The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has increased the total credit limit for the agricultural, forestry and fishery sectors to VNĐ185 trillion (about US$7 billion), under a programme designed to stimulate growth and sustainability in these critical industries.
Việt Nam has put organic farming in the spotlight as it hosts the 8th Organic Asia Congress (OAC) 2025 in Ninh Bình Province, gathering more than 550 delegates from 33 countries and territories.
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has informed Việt Nam’s Directorate of Fisheries on August 26 that imports from the affected fisheries will be banned from January 1, 2026.
Vĩnh Long Province on Friday held talks with Japan’s WAGO Group and the Hải Phòng Investment, Trade and Construction Co., Ltd. to discuss potential cooperation in agricultural exports, technology transfer in crop cultivation, and biomass power development.
Two ministries discussed solutions to implement the Prime Minister’s official dispatch issued Tuesday on boosting rice exports and ensuring market stability after top buyers, including Indonesia and the Philippines, suspended rice imports.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, in coordination with the Vietnamese Consulate General in Sydney, on Thursday hosted the “Việt Nam – Australia Forum on trade promotion, cooperation in training and human resources development in agriculture and environment”.
Chinese market demand is diverse, favouring products where Gia Lai holds competitive advantages including coffee, durian, passion fruit, black pepper and coconut.
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 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.
A revolution in the application of science and technology, combined with institutional reform, has marked a major turning point for Vietnamese agriculture, particularly in the rice sector.
The “One Commune, One Product” (OCOP) programme is providing a strong impetus for agricultural transformation in Vĩnh Long Province, helping local producers shift away from fragmented, small-scale operations towards integrated value chains.
Credit growth for agriculture and rural development in Việt Nam rose 5.31 per cent in the first half of 2025 compared to the end of 2024, accounting for 23.16 per cent of the country’s total outstanding loans.