January 11, 2012
Many rice farmers work under the mistaken impression that regular insecticide applications are necessary to attain high yields. However, decades of research by scientists around the world has shown that healthy and productive rice crops can be produced with little or no insecticide applications in most years. Nonetheless, farmers continue to apply dangerous chemicals [...]
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January 25, 2010
Retail market targets 20% growth for 2010; Coffee prices sink on low demand; Metro Cash&Carry to open 12th center in Vietnam; Farmers to get market data; Ministry project to stabilise rice prices VN food firm forms joint venture for rice export in Cambodia The Southern Food Corporation (SFC) has established a joint stock company with two [...]
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January 23, 2010
New luxury tax for alcohol; Metro Cash & Carry to open 12th center in Vietnam; Local textile, garment firms cooperate to boost expansion Beer and other alcoholic drinks will face a special consumption tax of 45 percent until the end of 2012, the General Department of Taxation has said. According to a note sent by [...]
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November 20, 2009
LookAtVietnam – A new decree on rice exports may be issued soon. Strangely, the Farmers’ Union has not been officially consulted about its provisions. Tuoi tre interviewed the Chairman of the Vietnamese Farmers’ Union (VFU), Nguyen Quoc Cuong, to find out more. Cuong said that the decree has gone through four drafts, but the Trade [...]
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October 8, 2009
LookAtVietnam – It’s being asked why Vietnam Food Association allowed state-owned Vinafood 2 to sell rice for less than the export floor price. [Tien Phong, a Hanoi newspaper, has been investigating the tight relationship between the Vietnam Food Association (VFA) and two large state corporations, Vinafood 1 and Vinafood 2.] The Vietnam Food Association (VFA) manages [...]
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October 7, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Two experts point out unfair profit distribution in the rice production chain, attributing it to preferential rights granted to state-owned food corporations. Profit from privileges In 2008, the Northern Foods Corporation earned 2.4 trillion dong ($1.3 billion) after taxes, while its counterpart in Saigon, the Southern Foods Corporation, earned just short of two trillion. [...]
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June 12, 2009
Questioning Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat on June 11, many deputies asked about the development of industrial zones and golf courses on agricultural land and threats to the country’s food security. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat at the question and answer session on June 11. Deputies also questioned [...]
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June 5, 2009
A farmer harvests rice in Can Tho. The Mekong Delta is expected to harvest a total of 20.7 million tons of rice in all three crops this year. Mekong Delta provinces have proposed that the government increase this yearâs rice export target to some 6 million tons from the current 5.2 million, given the expected [...]
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May 16, 2009
Vietnam, Thailand cooperate in rice production, exports; HCM City hosts 2009 Vietnam Brand Week; Promoting trade, investment and tourism in Mekong River Delta; Lao goods enjoy preferential tariff; Trade fair offers many opportunities in Cambodia; Polyester fibre project goes ahead Vietnam, Thailand cooperate in rice production, exportsPrime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on May 15 welcomed [...]
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May 6, 2009
VietNamNet Bridge – In an official notice released on May 5, the Vietnam Food Association (VFA) said it was now accepting new registrations for rice exports. Unfortunately, prices have been decreasing in the world’s market. The notice said that VFA will accept registrations from enterprises which have signed export contracts but not registered delivery times. [...]
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