Related news from: MARD

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  MARD releases “ultimatum” to hydropower investors

  (10:44:45 AM 26/01/2015)

  Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat has threatened to revoke operation licenses of hydropower investors who have not planted forests to compensate for forestland they used to build their projects.

  Tags: Vietnam, hydropower plant, environment,
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  Forest rangers under threat

  (10:48:06 AM 16/10/2014)

  Attacks on forest rangers are increasing, Inspection and Legislation Division director under the MARD's Ranger Department Nguyen Xuan Thang tells Nong thon Ngay nay (Countryside Today).

  Tags: Forest, rangers, under, threat,
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  Ministry wants ban on natural forest exploitation

  (14:30:25 PM 22/01/2014)

  The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has asked the Government to issue an order to stop the exploitation of natural forests in the Central Highlands region between now and 2020.

  Tags: MARD, ban, natural forest exploitation, wild animal hunting
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  Agriculture export earnings take tumble

  (10:24:07 AM 28/05/2013)

  Viet Nam earned over US$10.7 billion from agro-forestry and fishery exports in the first five months of this year, down 4.6 per cent compared with the same period last year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has reported.

  Tags: agriculture export, earnings take, tumble
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  Relevant ministries keep arguing about forest development fund

  (09:48:32 AM 18/11/2013)

  The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) affirmed that hydropower project investors have not paid any dong to the forest development fund as required.

  Tags: forest development fund, forest, MARD, vietnam
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  Rectums and penises back on menu but quality still an issue

  (10:40:31 AM 08/08/2013)

  The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has given its approval to the importing of frozen "white organs" such as rectums, chicken crops and penises.

  Tags: MARD, imports, frozen "white organs", animal heart,
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  May deadline set for transfer of captive bears

  (11:44:22 AM 21/04/2015)

  All bears being raised in captivity in Quang Ninh Province have to be transferred to the Tam Dao Bear Rescue Centre in the Vinh Phuc Province by the end of next month, the Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry (MARD) ordered yesterday.

  Tags: May, deadline, transfer, captive bears
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  Hanoi seeks supply of safe fruit, vegetables

  (16:10:25 PM 30/06/2015)

  The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the People's Committee of Ha Noi are implementing a programme to ensure supplies of safe vegetables and meat.

  Tags: VietGap, safe vegetables, safe product,
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  Climate change project launched in Long An

  (10:41:07 AM 28/02/2014)

  The US Agency for International Development (USAID), the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the southern Long An provincial People’s Committee kicked off a climate change project on February 26.

  Tags: Long An, climate change, USAID, MARD
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  EUR 12.5 MILLION TO ASSIST VIET NAM IN CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF FORESTS AND COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS

  (12:05:33 PM 29/07/2015)

  Mr. Tran Kim Long, Director of International Cooperation Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), and Mrs. Kirsten Hegener and Mr. Christian Henckes, Deputy Directors of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, signed the Implementation Agreements for two new Technical Cooperation programmes:

  Tags: EUR 12.5 MILLION, TO, ASSIST, VIET NAM, CONSERVATION , SUSTAINABLE, USE, OF, FORESTS, COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS
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  MARD prefers to use imported seeds for farm produce

  (14:11:52 PM 30/08/2014)

  Though Vietnam has spent big money on its national seed production program, it still uses mostly imported seeds for farm produce.

  Tags: profesor, seeds, use