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VN farm produce exporters urged to look at markets other than China Exporters of agricultural products, especially dragon fruit, must improve quality and focus on the domestic and new export markets and reduce their dependence on the Chinese market amid the current epidemic outbreak, experts have said.   … [Read more...] about Farm produce stuck at border, but farmers don’t want to sell

Nguyen Thi Mai Anh, Deputy Director of the Hanoi Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion Center said that in 2019, Hanoi worked with many provinces and cities including Dien Bien, Lai Chau, Bac Ninh, Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Quang Binh, Hung Yen, Nam Dinh, Ha Nam, Da Nang, and Binh Duong. Hanoi authorities and sectors assisted those localities in farm produce branding and helped them sell products to supermarkets, restaurants, and hotels in the city, she said. Many products became one of the first choices of Hanoi consumers, Anh added. … [Read more...] about Hanoi boosts trade of farm produce with provinces

HCM City (VNS/VNA) - The suspension of trade in aquatic and agriculture products at some northern border gates with China as a measure against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has caused a demand-supply imbalance in the market. The fisheries sector is facing a number of difficulties because of the epidemic. According to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), aquatic product exports to China, where COVID-19 is raging, were down 45 percent in January to 51.5 million USD. VASEP Secretary General Truong Dinh Hoe said exports were down from the same period last year partly because January coincided with the Lunar New Year holidays which interrupted exports for 10 days. The outbreak in China has also had a serious impact on several other industries in Vietnam, including transport, tourism and retail. Last year, China was the largest importer of Vietnamese tra fish, buying 622.7 million USD worth, or 31 percent of the country’s total exports. Many … [Read more...] about Farm produce prices slump as COVID-19 hits exports

Singapore (VNA) – As Singapore, an unlikely place for farming revolution, aims to boost agricultural production and rely less on imports to feed its 5.6 million people, the country has developed tiered fish farms, vegetable plots atop office buildings and lab-grown shrimp. Singapore produces about 10 percent of its food; however, as climate change and population growth threatens global food supplies, it eyes to raise that to 30 percent by 2030 under a plan called “30-by-30”. The country has not given a total pricetag for “30-by-30” first unveiled in March, but it has various funding schemes. Besides Temasek, the government has set aside 144 million SGD (104 million USD) for research and development into food, and 63 million SGD for agriculture firms to use technology to boost productivity. As for Singapore, a tiny island state in Southeast Asia, the challenge is space. With only 1 percent of the country’s 724 square km land devoted to agriculture … [Read more...] about Singapore: From sky farms to lab-grown shrimp

Nguyen Duc Hung Linh, Chief Economist and Research and Development Manager of the SSI Securities Corporation, said “Vietnam’s long-term growth still depends on making full use of its 100-million-people market, which still has great potential and gives us room to grow before expanding to foreign markets. The 100-million-people market is good not only for retail consumer goods, but also for arts, entertainment, and education. The market demand of these sectors is huge, but the service and quality of domestic businesses is still modest.” … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES FEB. 20