Agriculture in Vietnam - statistics & facts | Statista
While the GDP share of the agriculture sector has been decreasing in recent years due to Vietnam’s shift towards a service economy, the GDP value of this sector has been growing steadily. In...
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
(Date 08/04/2025) Vietnam and China promote agricultural and fishery trade Strengthening public-private partnership in rice sector development Forum to promote agricultural product and food trade between Vietnam and China Promoting cooperation between Korea and Vietnam in forestry Vietnam strives to fight IUU fishing
Project team | ASTI
Ernesto Brown, Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development ; Sri Lanka Jeevika Weerahewa, University of Peradeniya; Thailand Isiwat Bandrapiwat, Department of Agriculture ; Vietnam Tran Danh Suu, Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Project Administration Memorandum
Department of Agriculture (DOA) marketing division records Assumption Farmer groups are able to obtain and disseminate market information 4. Enhanced capacity of project partners in supporting farmers to all partners 25 project standardization training courses on project details and cross-cutting values 42 basic marketing
Agricultural Research and Development - an overview
The Thailand Department of Agriculture (DOA, www.doa.go.th/en) is responsible for crops and farm mechanization research, while the Department of Agricultural Extension (DOAE) is responsible for transfer of technology to farmers. While there are experiment stations in every region of the country, most research is carried out in Bangkok.
- What does the Ministry of Agriculture do in Vietnam?
- The purview of the Ministry includes forestry, aquaculture, irrigation and the salt industry; it is also involved in water management and flood control. The Ministry maintains 63 provincial department offices throughout Vietnam. The Ministry itself is located in Hanoi.
- How important is agriculture to Vietnam's economy?
- Although the agricultural sector’s contribution to Vietnam’s GDP fluctuated over the past five years as the nation shifted towards a service and manufacturing economy, its GDP value remained stable. In addition, the agriculture sector has been the largest employer across economic sectors in Vietnam, employing over 13.9 million Vietnamese in 2022.
- What percentage of Vietnam's GDP is agriculture?
- In economic terms, the agriculture GDP accounts for about 13.96% of the total GDP in 2019. 3 However, this number reflects a constant decrease from 38.06% in 1986, 4 showing a deep transformation of Vietnam’s economy.
- How many provincial departments are there in Vietnam?
- The Ministry maintains 63 provincial department offices throughout Vietnam. The Ministry itself is located in Hanoi. On 18 February 2025, the Ministry merged with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to form the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.
- What is agricultural restructuring program (ARP) in Vietnam?
- In addition, the Government of Vietnam introduced the Agricultural Restructuring Program (ARP) in 2013 35 and an updated plan 2017, 36 aiming to promote economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable development.
- How has Vietnam changed since the Doi Moi economic reform?
- Since the Doi Moi economic reform in the 1980s, Vietnam has transformed from being a nation heavily affected by food shortage to one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of many agricultural products, such as coffee, peanuts, and rice.
