Vietnam Agricultural Products

  "Rice ATM" invented in HCMC has inspired similar initiatives nationwide to help those in poverty survive the pandemic. After Vietnam commences a 15-day nationwide social distancing campaign on April 1, and with all "non-essential" stores shut, Hoang Tuan Anh, an entrepreneur in Ho Chi Minh City, decided to lend those in need a hand. Worried about the risk those face gathering and waiting on the street for free food, Anh invented an automatic machine that dispenses rice in Saigon's Tan Phu District. Now, at the touch of a button, the poor can collect 1.5 kilograms of rice 24/7, with three employees working shifts to monitor the system via remote camera. Anh had planned to dispense 500 kilograms of rice per day, but distributed nearly one tonne on the first. Since, he has had many offers of support. "The thing we need most now is rice. I hope to receive more community support," he stated, adding additional "rice ATMs" have been set up in Dist...

  Vietnam properly grasp the demand for rice in the world According to the latest updated forecast information in July of the US Department of Agriculture, the world's rice production in 2020 is estimated at 495.2 million tons, down about 0.3% compared to 2019. World rice consumption in 2020 is estimated at 490.4 million tons, an increase of about 1.3% compared to 2019. According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, with the advantages of the market, especially the high world rice demand since the outbreak of COVID-19, Vietnamese rice enterprises are having the opportunity to increase output and export prices of rice. In fact, Vietnam has seized the opportunity when the demand for rice increases, when in two consecutive crops of Winter-Spring 2019-2020 and Summer-Autumn 2020, Vietnam's rice output increased. At the right moment, the price of rice for export in the world continues to rise because of the purchasing demand of many countries for reserve and disease prevention...