A Văn Yên farmer harvests cinnamon. VNA/VNS Photo Yên Bái Province’s Văn Yên District is known as Việt Nam’s cinnamon capital, home to the country’s largest cinnamon-growing area, covering up to 16,000ha. Since ancient times, cinnamon has been planted by the Dao ethnic minority people in the district. Their tradition dictates …
Read More »Việt Nam Fruit and OCOP Product Festival 2022 opens in Sơn La
The Việt Nam Fruit and One Commune, One Product (OCOP) Festival 2022, the first of its kind in the country, kicked off in the northwestern province of Sơn La on May 28, featuring agricultural products of 50 cities and provinces nationwide. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The Việt Nam Fruit …
Read More »VN pork consumption forecast as second largest in Asia
Việt Nam will rise to the second position in Asia in terms of pork consumption this year. — Photo laodong.vn HÀ NỘI — The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) forecasts that Việt Nam will rise to the second position in Asia, after China, in pork consumption this year. …
Read More »Sơn La enters harvest season of plums
Nguyễn Đình Thuận is one of the first farmers investing in plum cultivation. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Quang Quyết The start of summer also marks the beginning of the harvest season for plums in Mộc Châu District in the northern province of Sơn La. Mộc Châu District is covered with …
Read More »Cassava industry seeks solutions to boost export value
Exports of cassava and cassava products currently account for about 70 per cent of total output with a turnover worth nearly US$1.2 billion. Photo nongnghiep.vn By Tố Như HÀ NỘI Diversifying markets and taking advantage of free trade agreement (FTA) tariff quotas are solutions for the country’s cassava industry to …
Read More »Sweet flavour of lychee flowers
A beekeeper inspects a bee hive tray that is ready for harvest. VNA/VnExpress News Photo Danh Lam Lục Ngạn District in the northern province of Bắc Giang is known as the land of lychee with more than 22,000 hectares of orchards. Together with a mild climate all year round, the …
Read More »Rice pest identification app piloted in An Giang
An app using artificial intelligence (AI) and online interaction between experts and users is piloted in An Giang Province to help identify rice pests and diseases. — Photo Courtesy of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Plant Protection Department …
Read More »MARD seeks solutions on refrigerated container shortage and high rental prices
Trucks carrying Vietnamese goods lay stranded at the border due to China’s strict COVID-19 preventive measures and sluggish customs clearance. — Photo laodong.vn HÀ NỘI — To support the export of agricultural produce, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has proposed the Ministry of Transport find solutions to the problem …
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