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Thursday, August 02, 2007
Province refuses to take districts off pig disease listVIET NAM - Quang Nam province in central Vietnam, which has been worst hit by the porcine blue ear disease (PRRS), has refused to declare some districts disease-free because one more locality has reported...
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
PRRS puts Vietnamese off porkVIET NAM - Pork sales have plunged in Ho Chi Minh City markets, but shot up in supermarkets amid fears of infected meat from blue ear disease that has been raging among pigs in five provinces.
Monday, July 30, 2007
Bird flu and pig disease are 'cooling down'VIET NAM - Vietnam’s Animal Health Department has reported that recent outbreaks of both bird flu and the porcine blue ear disease arefading.
Friday, July 27, 2007
Strep Suis Spreading In Humans, Says Health InstituteVIET NAM - At least four more Vietnamese people have caught a rare porcine disease that has infected 26 people in the country this year, reports the Vietnam Institute of Tropical and Contagious Diseases....
Thursday, July 26, 2007
$5mil project revives infertile agricultural landVIET NAM - A US$5mil project has revitalised lands once unsuitable for living and farming and has given hope and purpose to the residents of 11 poor Vietnamese coastal communities.
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Pig Disease Kills Two VietnameseVIETNAM - Two men in Vietnam have died and 42 others fell ill after catching a bacterial infection from diseased pigs, an official said Monday.
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Pig breeders in central provinces ignoring banVIET NAM - Though Quang Nam province has banned the slaughter and sale of pigs, pig sellers can still be seen transporting pigs infected with green-ear virus to markets in and out of the province.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Farming sector needs modernisationVIET NAM - Vietnam needs to modernise its farming systems to remain competitive and become self-reliant in the increasingly integrated and global trading market for food and agricultural commodities. ...
Monday, July 16, 2007
Pig epidemic grips central Vietnam, locals can’t win on their ownVIET NAM - The pigs have reportedly perished due to Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS), also known as blue ear disease, which broke out in Quang Nam province early this month.
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Spending billions of dollars to carry coal to NewcastleVIET NAM - Though an agricultural country, each year Vietnam spends billions of US dollars to import materials to process animal feed. Since early June 2007, animal feed producing companies have been increasing...
Monday, July 09, 2007
HCM City farmers beef up pork qualityVIET NAM - A group of farmers have chosen to work together to improve the way they farm pigs.
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Foot-And-Mouth Disease Hits N VietnamVIETNAM - Vietnam's northern provinces of Thai Nguyen and Quang Ninh have been struck down with foot-and-mouth disease, according to a local veterinary agency.
Monday, April 23, 2007
Canada pork promotion agency sounds out VietnamVIET NAM - A delegation from export promoter Canada Pork International (CPI) is on a fact-finding visit to Vietnam to explore business opportunities.
Friday, April 20, 2007
Four Provinces With PRRS-Infected PigsVietNam - The Porcine Reproductive & Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) has attacked pigs in four northern provinces of Hai Duong, Bac Ninh, Bac Giang and Thai Binh, said an official of the Veterinary Department....
Monday, April 16, 2007
Vietnam battles infection in pigsVIET NAM - The Vietnamese agriculture minister urged animal health and related agencies to bolster preparations against the blue ear disease which has infected around 30,000 pigs in the northern regio...
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Blue Ear Disease Attacks Pigs In Northern VietnamVIET NAM - Hundreds of pigs have died since last month in northern Vietnam of Porcine Reproductive & Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS).
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Vietnam develops plan to streamline breeding farmsVIETNAM - is mapping out a master plan to govern practices on breeding farms, to be completed by 2008, in an effort to upgrade output and product quality, agricultural officials said at a meeting Tuesday....
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Pint-sized I pigs face extinction as crossbreeds crowd the meat marketVIETNAM - Vietnamese I pigs have been rediscovered, but even financial incentives haven’t been enough to get farmers breeding the species. Minh Huong and Lam Quang Huy find out why farmers are choosing...
Monday, February 19, 2007
WTO challenges worry Vietnamese farmersVIET NAM - Vietnam's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) opens opportunities for many businesses to penetrate into larger export markets and for consumers to enjoy better goods with lower prices,...
Monday, February 05, 2007
Maverick farmer pioneers new pig-breeding methodVIET NAM - Phan Dinh The, residing in Ea Lam commune of Phu Yen’s Song Hinh district said he wanted to create a new breeder pig, and mated a black domestic sow with wild boars on a farm owned by a friend...
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Pork tycoon boosts farming in Bien HoaVIETNAM - A heart attack forced Pham Van Khoat to choose a career free of physical labour, so he chose pig farming. Ta Quynh Hoa asks how he made it big.
Monday, January 29, 2007
Agriculture programme fights sector’s setbacks in HCM CityHO CHI MINH CITY - The Agricultural Economic Restructuring Programme has helped HCM City’s agricultural sector maintain growth despite the year’s difficulties.
Thursday, January 18, 2007
'Swine Kleine Nacht Musik'VIETNAM - A pig farmer in Vietnam is using the melodies of Beethoven, Mozart and Schubert to boost productivity.
Monday, January 08, 2007
Animal husbandry aims for larger market shareVIETNAM - Thoi Bao Kinh Te Viet Nam (Vietnam Economics Time) spoke with Hoang Kim Giao, vice director of the Breeding Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) about the...
Thursday, December 07, 2006
Dangerous Levels of Growth Hormones Found in Vietnamese PorkVIETNAM - 47/428 samples of pork have been discovered as containing growth hormones. The hormone residues prove to be 3-60 times higher than the allowed level.
Saturday, December 02, 2006
JSR plays key role 'growing' Vietnamese marketVIET NAM - JSR has set up a franchise for JSR Genetics stock in Vietnam - Asia's second largest pig producer after China - in partnership with Korea's largest pig breeding company Darby Genetics.
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Vietnamese Agriculture Needs Greater SupportVIETNAM - Professor Mai Thanh Phung from the southern division of the National Agricultural Promotion Centre spoke with Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam (Vietnam Economic Times) about sustainable agronomy. ...
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Vietnam outlines measures to assist farmers in post-WTO eraVIETNAM - Investment in science-technology and personnel training would be the key to sharpen the competitive edge of farming production after Vietnam joins the WTO, the agriculture minister told Vietnam...
Monday, November 06, 2006
Breeding programmes ill prepped for WTO entryVIETNAM - Viet Nam’s breeding industry must overcome high production prices and unstable quality if it is to develop as the country joins the World Trade Organisation, according to industry official...
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Vietnam food market to benefit under WTOVIETNAM - Food processors in Vietnam can expect to see higher quality raw materials and lower prices on imported ingredients as the country becomes a full member of the World Trade Organisation.
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