How much fertilizer to use on plants

Addressing the ground-breaking ceremony, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong said that the use of organic fertilizer brings about higher quality and cleaner agricultural products, contributing to accelerating the process of agricultural restructuring towards a ‘green, clean, safe, and sustainable’ agricultural sector. … [Read more...] about Work begins on bio-organic fertilizer plant in Vinh Phuc

Organized by the Minh Vi Exhibition and Advertisement Services Company (VEAS), and the China Crop Protection Industry Association (CCPIA) under the support of the Vietnam Pesticide Association, the exhibition will run until June 12 at Equatorial Hotel in district 5. … [Read more...] about Int’l expo displays fertilizers, plant protection products

The “branded” coffee in the cup was excellent as its aroma was gentle and natural, its aftertaste was mild, and even the coffee was really strong in compliance with the expresso style. There was no need to add sugar to enable taste buds to fulfill their functions. Despite these facts, every piece of news about the coffee market would read, “Robusta coffee tastes bitter and acrid, often suitable for processing instant coffee.” Vietnam has long been a leading exporter of coffee whose export volume in the last crop amounted to 1.7 million tons, accounting for some 20% of the world’s total. Yet her robusta coffee has been always dubbed “bitter coffee.” … [Read more...] about An escape for coffee growers, traders

In many cases, sand exploiters have licenses for exploitation and they make corrupt use of licenses to exploit sand in the land area belonging to the park. Because of socio-economic demand, local authorities continue licensing sand mining projects. In many cases, sand exploiters have licenses for exploitation and they make corrupt use of licenses to exploit sand in the land area belonging to the park. Because of socio-economic demand, local authorities continue licensing sand mining projects. … [Read more...] about Dong Nai River sand exploitation remains unchecked

The variety is stunning: festivals and spiritual tourism in An Giang; islands with sandy beaches, national parks and mangrove ecology in Kiên Giang; floating markets in Cần Thơ and Tiền Giang; coconut and fruit orchards in Bến Tre; and views at the southernmost point of Việt Nam in Cà Mau Province are only some of the riches on offer. … [Read more...] about Tourism hopes for the Mekong Delta

IFC invested in GEC, TTC’s subsidiary,in 2016. GEC then owned and operated a portfolio of 15 run-of-river small-scale hydropower plants and hoped to expand its portfolio. Armstrong S.E. Clean Energy Fund Pte. Ltd., a private equity fund managed by Armstrong Asset Management, and an existing IFC client, co-invested alongside IFC for about an 18 percent stake in GEC. Thanh remembers creating a strategy of renewable energy development for GEC with a target of 1000MW by the year 2022. He says GEC expects to install as much as 400MW for solar power by end 2019, and he is optimistic about reaching the 2022 target. … [Read more...] about How a field of solar panels is brightening Vietnam’s energy future