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The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) issued Certificates of Food and Feed Safety Approvals for ten genetically engineered (GE) events for corn, soybeans, and alfalfa in 2018-2019.

This report provides an overview of the health and quarantine certificates needed for exporting food and agricultural products to Vietnam.

On September 20, 2019, the Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) approved five biotech events, including, two soybean events, one corn event, and two alfalfa events.

In 2016, estimates for Vietnam’s growing areas of biotech crop (corn) were at 35,000 ha, accounting for about 3 percent of the total cultivated corn area.

This report provides a summary and an unofficial translation of Decree 15/2017/ND-CP, dated February 17, 2017 of the Government of Vietnam (GVN) which renews the functions, tasks, authority....

This report provides an unofficial translation of Decision 5463/QD-BNN-PC, dated December 28, 2016 of Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Following a near six month regulatory review, the Vietnam Minister of Agriculture signed the first four Certificates for Food and Feed Safety for four genetically modified corn traits.

On June 26, 2014, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) published Circular 20/2014/TT-BNNPTNT on stipulating some assignments and competencies to manage agricultural materials.