On 28 December 2022, Nguyễn Trường Thắng, deputy head of the The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARDs) Enterprise Management Department spoke at a forum on enterprises in the development of agriculture and rural areas held in Hà Nội, confirming that the ministry would continue to implement solutions to innovate the mechanism to support businesses in expanding markets
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Maldives to be the next milled-rice export destination for Cambodia
One month after Cambodias Phka Rumduol jasmine variety was crowned for the fifth time as the World’s Best Rice, the country has decided to begin formally exporting milled rice to Maldives, to help raise the profile of local grain both nationally and internationally
First organic mineral production facility opens in Vietnam
Vietnam on 2 November, saw the opening of Bioplex plant, the first organic mineral production facility in the country
Jinping calls for efforts to accelerate China's agricultural resilience at annual rural work conference
During the annual rural work conference held from 23-24 December 2022, Xi Jinping, Chinese President, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission called for efforts to enhance agricultural strength as part of the CPCs plans to push China into becoming a great modern socialist country
RCEP and CCFTA agreement add momentum to Cambodia's agriculture development
In a report by Xinhua, Cambodian Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Dith Tina, on 26 December stated that the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the Cambodia-China Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) had added momentum to Cambodian agriculture development