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The latest developments in the agriculture and food industries of Vietnam and Southeast Asia, delivered on the basis of local statistics and primary sources.
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Why a European entrepreneur bet on Vietnam—insect-protein company Entobel builds an 11,000-tonne-a-year production system at Asia's largest plant
Asia's largest insect-protein plant, built in southern Vietnam by Singapore-based Entobel, has entered full operation. With a production capacity of 11,000 tonnes a year, it advances the move away from fishmeal in shrimp- and catfish-farming feed. -
Not durian but "passion fruit" captivates Europe—Q1 export value up 73% to US$30.5 million, topping fruit bound for the EU
Q1 2026 passion-fruit export value to the EU reached US$30.5 million, up 73% year on year. EVFTA tariff elimination and an export model centered on processed products drove the growth, surpassing cashew nuts to top fruit bound for the EU. -
From coffee husks to "cascara tea"—a by-product transformed into four times the value of green beans
Vietnam's Phuc Sinh has commercialized "cascara tea," made by drying and processing the discarded husks of coffee cherries. Exporting it to three European countries at four times the unit price of green beans, it is leading the growth of processed-coffee exports of US$1.78 billion (up 50.4% year on year). -
Bac Giang lychee harvest begins May 25—exports strengthened with 117 GlobalGAP-certified orchards
Bac Giang province in northern Vietnam began the early harvest of its 2026 lychee crop on May 25. Although poor weather cut output to about 95,000 tonnes, a certification framework of 204 ha under GlobalGAP and 16,000 ha under VietGAP strengthens high-quality exports to Japan and the EU. -
Vietnam provides fertilizer and farm machinery to Sri Lanka—a country that was once "on the receiving end of aid" moves to a South-South agricultural-cooperation model
Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Environment announced on April 28 the provision of fertilizer and farm machinery to Sri Lanka. Deputy Minister Hoang Trung met Ambassador Perera and entered concrete talks. It is a symbolic case of Vietnam—a food-importing country until the 1980s—turning into a provider of aid. We analyze the export opportunities for manufacturers such as Phu My Fertilizer and PVCFC and the possibility of triangular cooperation with Japan. -
Higher value for Vietnamese pangasius (catfish) by-products accelerates—collagen multiplies value 15 to 25 times, a 'gold mine' of 900,000 tonnes a year
ベトナム産パンガシウス（ナマズ）の副産物70〜90万トンが、酵素加水分解・微生物技術でコラーゲン・魚油・魚皮スナック・機能性ペプチドへと高付加価値化。価値は1.5ドル/kg→20ドル/kgと15〜25倍に。Vinh Hoan等が主導する循環経済モデルで、日本のサプリ・機能性食品市場への原料供給拡大も視野に。 -
Hanoi partners directly with Osaka Prefecture, a local-government model that goes beyond going through JICA—building an innovation hub to accelerate Japan–Vietnam agricultural digitalization
Vu Dai Thang, chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee, met Osaka Prefecture's deputy governor Nobuhiko Yamaguchi in Tokyo on April 29 to discuss comprehensive cooperation on innovation, smart agriculture, and smart cities. A model of direct local-government partnership that goes beyond going through JICA is changing the structure of Japan–Vietnam agricultural cooperation. The Osaka Innovation Hub becomes a benchmark for Hanoi's rollout. -
China's major player Haid builds a 200,000-tonne-a-year feed plant in northern Vietnam—expanding further from a 19.2% share
中国の飼料・養殖大手Haid Group（広東海大集団）が、2026年4月29日にベトナム北部フートー（Phu Tho）省で年産20万トンの新飼料工場を着工した。子会社の永福海龍農牧科技（Yongfu Hailong Agricultural and Livestock Technology）が運営し、ティラピア... -
The Mekong low-emission rice program hits 197% of target—seed down 45%, fertilizer down 30%, yield up 12%
The Vietnamese government's "One Million Hectares of High-Quality, Low-Emission Rice in the Mekong Delta plan" is spreading at a pace well above the initial target. According to the latest announcement by the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (MAE) (as of April 2026), against an initial two-year target of 180,000 hectares, the actual participating area was 354,839 hectares (... -
Dong Thap's "footprint-free paddies" at 120 hectares—with 6 billion VND in annual sales, a standard-bearer for the one-million-hectare plan
In Phu Cuong district (formerly Tam Nong district), Dong Thap province in southern Vietnam, a "footprint-free paddy field (canh dong khong dau chan)" that runs 120 hectares of salt-damaged, acidic soil through full mechanization and unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) is drawing nationwide attention as a standard-bearer of the 2026 low-emission rice program...
