Ensuring African swine fever does not cause a food shortage

Nguyễn Xuân Cường, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, talks to Kinh tế và Đô thị (Economic & Urban Affairs) newspaper about measures to prevent a food shortage at the end of this year

Better access to information means better chances to thrive

Meticulously wrapping a white linen scarf around her head, adjusting a silver necklace, Lý Thị Mai made the final touches before joining her friends. Mai and her friends were on the way to their frequent VSLA (village savings and loan association) meeting where they could listen to the latest bulletin on market prices and parenting.

First district in Gia Lai clear of African swine fever Chư Prông District in the Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) province of Gia Lai on Tuesday announced that its pig population is free of African swine fever.

Bio-security most effective measure against African swine fever The strict application of bio-security standards to farming practices is the most effective measure to prevent the spread of African Swine Fever until vaccine production begins, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyễn Xuân Cường has said.

Northern border province struggles to stop people from working illegally in China

Drawn by higher pay, many in the border locality cross the border to the neighbouring country to work but their illegal status might bring more risks than rewards.

Big pork shortage looms over Việt Nam

Việt Nam could have a shortfall of 500,000 tonnes of pork, or nearly 20 per cent of demand, in the period until the Lunar New Year in early 2020 due to the effect of African swine flu, according to global research firm Ipsos Business Consulting.

Students hope to pig out on pork profits The Ha Noi-based Đại Nam University students have launched the first large scale Mường Khương black pig farm, providing safe pork to the market.

HCM City eyes boost to collective sector Local co-operatives need to mobilise capital from their members or co-operate with enterprise members to improve their production and trading, the HCM City Cooperative Alliance has said.

Cattle farming: a solution to African swine fever Nguyễn Xuân Dương, acting director of the Department of Livestock Production under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, speaks to Nông thôn Ngày nay (Countryside Today) on alternatives to pig farming in response to the spread of African swine fever

Archaeologists unearth site from 9,000 years ago Archaeologists from the Việt Nam Archaeology Institute and Bắc Kạn Provincial Museum have unearthed ancient artefacts on karst mountains in Ba Bể District, the northern province of Băc Kan.