TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD ........................................................................................... 3
LIST OF TABLES .................................................................................... 9
LIST OF FIGURES ................................................................................ 10
LIST OF BOXES .................................................................................... 12
LIST OF APPENDIX TABLES ............................................................... 13
ABBREVIATIONS .................................................................................. 15
I. CONTEXT OF VIETNAM AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN 2008 ......... 18
1. World economy in 2008 ............................................................................ 18
2. Vietnam’s economy in 2008 ...................................................................... 19
2.1. Macroeconomic growth ...................................................................... 19
2.1.1. GDP ................................................................................................. 19
2.1.2. Import-export value .......................................................................... 20
2.1.3. Consumption .................................................................................... 21
2.2. Investment .......................................................................................... 21
2.3. Exchange rate .................................................................................... 23
2.4. Integration .......................................................................................... 24
2.5. Inflation ............................................................................................... 25
2.6. Stock market ...................................................................................... 25
II. OVERVIEW OF VIETNAM’S AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN 2008 .. 27
1. Growth and structural transformation ........................................................ 27
1.1. GDP growth of fishery sector only reached 42% compared to the
scheme ...................................................................................................... 27
1.2. Invertibility in economic structural transformation of agriculture, forestry
due to good prices of agricultural products on the international market ..... 28
2. Investment ................................................................................................ 28
2.1. State budget investment ..................................................................... 28
2.2. Foreign direct investment ................................................................... 29
2.2.1. Overview of FDI in agriculture, forestry and fishery sector ............... 29
2.2.2. Foreign invested structure by sectors .............................................. 29
2.2.3. FDI structure by regions ................................................................... 30
2.2.4. FDI structure by investors ................................................................ 30
2.3. Investment from ODA capital .............................................................. 31
3. Production ................................................................................................. 32
3.1. Agriculture .......................................................................................... 32
3.2. Forestry .............................................................................................. 32
3.3. Fishery ............................................................................................... 32
3.4. Salt industry ....................................................................................... 34
4. Trade ........................................................................................................ 34
4.1. Trade surplus ..................................................................................... 34
4.2. Export sharply decrease in late 2008 .................................................. 36
4.3. Top five in value of export ................................................................. 36
4.4. Top five in value of import .................................................................. 37
4.5. Top five in growth rate of export value ................................................ 38
4.6. Top five in growth rate of import value ................................................ 38
5. Commodities ............................................................................................. 39
5.1. Rice .................................................................................................... 39
5.1.1. Production ........................................................................................ 39
5.1.2. Trade ............................................................................................... 40
5.1.2.1. Export volume and value .............................................................. 40
5.1.2.2. Price .............................................................................................. 41
5.1.2.3. Export markets .............................................................................. 42
5.1.2.4. Policy ............................................................................................ 42
5.2. Coffee ................................................................................................. 43
5.2.1. Production ........................................................................................ 43
5.2.2. Trade ............................................................................................... 43
5.2.2.1. Export volume and value .............................................................. 44
5.2.2.2. Price .............................................................................................. 44
5.2.2.3. Export markets .............................................................................. 45
5.3. Rubber ............................................................................................... 45
5.3.1. Production ........................................................................................ 45
5.3.2. Trade ............................................................................................... 46
5.3.2.1. Export volume and value .............................................................. 46
5.3.2.2. Price .............................................................................................. 46
5.3.2.3. Export markets .............................................................................. 47
5.4. Cashew nut ........................................................................................ 47
5.4.1. Production ........................................................................................ 47
5.4.2. Trade ............................................................................................... 48
5.4.2.1. Export volume and value .............................................................. 48
5.4.2.2. Price .............................................................................................. 48