[Videos] Vietnamese farmers thrive

Wednesday, Jul 03, 2024

Việt Nam''s agricultural landscape is experiencing a profound shift, propelled by knowledgeable farmers at the forefront. Leveraging innovation and technology, they are revolutionising age-old methods, enhancing productivity, and illuminating the path towards a promising tomorrow.

Bảo Minh Insurance, Australian insurtech firm partner to protect Vietnamese farmers

Friday, Mar 08, 2024

Bảo Minh Insurance and Australian insurtech firm Hillridge have entered into a partnership to offer parametric Typhoon Index Insurance, a new product in Việt Nam that will protect farmers from the country’s devastating typhoons.

Australian programme helps Vietnamese farmers overcome pandemic

Thursday, Nov 25, 2021

The Gender Responsive Equitable Agriculture and Tourism (GREAT) Programme is an AU$33.7 million (US$22.5 million) Australian Government funded initiative that promotes gender equality and women’s economic empowerment, with a focus on the ethnically diverse provinces of Son La and Lao...

Enhanced digital training for farmers and small vendors in Viet Nam

Friday, Nov 12, 2021

The Ministry of Industry (MoIT) is enhancing digital training support for farmers and small vendors, in response to the seemingly permanent shift towards online retail trading, caused by the pandemic. 

Linking up with co-operatives, businesses will help farmers reduce losses: minister

Wednesday, Sep 08, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted localities nation-wide, while many agricultural products are in the harvest season in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta region, meaning farmers cannot find traders to buy their products.

High fertiliser prices hurt farmers

Wednesday, Nov 21, 2018

Fertiliser prices have increased more than 30 per cent from a year ago, causing difficulties for farmers.

VN foods embrace health to compete: experts

Thursday, Sep 27, 2018

Focusing on healthy products and working closely with farmers can make Viet Nam’s food products competitive, experts have said.

Time for VN agriculture go hi-tech

Friday, Dec 01, 2017

It’s time for the Vietnamese agro-forestry-fishery industry to promote the application of modern agricultural equipment and technologies to build a sustainable industry.

Japan eyes VN farm partnerships

Thursday, Feb 16, 2017

More and more Japanese companies are eagerly seeking co-operation opportunities in Viet Nam’s agriculture sector and shifting their investments to the country, said a Japanese official.  

Agri-industry faces losses

Friday, Jun 03, 2016

Faced with a flood of inexpensive US chicken imports, Vietnamese farmers are adopting new strategies to stay economically alive in a more global market, especially after the Trans-Pacific Partnership takes effect.

Farmers struggle to sell enough produce

Thursday, Apr 16, 2015

The oversupply of agricultural products has forced farmers to sell rice too cheaply, especially those who wait for many weeks at the border gates to export their produce to China. Tran Xuan Dinh, the Deputy Director of the Cultivation Department under the Ministry...