Pint-sized I pigs face extinction as crossbreeds crowd the meat market
VIETNAM - 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 crossbreeds instead.

WTO challenges worry Vietnamese farmers
VIET 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, local farmers, however, worry that joining...

Maverick farmer pioneers new pig-breeding method
VIET 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 in Gia Lai mountainous province in 2005.

Pork tycoon boosts farming in Bien Hoa
VIETNAM - 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.

Agriculture programme fights sector’s setbacks in HCM City
HO CHI MINH CITY - The Agricultural Economic Restructuring Programme has helped HCM City’s agricultural sector maintain growth despite the year’s difficulties.

'Swine Kleine Nacht Musik'
VIETNAM - A pig farmer in Vietnam is using the melodies of Beethoven, Mozart and Schubert to boost productivity.

Animal husbandry aims for larger market share
VIETNAM - 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 industry’s new expansion ambitions.

Dangerous Levels of Growth Hormones Found in Vietnamese Pork
VIETNAM - 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.

JSR plays key role 'growing' Vietnamese market
VIET 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.

Vietnamese Agriculture Needs Greater Support
VIETNAM - 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.

Vietnam outlines measures to assist farmers in post-WTO era
VIETNAM - 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 house Friday.

Breeding programmes ill prepped for WTO entry
VIETNAM - 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 Nguyen Dang Vang.

Vietnam food market to benefit under WTO
VIETNAM - 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.

Japan supports Vietnam’s environmental protection efforts
VIETNAM - The Japanese government will provide nearly $3 million to help intensify Ha Noi’s efforts in protecting the environment, separating waste at source, and utilising available organic waste, according to the Japan International Cooperation Agency...

PM Dung calls for stamping out foot and mouth disease
VIETNAM - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on Thursday asked localities to stamp out outbreaks of foot and mouth disease and revive the livestock breeding industry as soon as possible.

Diseased pork sold as healthy roasted pigs in Ho Chi Minh City
VIETNAM - Diseased pigs are roasted, covered in artificial coloring and strongly scented to mask their spots and rots, and then put on sale as nutritious pork in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnamese Pig Herd To Be Developed
VIETNAM - Viet Nam will soon breed pigs on a much larger scale than before, Husbandry Department Deputy Director Nguyen Thanh Son said at a conference in Ha Noi.

Researchers find economical way of producing water purifing material
VIETNAM - Revolutionary technology in the production of zeolit, a filtration material useful in areas including seafood breeding and environment protection, invented by a team led by Dr Ta Ngoc Don allows for nationwide use.

Central Vietnam plagued by foot-and-mouth disease
VIETNAM - Vietnam’s Quang Nam province is in the grip of a foot-and-mouth disease epidemic, with 52 outbreak zones discovered in 12 districts so far, the provincial veterinary department said Tuesday.

Foot-and-mouth disease: Cook meat properly
VIETNAM - A conference Saturday in Vietnam cautioned against consumption of cattle and pig meat as nearly half of Vietnam is ravaged by foot-and-mouth disease, an animal disease transmissible to humans in rare cases.