The Châu Pha Agricultural Production and Services Cooperative model is widely seen as an illustration of a new direction for Việt Nam’s agriculture sector, one that combines clean production practices, modern management and proactive engagement with global markets.
Enterprises are shifting toward reasonably priced, easy-to-consume products such as tra fish, tilapia, canned items and surimi, instead of focusing mainly on high-end products like large-sized shrimp, which are facing weaker demand in some markets.
The Plant Production and Protection Department held a conference on Wednesday to stakeholders on the EU’s draft regulations, while also discussing solutions for safe production, residue reduction, and proactive export risk management.
Việt Nam now supplies about 99.63 per cent of Thailand’s imported pepper, driven by strong demand from the food and tourism industries and limited domestic production.
Việt Nam’s fruit and vegetable exports are off to a strong start in 2026, as the sector strengthens traceability, processing, and production standards to overcome tighter global requirements and move toward a US$10 billion target.
Associations are encouraged to proactively gather and promptly report difficulties faced by businesses related to mechanisms, policies, administrative procedures, credit, taxation, logistics, and insurance.
The management should not only focus on expanding markets or achieving higher prices but also on proactively identifying and forecasting non-traditional barriers in order to raise timely response measures.
Of the total export value in the January–February period, agricultural products accounted for US$6.09 billion, up 17.1 per cent year-on-year. Seafood exports reached $1.76 billion, marking a sharp increase of 23.3 per cent, while forestry products brought in $2.82 billion,...
Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Nguyễn Đắc Thành said the event, held close to Việt Nam’s Lunar New Year, helped promote Vietnamese tropical fruits while introducing Vietnamese cultural values to German consumers.
Việt Nam is accelerating efforts to improve its legal framework on crop production and plant protection, which is critical to removing bottlenecks in exports and enhancing the competitiveness of farm products, as overseas markets are tightening technical, traceability and biosecurity...