Agriculture is an important pillar in building Viet Nam''s independent and self-reliant economy associated with extensive and effective international integration, according to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
The agriculture and rural development sector witnessed a year-on-year increase of 1.4 per cent in export value of agricultural, forestry and fishery products to US$4.3 billion in the first two months of 2017.
The agriculture and rural development sector would promote restructuring
of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) and withdrawal of capital from
non-core business in the second half of this year, according to the
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.