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Dragon fruit cultivation in Long An Province. Farming households in the Mekong Delta have been urged to apply hi-tech agricultural practices to develop value-added products that can enter global value chains. — VNA/VNS Photo Vũ Sinh HCM CITY — Farming households in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta need to apply high-tech practices to develop value-added agricultural products that can enter global value chains, Lê Minh Hoan, deputy minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, has said. Hoan said it was vital to offer incentives and loans to farmers who use sustainable and climate-friendly production processes. Millions of small-scale farming households, which are the most critically affected by climate change, need access to innovative technologies and practices as well as market information. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted global supply chains, posing risks to farmers and exporters of farm produce. The most affected products have been fresh fruits, vegetables and … [Read more...] about Farmers urged to use high-tech practices to enter global value chains

Hi-tech agriculture proves effective in Dong Nai Agricultural production has been affected by abnormal weather conditions, climate change, and diseases over recent years. Many farms in southern Dong Nai province have applied high-technology in agricultural production in order to cope with the situation, helping increase quality and output. High-tech production requires massive investment, not just capital but also technology, equipment, and “grey matter”, to adapt to cutting-edge manufacturing methods. High-tech manufacturing models have been expanded around Dong Nai, especially in animal husbandry and on poultry farms. Dong Nai has more than 46,000 hectares of crops using water-saving technology and the province has gradually changed to green breeding in accordance with Vietnamese Good Agricultural Practice (VietGAP) standards. Agriculture accounts for 8.3 percent of Dong Nai’s economic structure and agro-forestry-fisheries value currently stands at nearly 1.8 billion … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS FEB. 24

Vietnamese people will have access to COVID-19 vaccination free of charge in the long term like other types of vaccine included in the country’s Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI), according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control. Vietnam has made urgent efforts to obtain COVID-19 vaccines as soon as possible, but the number of vaccine shots distributed to the country in the coming time is still limited, the committee said during a meeting on Tuesday. The Ministry of Health has listed 11 groups of individuals who will be the first to receive COVID-19 vaccination next month. When supply is enough, all Vietnamese people will have access to free COVID-19 inoculation in the long run like other types of vaccine included in the EPI. A small number of vaccine doses will be sold to people who can afford them. The EPI started in Vietnam in 1981, initiated by the Ministry of Health with the support of the World Health Organization (WHO) and … [Read more...] about Vietnamese people to have free access to COVID-19 vaccination in the long run

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved projects on the construction and infrastructure development of three industrial parks (Illustrative photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved projects on the construction and infrastructure development of three industrial parks (IPs). One of them is the Co Chien IP in Dai Phuoc commune in Cang Long district of the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh . The IP, covering nearly 200 ha, will be built at a cost of 748.98 billion VND (nearly 32.47 million USD), of which 112.35 billion VND comes from the investor. Another is the 300-ha Tan Duc IP in Ham Tan district of the southern coastal province of Binh Thuan, invested by Sonadezi Binh Thuan JSC with an investment worth 1.2 trillion VND. PM Phuc also okayed the investment at Song Lo II IP in Vinh Phuc province in the north. It will be constructed on an area spanning about 165.66 ha with a budget of 1.52 billion VND. The Government leader … [Read more...] about PM approves construction of three IPs

Can Tho city has encouraged farmers to switch to high-value crops on low-yield rice fields, enabling many poor households to escape poverty. (Photo: VNA) Can Tho (VNA) - The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho plans to spend 703 billion VND (30.6 million USD) this year on poverty alleviation measures . The money, to come from the central and local governments, soft loans and other sources, will be used to provide poor households with all basic social services and improve their incomes. They will include support policies and programmes related to healthcare, education, vocational training, soft loans, and job and poverty reduction models to help poor and near-poor people. Loans worth 640 billion VND (27.8 million USD) will be provided to 12,974 poor and near – poor households and those that have newly escaped poverty to do business. The city will provide free health insurance cards to 3,090 poor and ethnic people living in disadvantaged areas, and 34,729 near-poor people, … [Read more...] about Can Tho earmarks 30.6 mln USD for poverty reduction