Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

Swine fever vaccines approved for nationwide use

July 25, 2023 | 16:56

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) on July 24 issued a document guiding the use of vaccines against African swine fever (ASF) nationwide.

Agro-forestry-fishery exports set new record in 2022

January 10, 2023 | 14:16

Agro-forestry-fishery exports set a new record of over 53.22 billion USD in 2022, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Organisations supporting low-carbon agriculture

April 20, 2022 | 10:00

With its strong commitment to the world to achieve net-zero emissions over the next few decades, Vietnam is cooperating with some international organisations on initiatives for low carbon imprints in the agricultural sector - one of the biggest emitters in the country.

Collaborations required to achieve wood industry goals

April 23, 2021 | 10:00

As the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has set forth an ambitious target for 2021 after the poor results from last year

Bayer strives to ensure prosperous crop for farmers to battle adverse situations

November 07, 2020 | 20:00

As part of the continued distribution of Better Life Farming Care Packages and prior to the upcoming planting season in the southeast region, Bayer Vietnam ..

PM: Domestic macadamia sector needs strategy

September 30, 2020 | 11:06

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on September 29 assigned the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to build a development strategy for the macadamia sector, with planning, varieties, markets, and investment capital to all be taken into account.

Vietnam to immediately begin importing live pigs from Thailand

June 12, 2020 | 09:18

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has given the green light to the importation of live pigs from Thailand for farming and slaughter, starting from June 12.

Pork imports rise nearly 300 pct in five months

June 11, 2020 | 08:29

Vietnam imported about 67,640 tonnes of pork from the start of the year to May 30, a year-on-year surge of 298 percent, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Deadly new seafood virus should be prevented: Ministry

May 25, 2020 | 13:11

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has called for strengthening the management of seafood transportation across the border.

PM allows rice export resumption from May 1

April 29, 2020 | 14:25

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on April 28 agreed with the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s proposal to resume rice export from May 1, in accordance with Decree 107/2018/ND-CP on rice export business.

Agriculture ministry proposes maintaining sticky rice exports

April 16, 2020 | 20:06

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) on April 16 proposed continuing exports of sticky rice harvested from the 2019-2020 winter-spring crop.

Russian company to export pork to Vietnam

December 28, 2019 | 09:28

The Russian media said on December 26 that a company in the central province of Kursk has been licensed to export pork to Vietnam, amid limited supply in the domestic market due to African swine fever.

Meeting talks sustainable development of agricultural material areas

December 06, 2019 | 10:01

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) held a meeting in Hanoi on December 5 to discuss ways to sustainably develop raw material areas and improve processing capacity and market access for agro-products of Vietnam.

Vietnam decides on removal of glyphosate from agricultural production

April 10, 2019 | 20:14

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development today officially enacted a decision on the proposed removal of pesticides containing the active ingredient glyphosate from the list of pesticides allowed for use in Vietnam.