May, 17 2012 11:05:59
A drought has affected nearly 50,000ha of crops
nationwide, says Dang Duy Hien of the General Department of Irrigation
under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
May, 15 2012 15:14:18
Agricultural insurance regulations need to be
revised to encourage more farmers to buy agricultural insurance, said
the provincial authority of Dong Nai.
May, 15 2012 09:33:00
From July 1 this year, the Government will provide
subsidies to rice farmers if their crops are damaged due to natural
disasters, in addition to their regular annual subsidies.
May, 14 2012 09:50:29
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
has finalised plans to develop part of a US$138 million rural
infrastructure project in 15 northern mountainous provinces, according
to a ministry source.
May, 12 2012 08:31:22
The Research Institute for Aquaculture No. 2 has
handed over 101,000 mature tra breeder fish to eight Cuu Long (Mekong)
Delta provinces and Can Tho city as part of efforts to improve the
quality of tra stock in the region.
May, 12 2012 08:29:32
The nation's first project to protect plants that
rural communities rely upon for traditional medicine is being
implemented in the northern province of Bac Kan.
May, 12 2012 08:28:11
A project to promote sustainable beef production by
the Mong people in remote parts of the northern province of Cao Bang was
reported to have achieved positive initial results, according to a
workshop held in Ha Noi on Thursday.
May, 10 2012 16:28:00
The lives of hundreds of poor households in Ha
Giang's Vi Xuyen District have improved since their involvement in
producing organic tea under a project initiated by the Vietnam Challenge
Fund.
May, 10 2012 09:21:00
The Prime Minister has approved the Viet Nam Rubber
Group's business plan by 2015, which calls for an annual increase in
turnover by 15 per cent and pre-tax profits of 22 per cent a year.
May, 05 2012 09:08:31
Many residents in northern Thai Binh Province have
found spraying pesticide on local rice fields a way of getting
additional income, regardless of protective working clothes shortage and
health risks.