Based in Ninh Binh Province, the Asia Foods Joint Stock Company exports processed agricultural products to Russia (accounting for about 55 percent of the company’s export value) and the Ukraine (40 percent). The company sells the remaining five percent of its products domestically. Benefiting from an industry promotion program, the company implemented a project for building a farm produce processing demonstration model at a total cost of more than VND5 billion. Accordingly, the company procured foreign advanced production equipment with a capacity of 2,000 tonnes of product per year, which helps it churn out products of high quality, meeting food hygiene and safety standards and satisfying the strict requirements of discerning EU markets. The project has not only helped the company increase productivity, revenue and profit but also create jobs with stable income for local workers. Asia Foods Joint Stock Company is one of many rural industrial enterprises in Ninh Binh Province to … [Read more...] about Ninh Binh Province: Industry promotion boosts productivity
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Vesak celebration participants visit Ninh Binh province
Buddhist monks who attended the UN Day of Vesak 2019 celebration visit Bai Dinh Pagoda in Ninh Binh province on May 14 (Photo: VNA) Ninh Binh (VNA) – The northern province of Ninh Binh on May 14 welcomed nearly 130 delegates of the UN Day of Vesak 2019 after the event had wrapped up in nearby Ha Nam province the same day. They toured the Trang An Landscape Complex – the world’s mixed cultural and natural heritage – and Bai Dinh Pagoda in Ninh Binh. Most of the delegates expressed their delight at the success of the UN Day of Vesak celebrations. Chanaka Kumanayaka, a delegate from Sri Lanka, said he was impressed with the professional organisation of the event, which attracted more than 3,000 participants from 113 countries and territories. He also highlighted the warm, friendly, and thoughtful welcome of the organising board. He added he was wowed by the beauty of Vietnam as well as Tam Chuc Pagoda of Ha Nam and Bai Dinh Pagoda of Ninh Binh, wishing to … [Read more...] about Vesak celebration participants visit Ninh Binh province
IUCN’s Green List introduced in Ninh Binh province
At Van Long Nature Reserve in Ninh Binh province (Photo: dulichninhbinh.com.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)’s Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas (IUCN Green List) was introduced at a workshop held in the northern province of Ninh Binh on March 27. According to James Hardcastle, expert from the IUCN Global Protected Areas Programme, the IUCN Green List is a set of global standards on successful conservation. It aims to encourage and allow managers of nature reserves to obey global standards in order to equitably and effectively manage protected areas, and promote sustainable development, he said, adding that the standards include three components of good governance, sound design, and effective management of preservation results. Meanwhile, Nguyen Manh Ha, a member of the National Expert Assessment Group for Green List (EAGL) in Vietnam, said Vietnam has taken part in the IUCN Green List programme … [Read more...] about IUCN’s Green List introduced in Ninh Binh province
Bear conservation centre opened in Ninh Binh province
The bear sanctuary in Ninh Binh province is opened on March 7 (Photo: VNA) Ninh Binh (VNA) – Four Paws, an international animal welfare organisation, opened a bear sanctuary in Ky Phu commune of Nho Quan district, the northern province of Ninh Binh, on March 7. The centre has a total area of 10ha, able to accommodate about 100 bears in a suitable semi-natural habitat. The first phase of this facility, covering 3.6ha, has been completed. It is currently caring for 10 bears which used to be farmed for their bile, and two others which are victims of wildlife trafficking. The sanctuary is now able to receive another 32 bears, and it will have enough space for over 70 bears by the end of this year. It will be open to visitors for free as from March 8. The opening of this facility is an important step towards improving animal welfare, especially for bears, and providing a safe semi-natural habitat for them to recover their natural behaviours, thus helping to end bear farming for … [Read more...] about Bear conservation centre opened in Ninh Binh province
Ninh Binh province’s farms go high-tech
Vu Van Bang takes care of his flower garden in the northern province of Ninh Bình. (Photo: baoninhbinh.org.vn) Ninh Binh (VNS/VNA) - Local farmers in the northern province of Ninh Binh’s Ninh Binh city have earned a better living by applying hi-tech farming practices. Vu Van Bang, of Ninh Phuc commune’s Doai Thuong village, has changed his life by applying technology in growing flowers over the last couple of years. Bang said he used to plant a lot of vegetables to earn a living, but the income was not enough to cover his family’s expenses. He decided to try another method, planting flowers instead of vegetables. However, everything is hard before it is easy. His income was largely unchanged after planting daisies, roses and gladiolus flowers in his garden. Bang spent many nights to thinking about the problem. He even came to localities that were very successful in growing flowers to learn from the farmers’ experiences. Then he discovered that … [Read more...] about Ninh Binh province’s farms go high-tech