BASF commits to targets for boosting sustainable agriculture
BASF has committed to clear and measurable targets to boost sustainable agriculture by 2030.
![Belgium supports Vietnam’s unique cocoa to take its spot in world market](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/12-2020/49d27315-5fd97c699eda1193701c19fa.jpg)
The objective of the cocoa workshop is to create a forum for sharing knowledge and expertise, thereby proposing mechanisms, policies, and technological solution
![Hanoi to spend $10.7m on developing special pomelo varieties](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/12-2020/f23f3b2c-5fd97c259eda11396e1c19fa.jpg)
Hanoi will focus on building and developing pomelo growing areas under the standards of VietGAP, GlobalGAP to meet the local consumption and export.
![Vietnam and international partners boost cooperation on agriculture](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/12-2020/fc032c02-5fd97af99eda1126691c19fa.jpg)
Vietnam should take advantage of its ability to innovate and apply technology towards good resilience and green development.
![Chile opens door for Vietnam’s pomelo](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/12-2020/c6d9c7bc-5fd827e49eda112370e488fc.jpg)
Chilean authorities have granted permission for Vietnam to ship pomelo to the Latin American market
![Macadamia nuts ripe for billion-dollar expansion](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/12-2020/ce80ee3f-5fd827a99eda11496fe488fc.jpg)
Vietnam wants to earn around $1 billion from growing macadamia by 2030, and although some plantations have achieved partnerships with domestic buyers
![NESCAFÉ Plan in Vietnam marks 10 years of sustainable coffee production](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/12-2020/d45f966c-5fd8236e9eda11ed5ce488fc.jpg)
NESCAFÉ Plan has increased the value and quality of Vietnamese coffee beans, realising its vision of turning Vietnam into the global benchmark for Robusta beans
![Measures thrashed out to protect sugar farmers](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/12-2020/6c72061c-5fd6e3289eda113a12447e9e.jpg)
While local sugarcane farmers have been taking a fair dent from the effects of the pandemic, regional competition fuelled by the commitments
![Major coffee makers miss out promotional options](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/12-2020/800314ea-5fd6e2ca9eda119610447e9e.jpg)
Vietnamese coffee producers are overlooking a chance to promote their products to global suppliers by deciding not to participate in an upcoming coffee
![Macfrut Digital 2020: digital trade show for the entire fruit and vegetable sector](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/12-2020/9cff2ddb-5fd6e2339eda11450f447e9e.jpg)
Macfrut Digital 2020 has attracted the participation of over 600 professional exhibitors from 30 countries to introduce more than 400 safe and quality product
![Price of pigs dropping as supply mounts](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/12-2020/0e22316a-5fd6e1db9eda111b0d447e9e.jpg)
The price of pigs has been dropping thanks to the increase of pigs imported from Thailand and the local supply.
![Quảng Ngãi farmers go organic](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/12-2020/b5f36b48-5fd440029eda116a6c8c5c9f.jpg)
Farmers in central Quảng Ngãi Province have come up with many ideas to protect their vegetable gardens from insects without using pesticides.
![Kiên Giang to focus on 16 agricultural products](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/12-2020/53bde617-5fd43fac9eda11036b8c5c9f.jpg)
The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kiên Giang has identified 16 key products to focus on to increase the competitiveness of its agriculture.
![High-tech use contributes to growth value in agriculture](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/12-2020/8ed9b70e-5fd43f4f9eda111e698c5ca0.jpg)
Thiện spoke on Friday at an international symposium on the application of advanced technologies in agriculture held at the university.
![Nestlé programme helps increase coffee farmers’ incomes](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/12-2020/046f7691-5fd43eef9eda11c6688c5c9f.jpg)
It has so far distributed 46 million high-yield, disease-resistant coffee saplings to farmers and helped rejuvenate over 46,000ha
![Huge trade surplus for agro-forestry-aquatic sector](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/12-2020/730d204e-5fd2ef049eda11b7394a0451.jpg)
Cashew nuts are one of the six commodity groups that rake in more than US$2 billion from exports in nine months
![Nestlé’s project aims to make Vietnam international reference for Robusta coffee](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/12-2020/7e1577fb-5fd2eda89eda114b344a0451.jpg)
Vietnam’s Robusta coffee does not pursue the goal of being the world's No.1 in production or productivity, but how to help coffee growers to get high profits
![Asia Coffee-Vietnam prices fall for second straight week, Indonesia premiums gain](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/12-2020/f1db8abc-5fd18f379eda11f1537f0465.jpeg)
Vietnam’s domestic coffee prices dropped for the second week on weak global cues, while Indonesia’s premiums stayed firm as some farmers held their beans
![Vietnamese rice exports to EU speed up](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/12-2020/3d346b5f-5fd18efa9eda11a8547f0465.jpg)
Six enterprises appliedfor certification with a volume of approximately 4.3 thousand tonnes of fragrant rice exported to the EU. Rice exports including fragrant
![Opportunities await sugarcane farmers if they change their way of thinking](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/12-2020/3b8b4b4e-5fd18e9a9eda1171537f0465.jpg)
While many people believe that sugarcane farmers will face difficulties after Việt Nam implements the ASEAN Trade In Goods Agreement (ATIGA)