The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has launched a programme offering low-interest loans to farmers to serve sustainable rice production in the Mekong Delta. Hanoi (VNS/VNA)
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a conference in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on October 15 to discuss solutions to a project on sustainable development of one million
byTheodora Stankova Farmers in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta are set to receive nearly $40 million (1,000 billion VND) in carbon credit payments through the country’s
By Vietnam News Agency Vietnam’s rice exports are expected to reach a record turnover of about $5 billion this year, as high demand from many large and traditional markets,
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the World Bank are discussing a method on how to pay rice farmers for carbon credits. The Department of Crop
Vietnam has strengthened its position as a global rice exporter as surging prices and volumes propel the country towards a projected record-breaking eight million tonnes of
By VNA Vietnam exported 6.16 million tons of rice worth nearly US$3.85 billion in the first eight months of this year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD)
Vietnamese farmers mostly bury straw after harvesting, a habit that not only leads to loss of revenue but an increase in CO2 emissions. With 7.1 million hectares of growing area,
Experts have gathered in a seminar held on August 26 by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development focusing on advancing sustainable development and green growth in the