Masan MEATLife opens $77.6m meat processing complex in Long An, acquires 51% of poultry company Masan MEATLife, a subsidiary of Masan Group, on October 3 commissioned the VNĐ1.8 trillion (US$77.6 million) MEATDeli Saigon Meat Processing Complex in Long An Province.

Opportunities await husbandry sector over next decade The outlook for Việt Nam's livestock market was bright over the next ten years as the population grows to nearly 107 million with an average income of US$10,000, said Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyễn Xuân Cường.

Husbandry industry drives to industrialisation

The animal husbandry industry has set an average growth target of 4 to 5 per cent per year from 2020 to 2025, and 3-4 per cent in 2026-2030.

Experts suggest VietGAP is the best way to prevent livestock diseases The animal husbandry sector must improve the quality and safety of the environment in which livestock is raised to achieve sustainable development, experts told a conference in Bến Tre Province on September 6.

Agricultural sector sees production and business growth in H1

The agricultural sector has maintained growth in the first half of this year despite facing difficulties, especially the African swine fever epidemic which had a heavy impact on the domestic animal husbandry sector.

Livestock breeders must protect animals from diseases Nguyễn Xuân Dương, acting director general of the Husbandry Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, talks to Việt Nam News Agency on the animal husbandry sector’s efforts to handle the current outbreaks of diseases in livestock

Livestock sector focuses on exports

The Department of Livestock Husbandry has said intensive efforts would be made to boost exports of animal products this year.

CPTPP to raise national GDP

The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is expected to help raise Việt Nam’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 1.3 per cent, according to an official from the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

New Law on Animal Husbandry promises progress

Phùng Đức Tiến, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, talks to Nông Thông Ngày Nay (Countryside Today) newspaper on the role played by enterprises in the development of animal husbandry

VN reports no new cases of bird flu in humans since 2014

Việt Nam has reported no new cases of human infection with avian influenza viruses since the second half of 2014, an agriculture official said.