Addressing the ceremony, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong welcomed the large agricultural project of the group, affirming that it will contribute actively to livestock development. He requested the locality to facilitate the group’s project implementation while developing a safe material zone for the project and addressing pollution caused by the livestock sector. The Minister also urged the Masan Group to focus its resources so as the project will be on schedule, as well as ensure material supply, processing methods and expand consumption markets. According to Nguyen Dang Quang, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Masan Group, the complex will cost over VND1 trillion (US$44 million) and sit on 10 hectares in the IP. It will have an annual capacity of 140,000 tonnes of pork. The plant will use Danish technology and operate in line with the standards of the US Food and Drugs Administration, Quang said. Nguyen Xuan Dong, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee said the project is expected to boost the livestock sector of Ha Nam and the surrounding localities, thus contributing to ending small-scale slaughters and ensuring food safety. Ha Nam currently has 720,000 pigs. A planning has been made on pig farming in 30 communes, hoping to supply 500,000 pigs per year for the processing plant by 2025.
Steady growth Currently, food processing is one of the priority industries in the nation’s development plan, with initiatives to increase yield and the export value of agricultural and processed food products. The Vietnamese food processing industry has been growing steadily at about 7 per cent in the last five years. Annual food consumption value in the country was estimated to make up 15 per cent of the GDP and the quantity also increases by approximately 10 per cent per year, while beverage consumption grows at 6.66 per cent per annum. According to Do Thang Hai, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade,…... [read more]
PANO – Voters expressed their delight at recent developments of the military and applauded the success of the Ministry of National Defense in firmly protecting national sovereignty over the country’s borders, seas and islands and maintaining peace and security for national socio-economic development. Defense Minister, General Ngo Xuan Lich, and other National Assembly (NA) deputies for Ha Nam province organized a meeting with local voters on October 5 in Duy Tien district. At the meeting, local voters strongly advocated the Party’s and State’s standing on the East Sea (South China Sea) issue, which clearly reads that Vietnam consistently pursues the…... [read more]
Dairy zone opened in Ha Nam Minh Tam By Minh Tam - The Saigon Times Daily HCMC – FrieslandCampina Vietnam has inaugurated a 66-hectare sustainable dairy zone in the northern province of Ha Nam after one year of development. The zone is part of a sustainable dairy industry development project for Vietnam, which is being implemented by the northern province and the Dutch government. FrieslandCampina Vietnam has invested much in two dairy farms and essential infrastructure such as roads, wastewater treatment systems, and facilities for forage production, milk buying and quality testing in the zone. Local households in need of…... [read more]
Mr. Loi awards key models on studying and following Uncle Ho’s example. (Photo: nhandan.com.vn)Accordingly, 290 key models in studying and following Uncle Ho’s ideology, morality and style have been developed in the province, contributing to reinforcing trust and creating active change in action of each cadre, Party member, soldier and individual. The implementation of the key models in each agency is considered one practical solutions to increase the quality and efficiency of the implementation of the directive, which helps push back a degradation in political ideology, morality and living style; building a stronger and purer Party; and boosting economic, cultural,…... [read more]
Legend has it that the Ly Nhan area in the past, or Ha Nam nowadays, was just an area with luxuriant reeds and a thin population but a very convenient traffic location that was easy to access the Chau River and the Hong River back to Thang Long or to the sea. That's why Tran Hung Dao, celebrated army general under the Tran dynasty, chose this land to set up six food warehouses to supply the second revolution against the Nguyen-Mong army in 1285. The location of Tran Thuong Temple nowadays is the main food warehouse. With the legend and…... [read more]