The capital city of Hanoi is promoting effective agricultural product chains to bring high economic efficiency to local farmers, cooperatives and enterprises.

Suitable agricultural production methods have been applied in Thuan Chau district in northern mountainous Son La province, helping the locality build new-style rural areas.

The link between enterprises and farmers has helped form large raw material areas of stable and long-term development, according to Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Quoc Tri.

Export turnover of agricultural, forest and fishery products in Vietnam reached a record high of 48.6 billion USD in 2021, an increase of nearly 15 per cent compared to 2020.

Many agricultural cooperatives have achieved high safety standards and quality in recent years thanks to their increasing adoption of technology, enabling them to achieve sustainability and improve farmers’ incomes.

The consumption of agricultural products will move towards diversity and sustainability, according to a newly-approved plan.

Changes to the water environment on the La Nga river in the southern province of Dong Nai have been blamed for the death of nearly 1,000 tonnes of fish this month, provincial officials have said.

One of the main achievements of Vietnam’s agricultural restructuring plan over the last five years is the formation of three product categories – national key products, local key products and those under the programme “one village, one product”.

Vietnam’s agriculture sector is aiming for annual growth of a minimum 3 percent, with labour productivity improving 3.5 percent a year by 2020, said Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Ha Cong Tuan.

Local farmers in the northern province of Ninh Binh’s Ninh Binh city have earned a better living by applying hi-tech farming practices.

Aloe vera farming has helped farmers in the south-central province of Ninh Thuan adapt to climate change and earn steady incomes since thanks to high demand for the plant to make food, cosmetics and herbal remedies.

Hanoi has so far established 80 chains of safe farm produce, according to the municipal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The agriculture sector’s export turnover in the first six months of 2018 reached some 20 billion USD, setting a decent pace by meeting half the year’s target of 41 billion USD.

Vietnam should capitalise on advancements in technology to restructure its agriculture based on three key pillars, said Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Ha Cong Tuan on July 12.

Without a proper supply chain, Vietnam’s agriculture may be in for a harsh winter.

The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has approved a programme to build a Da Lat potato brand to prevent farmers from selling cheap Chinese potatoes disguised as potatoes from Da Lat.

More and more farmers in Vietnam are discovering the benefits of working with cooperatives and export companies and using clean farming methods to ensure high-quality produce.

Farmers in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue are earning good money by growing Gotu Kola, a plant used for daily meals as vegetable and an ingredient in herbal medicine, commercially.

Local authorities and farmers who grow coffee under VietGap in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai are seeking a better selling price for their coffee because of its higher quality.

Da Nang city’s agricultural sector plans to develop greenhouse vegetable projects in the coming years.