Việt Nam’s agro-forestry-fishery exports on track to hit $65b target despite challenges

Wednesday, Aug 13, 2025

Việt Nam’s agricultural, forestry, and fishery exports are expected to reach the target for 2025 of US$65 billion, a 4 per cent increase from last year, despite anticipated challenges in the remaining months, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and...

Businesses thrive with EPR implementation

Friday, Aug 08, 2025

Businesses play a central role in implementing the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and promoting a circular economy to replace traditional linear models, said Nguyễn Thành Yên, deputy head of the Legal Issues and Policies Division, Department of Environment under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

Passion fruit, banana, pineapple, and coconut could be VN’s next billion-dollar exports

Friday, Jul 18, 2025

Passion fruit, banana, pineapple, and coconut are emerging as Việt Nam’s next billion-dollar export items, offering strong potential to diversify the country’s fruit and vegetable sector, experts affirmed at a forum held on July 18.

Việt Nam exports more than 6.1 million tonnes of rice in eight months

Monday, Sep 02, 2024

Revenue from rice exports reached nearly US$3.85 billion, a year-on-year growth of 21.7 per cent.

MARD reports a plan to use nearly 6 million tonnes of CO2

Saturday, Aug 31, 2024

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) sent a report to the Prime Minister on the authority to transfer nearly six million tonnes of residual carbon dioxide (CO2) in the 2018-19 period.

Trade promotion: a boost for Vietnamese farming produce

Thursday, Jul 11, 2024

Under the annual trade promotion programme being implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), there will be continued efforts to boost exports and increase consumption at home.

Việt Nam and Japan to promote further cooperation in hi-tech agricultural development

Tuesday, Sep 12, 2023

Việt Nam''s enterprises must have qualified human resources and business plans meeting green and sustainability standards of foreign investors, including Japanese investors

"Vietnam-Japan Cooperation Towards Green Growth" seminar set to take place in Hà Nội

Sunday, Sep 10, 2023

A seminar themed "Vietnam-Japan Cooperation Towards Green Growth", co-organised by Việt Nam News, the country''s English language daily newspaper, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), is to take place on September 12 in Hà Nội.

Ministry will suspend use of planting area codes for non-eligible shipments

Thursday, Jul 27, 2023

Among the top ten largest fruit and vegetable export markets of Việt Nam, China led with nearly 63.5% of the market share, worth about $1.3 billion in the first five months of the year. Following were South Korea, Japan and...

Ministry urged to remove difficulty in VAT refund for wood companies

Thursday, Dec 08, 2022

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has sent a document to the Ministry of Finance about removing difficulties in the refund of value added tax to wood processing and export companies.

Agricultural sector aims to increase use of organic fertiliser

Wednesday, Nov 23, 2022

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) aims to have local production using 25 per cent organic fertilisers in the next three years.

Agro, forestry, aquatic exports surge 13 per cent in eight months

Monday, Sep 05, 2022

Viet Nam''s export value of agro, forestry, aquatic products in the first eight months of the year hit about US$36.3 billion, a year-on-year rise of 13.1 per cent.

Viet Nam set to scrap COVID quarantine for imported processed seafood

Monday, Aug 08, 2022

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has removed COVID-related quarantine requirements for frozen processed seafood products imported for the purpose of reprocessing for export.

Five-month exports of agro-forestry-aquatic products up nearly 17 per cent

Monday, Jun 06, 2022

The total import and export value of agro-forestry-aquatic products in the first five months of 2022 has been estimated at US$41.3 billion, up 8.6 per cent year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

MARD proposes VAT on fertiliser

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has proposed a value-added tax on fertiliser products to support domestic producers.