Hanoi, Dec. 31 -- Despite global economic volatility, sluggish growth and increasingly complex climate change and natural disasters, the agriculture and environment sector has fulfilled and exceeded all nine targets assigned by the Government, laying an important foundation for the next stage of development. Specifically, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, the sector's GDP growth reached around 3.7-3.92%, while exports of agricultural, forestry and fishery products are estimated at 70 billion USD, far exceeding the target of 65 billion USD and generating a trade surplus of more than 20 billion USD. Social and environmental indicators continued to improve markedly, with nearly 80% of communes meeting new-style rural ...