$0The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) will work withthe Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to implement afour-year project which aims to raise the output and quality of plants.$0$0The project, starting from this year, has a total investment capitalof 3.46 million USD, with 3.31 million USD in non-refundable aid comingfrom the Japanese side. $0$0According to the MARD, theproject will focus on improving management capacity in the cultivationsector, in such areas as plant variety protection and the production ofsafe plants in a bid to meet Vietnam’s commitments to relatedinternational treaties. $0$0It also aims to set up aplant variety protection system to meet the requirements of integrationand fulfill tasks set for members of the International Union for theProtection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) in 2016. $0$0It will also improve the management system of plant production fromthe central to grassroots levels, while raising public awareness of foodsafety. $0$0The project will firstly give priority tothe assessment of application form registration for plant varietyprotection and work on measures to test the distinctness, uniformity andstability (DUS) of plants which are compatible with internationalstandards and introduced to the National Centre for Plant and Fertilizer Testing as well as other testing centres. $0$0Under the project, technicians in charge of guiding farmers to producesafe plants in cities and provinces, including Quang Ninh, Hung Yen, HaNam, Hai Phong, Thai Binh and Hoa Binh, will be chosen for capacityimprovement./.$0$0$0$0
Investors upbeat about Vietnam’s industrial property market
Investors are bullish on Vietnam's industrial property market growth on the back of the nation's strategic location, sound infrastructure, and increasing demand for industrial space, particularly industrial parks that meet green standards, according to market research.
