The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has launched a programme offering low-interest loans to farmers to serve sustainable rice production in the Mekong Delta.

The Cuu Long Delta Rice Research Institute (CLRRI) and agricultural company Loc Troi Group on December 24 signed a five-year agreement to jointly develop new rice varieties.

Agricultural company Loc Troi Group signed an agreement with UAE-based food company Phoenix Group in Dubai on December 20 for sustainable rice production in Vietnam.

Nine out of 11 initiatives on applying technologies to increase rice yield and reduce greenhouse gas emission were honoured at a ceremony held in Thai Binh city.

Measures to build linkages towards sustainable rice production chains in the context of climate change were the focus of a workshop held in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang.

Rice firms need to build their own brands in the domestic market first before they make their way to the global market.

The global sustainable rice production criteria are to be applied in Vietnam for the first time, in large-scale fields in the Mekong Delta.