Livestock:

According to the authority of Bac Lieu Province, this locality currently has more than 3.4 million poultry, mainly ducks and chickens. In addition, there are over 210,000 pigs raised in local farms and households.

From the beginning of July until now, the prices of most animal feeds and veterinary drugs have increased by 10-20%. In which, some items have increased by 30-40% compared to before. Meanwhile, the prices of live pigs, chickens and ducks all decrease.

With such a difference between input and output prices, it is difficult for farmers to make a profit from livestock production. Farmers are looking forward to stabilizing prices accordingly to help the livestock industry develop sustainably.

Plantation:

Over the years, pepper growers in Dak Nong Province have gradually changed their farming practices towards organic production, targeting the export market. Specifically, after being granted the certificate of geographical indication of "Dak Nong", Dak Nong pepper has a better chance to enter the international market.

Geographical indications are used to indicate the origins of black pepper, red pepper and white pepper products from Dak Nong Province. According to the authority, geographical indication has special significance for the pepper industry in Dak Nong Province because it is one of the localities with the largest pepper area in the country. The province has over 33,000 hectares of pepper and an output of over 60,000 tons/year.

Fruits:

According to the leader of Thanh Phuoc Agricultural Cooperative, Chau Thanh district, Hau Giang Province, due to the influence of Covid-19, the price of lime is only at VND6,000/kilogram, the lowest in about 8 years. Every year at this time, the price of lime usually ranged from VND25,000-30,000/kilogram.

Currently, the lime harvest season is divided by day, about 5 times less than before. Each week, the cooperative exports about 2-3 containers of lime; each container is about 28-35 tons, depending on the fruit size. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, transportation is difficult, production costs are high, and lime exports are not much.

Thanh Phuoc Agricultural Cooperative's seedless lime is being exported to many Southeast Asian and Middle Eastern countries, including Malaysia, Singapore, Dubai (UAE), Qatar, Oman and the Maldives. The cooperative’s seedless lime has lots of water, glossy skin, and can be preserved for more than 1 month.

Farmers, Agriculture, Countryside:

Preliminary statistics show that in 2021, Vietnam’s export of agricultural, forestry and fishery products reached a record high of $48.6 billion, up 14.9% compared to 2020. Of which, the exports of main agricultural products reached $21.49 billion, up 13.5%; of main forest products were $15.96 billion, up 20.7%; of seafood were over $8.89 billion, up 5.6%; of animal husbandry were $434 million, up 2.1% compared to last year.

Vietnam’s agricultural sector strives to achieve a growth rate of 2.8 - 2.9% in 2022, with a production value growth rate of 2.9 - 3.0%. The sector also aims to achieve a total export turnover of about $49 billion.

Living and Environment:

Syngenta Vietnam Co., Ltd. and local authorities of provinces including An Giang, Can Tho, Dong Thap, Hau Giang, Soc Trang, Bac Lieu, Hau Giang and Vinh Long launched the campaign "Clean environment - Green life” for the 7th time in 2021.

Following the success of this campaign in the past 6 years, this year's program "Clean environment - Green life" continues to be held in 7 provinces and cities of the Mekong Delta in two days, December 21 and 22, 2021.

After nearly 1 month of launching and 2 days into the campaign, there were nearly 8,000 farmers participating in the program and nearly 40 tons of bottles along with packages of plant protection drugs were collected and safely destroyed. All collected packages will be gathered and processed in accordance with Syngenta's safety, health and environmental standards.

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