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State management agencies affirmed that hundreds of thousand of tons of pork have been imported. However, consumers still cannot find imports at supermarkets and convenience stores in HCM City.
Imported pork dirt cheap, domestic livestock industry in danger
The amount of pork imported to Vietnam in the first four months of the year was six times higher than that in the entire year of 2018. The import price is VND5,000-7,000 per kilogram lower than the domestic price.
Agriculture ministry, IUCN work to protect saola
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the IUCN signed a cooperation agreement in Hanoi on March 28 on the building of a protection and breeding programme for the saola, one of the rarest and most threatened mammals on the planet.
78,000 ha of cashew cut down in last five years
VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 78,000 hectares of cashew have been cut
down by farmers in the past five years to make room for cultivating
other crops like rubber and pepper, which is ascribed to price
instability, low yield and poor supporting policies
Agriculture ministry orders snail crackdown
VietNamNet Bridge – Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Cao
Duc Phat has asked municipal and provincial People's Committees to
strengthen inspections and punish violations relating to breeding,
transporting and distributing golden snails.