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Đặng Thanh Tân has been successful with his high-tech shrimp breeding model. — VNA/VNS Photo Thùy Dung Viet Nam News NINH BÌNH — More than two years ago, Đặng Thanh Tân, a farmer in Bình Minh Town, northern Ninh Bình Province decided to switch from breeding shrimp in traditional ponds to high-tech farming. Over the course of the same breeding period, the new technique brings about higher shrimp productivity and quality than the traditional method. By the end of 2015, after studying shrimp breeding models nationwide, Tan decided to renovate his farm by building a green house and spreading out a layer of canvas at the bottom of the pond. Tân said that the high-tech shrimp farming model requires breeders to build a pond with an appropriate area (2ha), as well as additional ponds assisting the main one. Several years ago, the shrimp he raised in the traditional pond yielded low productivity as the shrimps were affected by unfavourable weather conditions and … [Read more...] about High-tech shrimp breeding brings higher profits

Farmers in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Bạc Liêu harvest shrimp. - VNA/VNS Photo Huỳnh Sử Viet Nam News HCM CITY – Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyễn Xuân Cường has ordered provinces and cities to focus on ensuring farmers raise shrimp using proper breeding processes and advanced techniques. Speaking at a seminar held in Bạc Liêu Province on Sunday on measures to develop the shrimp sector sustainably, he urged provinces and cities to set up sustainable shrimp farming areas and ensure co-operation between farmers and processors and others in the production chain. Farmers raise brackish shrimp on 637,000ha, slightly up from last year, including 582,000ha of black tiger shrimp and 54,500ha of white-legged shrimp, according to the Directorate of Fisheries. In the first five months of this year a total of 200,000 tonnes of shrimp were harvested, an increase of 11.1 per cent year-on-year. White-legged shrimp accounted for the increase in both area … [Read more...] about Seminar considers measures for development of shrimp farming

A farmer feeds his shrimp pond in Nghi Xuân District in the central province of Hà Tĩnh. — VNA/VNS Photo Trần Việt Viet Nam News HÀ TĨNH — Large areas of sea in the central province of Hà Tĩnh are being polluted by untreated waste from local shrimp farming activities. Đại Tiến Village in Thạch Hà District continues to record the highest counts of bacteria that cause liver diseases in the province, Nhân Dân (People) newspaper reported. Along the village’s 500 metres of coastline, five shrimp farming operations span 200 hectares. The farms release untreated waste every day through a local drainage system that has not been working properly for years. Unauthorised shrimp farming activities add to the pollution. Out of 119 ha of shrimp farming areas in Cẩm Xuyên District, 50 ha were not permitted by local authorities. Most unsanctioned areas do not have sediment ponds, and often discharge wastewater straight into the sea without proper treatment. The polluted water can be … [Read more...] about Waste from shrimp farms reduces yield

Localities need to set up plans for hi-tech agricultural areas in accordance with regional growing and climate conditions.– Photo baodansinh.vn ĐÀ NẴNG – Localities need to set up plans for hi-tech agricultural areas in accordance with regional growing and climate conditions. This is the solution that delegates emphasised at an agriculture forum with the theme "High-tech application in agricultural production adaptation to climate change in the south central coastal areas". The forum was held on Friday in the central city of Đà Nẵng by the National Centre for Agricultural Extension and the Đà Nẵng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. Knots removal Hồ Huy Cường, director of the Agricultural Science Institute for Southern Coastal Central Việt Nam, said that the area had ​​4.42 million hectares of natural land, of which agricultural land accounts for 18.7 per cent. The region has two distinct rainy and dry seasons and rainfall varies from 500 to 2500mm annually. … [Read more...] about Experts find solutions for high-tech agriculture

Shrimp sector aims high despite declining exports By Trung Chanh The shrimp sector looks to earn US$4.1 billion in export turnover in 2019. In this file photo, a man holds shrimps grown in line with hi-tech standards at a farming facility of Viet Uc Corporation – PHOTO: TRUNG CHANH CAN THO - The local shrimp sector expects significant growth as it envisages export revenue to increase by US$500 million this year to US$4.1 billion, although shrimp exports have kept plunging in the year to date. The potential of the shrimp sector had yet to be fully exploited last year, with shrimp export turnover reaching US$3.6 billion, dropping 7.8% versus the 2017 figure, Nhu Van Can, head of the Department of Aquaculture, under the Vietnam Directorate of Fisheries, told a meeting titled “Introducing plans to develop the shrimp sector in 2019", held on March 13 in Soc Trang Province. Also, a report from the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) indicated … [Read more...] about Shrimp sector aims high despite declining exports

Incentives should be applied to hi-tech projects’ locally executed stages: ministry By Vu Dung Two employees are at work at an FDI firm. The Ministry of Planning and Investment has proposed that preferential policies should be applied only to stages of hi-tech projects executed in Vietnam - PHOTO: THUY DUNG HANOI - The Government’s preferential policies should be extended to stages of a hi-tech project conducted only in Vietnam instead of to the entire project, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment. The ministry is preparing a plan to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) in the coming period and will submit it to the Politburo this month. Vu Dai Thang, deputy minister of Planning and Investment, said that Vietnam is finalizing socioeconomic development strategies for the 2011-2020 period and is building strategies for the next decade. Over the last 30 years, the country attracted some 28,000 FDI projects, with total registered capital of US$300 … [Read more...] about Incentives should be applied to hi-tech projects’ locally executed stages: ministry

Cuban leader, President of the Council of State and Council of Ministers of Cuba Miguel Mario Diaz Canel Bermudez, meets with Secretary of HCM City’s Party Committee Nguyễn Thiện Nhân on November 10, as part of his official visit to Việt Nam. — VNA/VNS Photo Xuân Khu Viet Nam News HCM CITY — HCM City is ready to set up a joint working group with Cuba to facilitate bilateral trade and investment, said Secretary of the city’s Party Committee Nguyễn Thiện Nhân. Nhân made the statement during a meeting with President of the Council of State and Council of Ministers of Cuba Miguel Mario Diaz-Canel Bermudez on Saturday. Welcoming the Cuban leader’s trip to Việt Nam’s southern economic hub, Nhân stressed HCM City has been honoured to receive many delegations of Cuban leaders. The city has exchanged working delegations with Cuba to develop bilateral collaboration, particularly in investment, trade and tourism, he noted. Nhân said local leaders have directed departments and … [Read more...] about Cuba wants to learn Việt Nam’s experiences in developing hi-tech parks

Local banks report low bad debt ratio By Thuy Dung A bank teller is using a cash register to count Vietnamese banknotes. The banking sector reports the bad debt ratio at over 2% last year - PHOTO: THANH HOA HANOI - The bad debt ratio of the banking system was maintained low, at just over 2% last year, said Tran Dang Phi, deputy chief inspector of the Banking Inspection and Supervision Agency, under the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV). At a press conference today, January 7, on the banking sector’s performance last year and plans for this year, Phi noted that the banking sector had achieved positive results last year, including the low bad debt ratio, as SBV and credit institutions had effectively executed the National Assembly’s Resolution 42 on the settlement of nonperforming loans on a trial basis and the prime minister’s decision on the restructuring of credit institutions in the 2016-2020 period. The banking sector had focused on solutions for bad debt settlement, … [Read more...] about Local banks report low bad debt ratio

An organic red-flesh dragon fruit orchard in Long An Province’s Chau Thanh District. The fruit is a popular variety grown in the districts Chau Thanh, Tan Tru and Thu Thua and Tan An City in Long An Province. — VNA/VNS Photo Bui Giang Digital transformation in agriculture increases production efficiency and offers consumers greater transparency about food products. However, progress remains sluggish in Viet Nam, and more research is needed. Bo Xuan Hiep reports. Farmer Le Van Chin from the southern province of Long An recently livestreamed an advert about his cooperative’s red-flesh dragon fruit on his Facebook page. “Hi everyone! Here is the dragon fruit garden of Que My Thanh Cooperative. After 25 days of harvest, it has a thin peel and red flesh. Rest assured we never use any harmful chemicals to spray the fruit. We guarantee that it is healthy and tasty,” he told viewers. “I livestream various stages such as farming, harvesting and packaging to create consumer confidence … [Read more...] about Farmers embrace livestreams, high-tech advances in push for better quality, productivity

Waste treatment plant sold at low price to tackle debt By Trung Chanh Phuong Thao waste treatment plant has been sold for over VND150 billion to pay off its debt to Vietnam Development Bank, while its initial investment amounted to VND250 billion – PHOTO: TRUNG CHANH CAN THO – The Phuong Thao waste treatment plant in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long has been transferred to a new investor at a mere VND152.2 billion to pay off its debt, after its operations were suspended several times. A company in the province bought the plant at the given price (excluding taxes), which is nearly VND100 billion lower than the plant’s initial investment of VND250 billion announced in 2009, according to Nguyen Duc Tam, director of Vietnam Development Bank’s (VDB’s) Can Tho Branch. Tam on January 7 told the Saigon Times that the plant would be sold to pay off the bank loans taken by the plant’s owner. Also, under the direction of the provincial government, the plant was … [Read more...] about Waste treatment plant sold at low price to tackle debt