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.
Vietnam’s “One Commune, One Product” (OCOP) programme is riding the wave of e-commerce and social media to propel its rural brands onto the global stage, blending cultural heritage with digital savvy to tap premium markets.
Việt Nam’s exports of crabs and sentinel crabs surged to over US$173 million in the first half of this year, representing a rise of 38 per cent over the same period last year and reaching the highest level in a...
The Central Coordination Office for New-style Rural Development reports that 48 of 79 five-star OCOP products (60.7 per cent) have entered high-standard markets like the US, Europe, and Japan.
Chief of the Central Coordination Office for New Rural Development, Ngô Trường Sơn, said that Việt Nam now has 14,642 OCOP products rated three stars or higher, an increase of 3,586 compared to the end of 2023.
Under the programme on high-tech marine farming, worth VNĐ1 trillion, the province will focus on an area of three to six nautical miles off Vạn Ninh District, Ninh Hòa Town and Nha Trang Bay.
Việt Nam’s seafood exports remained heavily dependent on natural sources, which have become increasingly difficult to secure due to tightening regulations and limited local marine farming, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).
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.