“Why not create a plant that produces tomatoes on its stem and potatoes under its roots?” 25-year-old Nguyen Thi Trang Nha once wondered as she was working in her family’s potato garden. She then went for it and her resulting success has given local vegetable growers one of the best gifts they have ever received: [...]
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has forecast stable export prospects for agricultural products in 2012. Accordingly, while both volume and value were impacted by world market movements in 2011, exports of agricultural products are forecast to be stable this year. For rice exports, MARD expects that the volume of exported rice in [...]
Agricultural exports will face a lot of difficulties next year due to the ongoing global financial crisis and economic downturn, experts say. Local enterprises should enhance market research, estimate demand and understand clearly their import partners to help them be steady during the difficult time, said Nguyen Quang Binh, director of Chanh Tinh Anh Viet [...]
The Mekong Delta in Vietnam is blessed with the best weather, excellent geographic location and a vast area of 3.8 million hectares of rice cultivable area, contributing a great deal towards the global food demand and earning rightfully the term “Rice Bowl of Asia”. The world population reached a staggering seven billion in October 2011 [...]
Restructuring production with a particular focus on high added value commodities is the orientation of the agricultural sector this year and the long-term vision until 2020. The agricultural sector had an impressive record last year. Rice production reached a record total of 42 million tonnes, and rice exports 7 million tonnes. Four commodities saw export turnover of [...]
The export pepper yield this year was forecast to fall due to unfavourable weather conditions, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. “The total pepper exported this year may reach 86,000 tonnes, worth nearly US$619 million. These figures would be down by 30 per cent in volume and 16 per cent in value,” [...]
Vietnam Food Association (VFA) has recently signed a decision to adjust down Vietnam’s floor export rice price, effective as from January 18, 2012. Accordingly, 5 percent broken rice will apply the floor export price of $450 per tonne, 10 percent broken rice price would be at $445 per tonne, 15 percent broken rice at $435 [...]
The Vietnam Sugarcane and Sugar Association has projected a decline in the price of sugar in the coming time. The country consumed around 1.3 million tons of sugar last year, leaving a sugar stockpile of 90,000 tons at the moment. In this crop, sugar output is forecast to reach 1.4 million. This is the third [...]
Vietnam’s cuttlefish and octopus exports to Japan are forecast to experience a rise in the second half of 2012. The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Processors (VASEP) said a serious shortage of domestic materials will affect exports in the first half of the year. It advised businesses to take the initiative to import materials at [...]
Vietnam is expected to export 6.8-7.3 million tonnes of rice this year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The country is predicted to export 880,000 tonnes of rubber, grossing $2.1 trillion. Export of cashew nut is estimated at more than 200,000 tonnes, valued $1.75 billion compared to 178,000 tonnes and $1.5 billion, [...]
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