BAC GIANG, Vietnam: Hundreds of lychee farmers sorted and graded huge piles of the tropical fruit at a busy wholesale market in northern Vietnam yesterday, but many bemoaned slumping prices as foreign traders were held up in quarantine.

After mounting...

Vietnamese fruit and vegetable exporters are seeking to make inroads into Thailand amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to the Vietnam Fruit & Vegetable Association (VinaFruit), exports to the US, Thailand and Africa saw positive signs last year.

Vietnam exported 74.94...

The northern province of Bac Giang has granted cultivation area codes to many orchards growing lychee for export to Japan this year, according to the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Nineteen cultivation area codes have been issued to...

Article based on DFNet’s workshop on Marketing and the Whole Value Chain for Dragon Fruit, 9-10 September, My Tho City, Vietnam.

Dragonfruit or pitaya (Hylocereus sp. and Selenicereus sp.) is gaining popularity with expanding global markets and increase in production...

The 2019 International Symposium on Tropical Fruits (ISTF 2019) was held at the Liberty Central Saigon Riverside Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on 24-26 September, organized by the International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet) and the Ministry of Agriculture and...

The 5th edition of Bitter Gourd Open Field Days showcased elite breeding lines of a popular Asian cucurbit.

With 11 acres of field trials, the 5th Annual Bitter Gourd Open Field Days, held on 25-26 July 2019 at the WorldVeg...

Vietnam has become the second largest exporter of lychees, accounting for 19 percent of the global market share. (Photo: nongnghiep.vn)

Vietnam has become the second largest exporter of lychees in the world, accounting for 19 percent of the global market...