Several cheap and common Vietnamese herbs and fruits are instead sold at high prices in foreign markets.

Shiso

Shisho, a common Vietnamese herb, could be sold for VND500-700 per leaf (2-3 cent) in Japan, used mostly by restaurants to wrap...

A trader wait amongst baskets containing fresh produce on sale at a wholesale market in downtown Hanoi. Photo by AFP

Reliance on China for agricultural exports has hurt Vietnamese farmers and businesses.

Vietnam should expand its agricultural exports to other...

A cooperative project between Vietnam and Japan has helped set up the Basic GAP process for safe vegetable production, which gives farmers simpler technical requirements.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will ban all imports of U.S. food products as well as fruit and vegetables from the European Union after President Vladimir Putin ordered retaliation for Western sanctions against Moscow, a state news agency reported on Wednesday.

June's inaugural GreenTech show highlighted the latest developments in glasshouse systems and equipment, Gavin McEwan reports.

Applications are invited for fellowships to pursue a Master programme in Montpellier, France, as specialization in plant biology and plant breeding within either one of two curricula:

•      University of Montpellier, Master Biologie Agrosciences (www.biopmbb.univ-montp2.fr), BP track (Biologie des Plantes), or
...

“Dear colleagues

 The Endeavour Program is open again, with applications due by 30 June. Please circulate to your staff and students. Awards include

* scholarships for PhD and Masters study or post-doc research activities

* fellowship for short-term professional development...