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Vietnam warned to stay vigilant with influenza A (H5N8)

FAO and WHO in Vietnam have issued a press release urging the Vietnamese Government and the public to keep vigilance on the H5N8 human infection 

VN agriculture ministry gears up for possible attack of desert locusts

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) is prompting preparations for the possibility of an invasion by desert locusts in the time ahead.

FAO recommends to be on high alert on African Swine Fever in Vietnam

African Swine Fever has spread among 20 provinces and cities in Vietnam with nearly 25,000 pigs culled in an attempt to stop the outbreak from reaching the southern farms that produce the industry’s largest amount of pork. 

FAO, OIE support Vietnam in tackling African swine fever outbreaks

 The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) have said they are willing to help Vietnam deal with the outbreak of African swine fever (ASF).

FAO helps Vietnam control African swine fever

The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Vietnam has pledged to help the country control the spread of African swine fever (ASF), that recently broke out in the northern provinces of Thai Binh and Hung Yen. 

Can we feed the world without cutting forests? It can be done, says U.N.

 Agriculture is the biggest driver of deforestation globally fueled by a growing demand for food, yet it is possible to feed the world without cutting forests,

Vietnamese student wins second prize at international contest

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's Pham Thi Minh Khue has come second in a children's poster-drawing contest launched by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).  

Insects, a healthy alternative: report

People throughout the world have been regularly eating insects as a part of their diets for centuries, according to a report entitled Edible Insects: Future Prospects for Food and Feed Security by the United Nations Food

Dumped food waste threatens environment, human health

 VietNamNet Bridge – Leftover food waste is a threat to our environment and risk to human health, said Nguyen Van Phuoc, President of the Institute of Environment and Natural Resource.

No H7N9 virus found in smuggled fowl samples

 VietNamNet Bridge – Over 1,200 samples of smuggled poultry have been tested negative for the deadly strain of H7N9 bird flu virus, the Department of Animal Health has confirmed.

Vietnam among countries meeting anti-hunger targets

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is among 38 countries meeting internationally-set hunger eradication targets, chalking up successes ahead of a deadline set for 2015,

The trend of eating insects

 VietNamNet Bridge - Recently, FAO has informed that nearly two billion people in the world have been eating insects in different level.

Cham heritage holds potential for tourism

The central province of Quang Nam has great potential in history, tradition, culture and environment, as well as two UNESCO-recognised world heritage sites and the world biosphere reserve of the Cham Islands, to promote sustainable tourism,