PM calls for food safety action in 2020

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has called for action to be taken to ensure food safety in 2020 while chairing a teleconference on food safety on Saturday.

HCM City authorities, businesses secure adequate supply of Tết goods

HCM City authorities and businesses have stocked enough safe food products for Tết (the Lunar New Year) to be sold at controlled prices.

Nearly 6,000 agricultural products granted traceability codes The Hà Nội Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has so far managed and granted administrative account codes for 2,527 for facilities, co-operatives, businesses and shops which trade safe food, agro, forestry and fishery products in the capital city.

Consumption trends change as food-safety awareness improves Food consumption trends in the domestic market, identification of nutritious and safe food, and improved understanding of chilled and frozen foods were among the topics discussed at a seminar held in HCM City on November 29.

Pork trading floor to eliminate intermediaries, benefit farmers, consumers

Nguyễn Nguyên Phương, head of the HCM City’s Department of Industry and Trade’s trading management division, speaks to Sài Gòn Giải Phóng (Liberated Sài Gòn ) newspaper about the necessity of a pork trading floor in the city.

Food safety and sustainability play key role in food and beverage sector: experts Actions for sustainability and better food safety management were highlighted at the Viet Nam food and beverage forum 2019 in Hà Nội on Monday.

Village fields turn organic

A group of villagers have stopped using chemicals on their crops. To be even more “green”, they have also stopped using plastic bags.

Management of fresh fruit stores sees marked improvement According to Hà Nội Department of Industry and Trade, there are 798 fruits shops in the capital's 12 urban districts. Of these, 780 have met standards as of the end of July.

Villagers benefit from reviving natural farming practices

A group of farmers in Thanh Đông Village, nestled in the busy suburban tourist destination of Hội An's Cẩm Thanh Commune, have transformed their land into a healthy organic garden and a favourite rendezvous for nature lovers by moving away from their prolonged use of pesticides and fertiliser.

Caged-sturgeon breeding brings high incomes to mountainous farmers Breeding cold-water sturgeon in cages has brought stable incomes for poor farmers in the northern mountainous province of Lào Cai, reported Vietnam News Agency.