Rubber plantations converted into industrial land

There is a rising wave of converting rubber plantations into industrial land as developers eye spots for industrial zones to capture opportunities from global value chains.

Hưng Yên must seize opportunities for development: PM Speaking at the event, PM Phúc hailed Hưng Yên for being one of the few localities that have been able to maintain a high growth rate amid the COVID-19 fight

Việt Nam, China discuss ways to boost agriculture trade

Việt Nam’s farming, forestry and fishery export trade with China fell about 7 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter of this year to US$2.2 billion due to the virus.

Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province applies high-tech agriculture to improve quality, yield As many as 61 companies have registered to invest in high-tech agriculture projects on an area of nearly 3,200ha in Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province, according to the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. 

Export of agricultural products to China show positive signs, says businesses Trade and customs clearance of agricultural products at border gates on the border with China got back to normal but slow due to strict adherence to regulations of preventing the outbreak of COVID-19 virus.

Cần Thơ targets $450 million in FDI

In 2021-25, Cần Thơ targets securing $200 million of foreign direct investment (FDI) with some $150 million expected to be disbursed. In 2026-30, it aims to grab about $250 million with $200 million disbursed.

Challenges compels restructuring in agriculture Trade conflicts, climate change and epidemics, which are seen as hindrances to Việt Nam’s agricultural production and export, can also be seen as an opportunity for the sector to speed up the value chain restructuring and innovating the growth model.

Rubber Group builds three processing plants The Việt Nam Rubber Group (VRG) will build three more processing factories in the northern region to meet higher rubber demand in the future.

Việt Nam to achieve rice export target this year: insider

Việt Nam is expected to achieve its export target of 6.7 million tonnes of rice this year due to high global demand, according to an official of the Department of Plant Cultivation.

Northern farmers turn to high tech agriculture

Underdeveloped northern provinces were embracing high technology to make breakthroughs in farming productivity in hopes of lifting locals – mostly of ethnic minorities – out of poverty.