Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable export revenues were estimated at US$346 million in August 2018, bringing the total value in the first eight months of the year to US$2.7 billion, up 14.1% compared to the same period of 2017.
(BGO) – The Exhibition Fair of One Commune One Product (OCOP) and Hi-tech Agriculture in the Northern Midland and Mountainous Area – Thai Nguyen 2018 is scheduled on August 31 to September 6, 2018, in Thai Nguyen city (Thai Nguyen province).
Information on safe agricultural products will be updated on a special page for the first time, providing Hanoian consumers with the experience of identifying clean and safe agricultural products at the address: https://nongsanantoanhanoi.gov.vn.
The People's Committee of Mai Son district, in the northern mountainous province of Son La, held a ceremony to announce the certification mark for Mai Son Sugar Apple and the 2018 Agricultural Products Festival.
A longan fair was held on August 25 at Ecopark, an urban area in Van Giang district of Hung Yen province, as part of a series of activities aimed at promoting local specialty fruit.
Vietnam’s northern province of Hung Yen is famous for its longans, with a total growing area covering 4,300 hectares, of which 3,800 hectares are now being harvested.
Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has stated his confidence that cooperatives in Vietnam are beginning to flourish after a long period of poor performance and Vietnam’s goal to have 15,000 cooperatives established by 2020 is achievable.
