Rural Development

Vietnam supports FAO initiatives

VN will continue to support FAO initiatives and activities, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

Help urged for cashew industry

HANOI – The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has sent a petition to the central bank governor proposing cash-strapped cashew processors and exporters be allowed to have their bank loans rescheduled.

Farmers struggle to access capital

Local farmers say they are still finding it hard to access much-needed financial support despite numerous policies recently adopted by the government to assist farmers

New plan developed to combat spread of bird flu

A map to identify the different strains of bird-flu virus in each locality will be completed by the end of this month, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Diep Kinh Tan has said.

Vietnam attends rural development summit

Deputy Finance Minister Truong Chi Trung is representing Vietnam at the 35th session of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)’s Governing Council that opened in Rome on Feb. 22.

PM wants tighter control over spread of bird flu

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has sent an urgent message asking local authorities to double efforts to control outbreaks of bird flu in 11 provinces across the country.

Agriculture ministry targets production restructuring

The Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development discussed a wide range of measures for the development of the agricultural sector in 2012 at a two-day meeting in Hanoi on Dec. 24-25.

Timber traffickers targeted by forest management body

The forest management sector is planning stricter measures to fight timber trafficking following a recent spate of illegal activities.

National bird flu programme underway

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Dec. 8 launched the Integrated National Action Programme on Avian Influenza, Pandemic Preparedness and Other Emerging Infectious Diseases (AIPED) for the 2011-2015 period.

Tons of litchi leaves bought for unclear reasons

Farmers in the Luc Nam and Luc Ngan Districts of northern Bac Giang Province are selling litchi leaves to traders without clear knowledge of what the latter plan to do with them

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ASEAN task pressure talks about mental health

The very first meeting from the ASEAN task pressure on mental health has been heldin Hanoi from May 23-25, with associates from regional and globalorganisations participating. Addressing the openingceremony, Deputy Minister of Public Health, Nguyen Thi Xuyen stated theevent offers nations an opportunity to share good practices in protectingmental health, adding to strengthening cooperation within the regionand fulfilling the aim of “Healthy people, healthy ASEAN”. Xuyen known as on nations to

Desperate people get free facial, eye surgery

Forty-two kids with harelips and cleft palates within the two CentralHighlands provinces of Dak Nong and Dak Lak have obtained free check-upsand procedures. The programme for poor children inremote and ethnic minority areas, worth about 500 million VND, wascarried out and based on the Center for Research and Aid forOperation Smile (OSCA) at Dak Nong province’s general hospital from May19-21. OSCA Director Bui Tu Anh stated this isthe very first time the center provides free check-ups and surgical