Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat of Vietnam
Phat said that the world price in April this year was nearly four times higher than the average price in 2007.
Minister Cao Duc Phat said the application of scientific and technological advances has helped farmers bring in bumper harvests this year despite numerous difficulties.
The increasing allocation of farmlands for other purposes is a major threat to food security with many plots of fertile lands being turned into urban areas and industrial parks," Phat was quoted as saying.
Phat said Vietnam's urbanisation and industrialisation were necessary but that agriculture remained the country's "strong point," adding that new industrial zones should be built in hilly areas and on exhausted farmlands.
HANOI, July 9 Asia Pulse - Vietnamese Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) Cao Duc Phat has asked the northern mountainous and northern central regions to focus on rice production to increase the staples annual outputs by 2 per cent from now to 2015.
Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns and Vietnamese Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat met in Washington June 21 during the visit of Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai.
Phat is one of JJ/WBGSP alumni who completed Master in Public Administration at Harvard University in the program year of 1993, and is very supportive to our Program.
In the working trip at Kien Giang, the Minister Cao Duc Phat had a fact-finding trip at the Agricultural co-operative 8A, some agricultural models at Dong Thanh Commune (Tan Hiep District) and Tac Cau fishing port at Binh An Commune (Chau Thanh District.
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns and Vietnam's Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Cao Duc Phat met yesterday to sign a memorandum of agreement on cooperation in agriculture and related fields.
Minister Phat is traveling with Prime Minister Phan Van Khai-the first prime minister to visit the United States since 1975, who met with President Bush on Monday.
Priority given to increasing agricultural outputAt a recent meeting on measures to boost the development of the agricultural sector, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cap Duc Phat said that top priority should be given to maintaining and increasing the output of agricultural products in order to meet the demand in both the domestic and foreign markets.
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat said that the ministry will propose that the government instruct commercial banks to extend bank debt payment and freeze debts to support trade villages in difficulties.
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Cao Duc Phat has recently sent telegrams, urging provinces and supervisory groups to focus on ensuring the vaccination of poultry, especially water-birds.
would be finding markets for agricultural produce,” Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat said at the meeting held to discuss next year’s agricultural development plan.
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat said one of the important tasks for 2009 is finding markets for agricultural produce, especially rice.
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat said that revenue from rubber exports averaged 1.
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat said the most important issue is creating jobs for millions of people in rural areas and finding ways to support these businesses.