January 3, 2012
Leeches have been spreading rapidly in Ho Chi Minh City ’s Hoc Mon District. Locals began breeding them based on demand from China , but dumped them in local fields and other areas after the main buyer closed shop three months ago. Vietnam’s agriculture ministry has issued a ban on the breeding of leeches [...]
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September 24, 2011
A poultry trader carries chickens on his way to a local market in Ho Chi Minh City. Foreign firms are dominating the local animal feed and livestock breeding market. Foreign businesses hold most of the animal feed and livestock breeding market share and are working together to increase prices, according to local industry advocates. “While [...]
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January 17, 2010
Seafood processors in the Mekong Delta provinces have been facing a shortage of raw materials ever since shrimp and tra catfish farming areas shrank dramatically last year. LookAtVietnam – Seafood processors in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces have been facing a shortage of raw materials ever since shrimp and tra catfish farming areas shrank [...]
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December 17, 2009
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a plan to develop tra catfish production and consumption in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta over the next 10 years. Trading catfish in southern An Giang Province. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved to expand catfish production and consumption in Cuu Long Delta.The plan targets adjusting zoning [...]
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October 6, 2009
LookAtVietnam – A pilot programme to monitor origins and quality of seafood processed in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces has been undertaken in response Vietnamese seafood is exported to 145 countries worldwide, with exports generating US$420 million in August alone.Under the programme, the ministry, in collaboration with the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was [...]
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September 16, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Local people who live near zoos and endangered animal reserves in southern Binh Duong province are worried about their safety after a worker was killed Two tigers are being raised at the Dai Nam Zoo in southern Binh Duong province. Some people who live near zoos and endangered animal reserves in the province [...]
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September 15, 2009
LookAtVietnam – There are around 70 caged tigers and they are held in captivity for many reasons in Vietnam, announced CITES on September 14. LookAtVietnam – There are around 70 caged tigers and held in captivity for many reasons in Vietnam, the Government’s Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) office announced September 14.Besides [...]
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September 13, 2009
LookAtVietnam – The co-operative farming model between tra fish breeders and seafood processing enterprises have been working effectively but only with large-sized breeders and co-operatives.According to the model, the enterprises either provide food to raise fish or buy the entire output from contracted aqua-culture farmers.“Combining farming land enables enterprises to secure a sufficient supply of [...]
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August 23, 2009
Unreliable cages mean that crocodile escape to the rivers and canals during transportation and attack people. More and more such reports from Mekong Delta provinces frighten local residents. A crocodile farm in Can Tho City. A Kien Giang Provincial Forest Protection Bureau official says that local rangers have killed a crocodile 1.6m long, weighing 20kg, after it [...]
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August 5, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Imported green-clawed prawns from China are dominating aquaculture markets in the Mekong Delta, forcing local breeders to become suppliers of the imported variety or incur big losses. Imported breeds of prawns are dominating seafood markets in the Mekong Delta region due to their low cost, but many farmers suffer big losses due to [...]
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