November 12, 2011
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on Tuesday pledged to provide around US$4.5 million in aid for a project to improve the safety of agricultural and aquatic products in Vietnam, Vietnam News Agency reported. The project aims to enhance Vietnam’s monitoring system for agricultural and aquatic product safety. Funding for the three-year project (2011-2014) will [...]
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August 23, 2011
Investing in GMOs is the worst decision Vietnam could make at this time, putting its food sovereignty at risk, independent scientists say A Thai organic farmer pretends to be dead after eating GM corn during a protest against the introduction of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to Thailand outside the Government House in Bangkok in [...]
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August 14, 2011
Activists worry multinational corporations that produced Agent Orange could perpetrate another ecological disaster through genetically modified organisms Agent Orange victims Chu Quang Duc (C), 27 years old, and his father Chu Quang Chien (R) who served in Vietnam’s central Quang Nam – Da Nang area from 1971-1975 during the Vietnam War, attend a computer [...]
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August 13, 2011
By Danielle Nierenberg and Philip Newell* Whether fishing on the coast or farming in the fields, the people of Vietnam depend on an abundant supply of water. But as water becomes increasingly scarce, sustainable agriculture will be a key way to improve yields over the long term. In order to avoid massive water shortages, [...]
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August 5, 2011
A man walks past a factory at the Thang Long Industrial Park outside of Hanoi. Vietnam should only build industrial parks when and where they’re needed, Le Quoc Dung, vice chairman of the National Assembly’s Economic Committee, tells Thanh Nien Weekly in an interview. Thanh Nien Weekly: Why are so many industrial parks not full? [...]
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May 3, 2011
One of the Xayaburi Dam’s most vocal critics says Laos’s ‘green energy’ claim is spurious A boat moves along the Mekong River at the site of the proposed Xayaburi Dam in Laos. If built, the dam would resettle over 2,100 people and affect the livelihoods of more than 200,000 people, an expert says. The [...]
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March 13, 2011
Dr. Nguyen Van Bo Dr. Nguyen Van Bo, head of the Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Science, has been named to a new international commission on sustainable agriculture and climate change created to confront threats to global food security. The new commission is an initiative of the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security [...]
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February 25, 2011
Farmers harvest rice in Laos (Photo by FAO) The Vietnamese agricultural ministry has sought government approval to finance a VND5 billion (US$238,000) project to help Laos improve agricultural production, Vietnam News Agency reported Sunday. The project, which is scheduled to be carried out from now until June 2012, also aims to develop Lao rural areas and [...]
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December 7, 2010
A farmer tends his cattle in the central province of Binh Dinh. Many Vietnamese farmers are unaware or unwilling to buy into farming insurance. Seventy percent of the Vietnamese population relies on agriculture for their livelihoods. However, most farmers remain oblivious to safety mechanisms and insurers are still wary of entering this market. “I’ve never [...]
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January 31, 2010
Shoppers look at imported fruits at a supermarket in Ho Chi Minh City. Although it is a major agricultural exporter, Vietnam still imports a huge amount of produce and experts say itâs a trend that the country should not be proud of. The lack of barriers against cheap imports and poor marketing have pushed the [...]
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