Rice harvest in Mekong River Delta. (canthotv.vn)

(VOVworld) – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on Saturday chaired a conference on rice production and consumption in the Mekong River Delta.
Meeting participants analyzed objective and subjective factors to make local rice consumption hard while encouraged ministries and relevant agencies in the region to issue long-term measures to offer credits for farmers.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has increased negotiations to sign more export contracts on top of market expansion. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is stepping up the study of new and qualified rice varieties and plans for efficient and sustainable rice cultivation.