#Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) held an event in Hanoi on September 18 to receive emergency aid from other countries for victims of super Typhoon Yagi.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam exported 2.07 million tonnes of rice in the first quarter of 2024, earning 1.37 billion USD in revenue. This represents a 12% increase in volume and 40% in value compared to the same period of 2022.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in Vietnam on October 16 joined hands to mark the 43rd World Food Day (WFD), the 78th anniversary of the FAO and the 45th anniversary of Vietnam-FAO cooperation.

Vietnam will export 2 million doses of vaccines against African swine fever (ASF) to the Philippines and Indonesia between August and October this year, according to Nguyen Van Long, director of the Department of Animal Health under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

The value of Vietnam's agro-forestry-fishery export to the European Union (EU) market reached US$2.1 billion in the first half of this year, down 16.6% year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The export value of vegetables and fruits reached $1.39 billion, up 19.4% over the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. 

Moving ahead into the coming months there is a positive outlook for Vietnamese coffee exports due to global coffee stocks in port warehouses falling to their lowest level in many years, according to data released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has requested the ministries of health, agriculture and rural development, industry and trade and People's Committees of provinces and cities work to ensure food safety during the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

The Technology Connectivity and Innovation Week 2020 was officially kicked off on October 31 in Hanoi. 

Public procurement has a very important role to play in the development of each country; however, it is typically one of the most vulnerable areas for corruption. UNODC estimates that corruption and fraud may amount to 10 – 25 percent of procurement budgets (UNODC, 2014).

A working delegation of Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development led by its Deputy Minister Le Quoc Doanh paid a working trip to the US from February 24 – 29 to discuss boosting farming production trade between the two countries.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue on August 21 said the target of re-organising agricultural and forestry companies by 2020 is within reach.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has asked the central coastal provinces of Nghe An, Ha Tinh and Phu Yen to take urgent actions and find solutions in response to the EU’s warning about illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

A forum on agricultural production and consumption promotion will be held in Hanoi for the first time, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.