Farm produce

An online forum has been organized to discuss solutions to help 19 southern provinces sell their farm produce. Nineteen provinces in the south are experiencing social distancing with restricted travel. It now the high fruit harvesting season with high output that needs to be consumed. A report showed that the provinces need to sell 32,000 tons of mango a month, 41,000 tons of bananas, 48,000 tons of dragon fruit, 25,000 tons of durian, 10,000 tons of rambutan and 20,000 tons of longan. According to Taskforce 970 in charge of coordinating producers and distributors of farm produce for southern provinces amid the pandemic, as of 3 pm on July 26, 414 distributors had registered to provide farm produce with the taskforce, including 107 fruit and 103 vegetable distributors. The problem lies in transportation. It is difficult to carry farm produce to consumption points. The Ministry of Transport’s QR Code registration system is often overloaded for many hours. Many cities and … [Read more...] about Southern provinces assisted to sell farm produce amid social distancing

Nguyen Manh Hung Minister of Information and Communications Telecommunications revenues rose 5 per cent, mainly attributed to mobile broadband (up 14 per cent) and fixed broadband (up 8 per cent). However, phones and texting strongly fell at 11 per cent. Therefore, to enable high growth, we cannot rely on only traditional spaces – we need new spaces for development. This means an extension of telecommunications concepts and business if we want to grow over 10 per cent. The broadband rate, both mobile and fixed, rose 35 per cent but the national international ranking remains in the top 60. Thus, mobile network operators have to pay more due attention to service quality. Our target is to be in the top 30. The ministry has completed a measurement system on service quality and will measure and announce on the quarterly basis. There are some important issues to be focused on from now to the end of the year. First is completing digital technology platforms to serve COVID-19 … [Read more...] about Actions urged to benefit from future ICT prospects

A shrimp farming model in Ca Mau province (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s agricultural sector is focusing on solving difficulties to earn over 4 billion USD from shrimp exports in 2021. Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien said that the ministry will work with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment on land procedures as a legal basis for granting farming area codes and ensuring traceability. Biosecurity is an important requirement of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) to be able to export whole shrimps, Tien said, adding that the ministry will discuss with localities to find radical solutions to ensure biosecurity. Localities with shrimp farms should actively strengthen information, dissemination and transfer of science and technology to replicate shrimp farming models using probiotics and high technology as well as effective production linkage models to help farmers and businesses reduce damage and take … [Read more...] about Vietnam strives for over 4 billion USD in shrimp exports