(VAN) On August 30, in Moc Chau, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) hosted a training workshop on vegetable production in greenhouses using substrates and hydroponics.
Training workshop on greenhouse vegetable production using substrates and hydroponics organized by FAO in Moc Chau, Son La. Photo: Quynh Chi.
Risk of vegetable diseases in Moc Chau
The “Smart Agriculture for Future Generations” project, funded by the Korean Government through FAO and approved by the Son La Provincial People's Committee, is implemented by the Fruit and Vegetable Research Institute (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development). The project supports 34 farming households and nursery owners in. Detail
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 an aggressive response to the coronavirus pandemic, life in the country is back to relative normality and workers clustered together mask-free at dawn in Bac Giang province, their motorbikes fitted with baskets overflowing with the sweet fruit.
The communist nation usually exports around 100,000 tonnes of fresh lychees worth more than $30 million -- mostly to China but to Japan, Australia and. Detail
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 million USD worth of fruits and vegetables to Thailand in 2019, up 66.3 percent compared to the previous year.
Secretary General of VinaFruit Dang Phuc Nguyen suggested that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development should negotiate with the Thai Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives to balance trade for fruits and vegetables because Vietnam has long been running a trade deficit for farm. Detail