Tìm kiếm: agriculture

President Truong Tan Sang welcomes Japanese Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Hayashi Yoshimasa (Source: VNA).

The agriculture and rural development sector has obtained impressive results in 2014 with export turnover of nearly US$31 billion, a year-on-year increase of 11.2%.

Vietnam's agricultural sector grew by 3.3% in 2014 and targets a growth of 3-3.3% in its gross domestic production (GDP) next year, announced the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on December 26.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat has forecast that the sector's export revenues will reach the threshold of US$30 billion in 2014.

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has predicted that Vietnam's rice exports would increase by six percent year-on-year to 6.9 million tonnes in 2014.

Agro-forestry and fishery exports for the nine months leading up to October jumped 11.4% over last year's corresponding period to US$22.66 billion, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

President Truong Tan Sang has stressed the need for the northern province of Ninh Binh to focus on removing difficulties in industry development and boosting agriculture to improve living conditions for farmers.

Basic GAP (Good Agriculture Practices) process, deemed more helpful for Vietnamese farmers, was introduced by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) at a press conference on July 14.

Vietnam and the Netherlands agreed to establish a strategic partnership on sustainable agriculture and food security during talks between Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte in Hanoi on June 16.

Measures to reverse the dwindling attraction of foreign direct investment (FDI) into agriculture was the focus of a seminar in Hanoi on May 19 held by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Vietnam grossed US$9.69 billion from selling agro-forestry and seafood products abroad in the first four months of 2014, a year-on-year increase of 14 percent, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The GDP in the first quarter of 2014 grew 4.96%, including a 2.37% rise of agriculture, forestry and aquaculture, a 2.37% increase of industry and construction and a 5.95 percent rise in service, according to the GSO on March 24.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has concluded a supportive capital provision of nearly US$1.4 million to the national target program on building new-style rural areas with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

VGP - Export revenue of agro-aquatic-forestry products in January was estimated at US$ 2.32 billion, representing a year-on-year decline of 9.7%, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

The northern province of Ninh Binh should bring into full play its strength in tourism, agriculture and industry to boost comprehensive and sustainable development.

The Government has committed to undertaking economic restructuring in 2014, focusing on investment, credit organizations, the financial market, SOEs, agriculture and rural areas, industry and service.

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung has described the development of agriculture and rural areas as the country's key strategic task in the time to come.

Vietnam's export revenue from agriculture, forestry and fishery in December totalled over US$2.3 billion, bringing the aggregate sectoral export revenue in 2013 to US$27.4 billion, up 0.7% over 2012.

A conference to review the outcomes of five-year implementation of a Party resolution on agriculture, farmers and rural areas was held in Hanoi today, under the direction of Politburo member and National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung.

Vietnam will develop its aquaculture in an industrial, modern and sustainable way to conform to international standards, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat has said.

Export revenue from the agriculture, forestry and fishing industries was estimated at US$25.25 billion in the first eleven months of 2013.

Vietnam and Namibia have signed agreements to boost their cooperation in diplomacy and agriculture.

With an export value projected at USD5.5 billion this year, Vietnam is set to become Southeast Asia's biggest wood and wood products exporter, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Vietnam and Timor-Leste have agreed to enhance ties in politics, trade and investment, information and communications, agriculture, energy and education and training.

Both sides should be more active in supporting businesses and promoting cooperation in aquaculture, agriculture and oil and gas exploitation and exploration.