to use digital technologies.  The use of digital technologies in agriculture is a great way to improve farming. There are many benefits and improvement possibilities, for example lower production costs, less waste, less water consumption, and better quality.  In other agricultural sectors, such as vegetable farming, high technologies could also improve the sustainability of farming. For … [Read more...] about Broader digital application needed in agriculture

Workers place shrimp containers at the Minh Phu Seafood Corp’s factory in the southern most province of Ca Mau. (Source: VNA) The plan hopes to improve the quality, efficiency of production and competitiveness of Vietnamese shrimp products, in a bid to benefit farmers, businesses and the country’s economy. According to the action plan, the domestic shrimp industry is expected to gain US$5.5 billion in export value and record an annual average growth of 10.79% in 2017-20, including US$4.5 billion from brackish water shrimp exports.  The total area rearing brackish water shrimp is estimated to reach 710,000ha, with total output of 850,000 tonnes of shrimp during 2017-20, and expand to 750,000ha and 1.1 million tonnes of output in the period from 2020-25. Meanwhile during the period of 2017-20, the industry will have a total area of 30,000ha rearing giant freshwater prawn with total output of 30,000 tonnes and one million cubic metres of cage rearing lobster with … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s shrimp industry to become key economic sector

These advantages from existing mechanism and policies include a programme on sustainable development of the fisheries economy during 2016-20. Under the programme, the shrimp industry will actively produce varieties of black tiger shrimp and white leg shrimp to meet the demand of market demand. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development as well as other State management agencies have removed many obstacles in export procedures to create favourable conditions for export enterprises. The shrimp sector now has many favourable conditions with the Government’s higher attention, including opening of material production centres and solutions on supplying raw material, according to a representative of Minh Phu Seafood Corp, Vietnam’s largest shrimp producer. Regarding the export market, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), the global economy is expected to recover strongly, especially in major markets such as … [Read more...] about Vietnam to gain US$4.8 billion from shrimp exports