Floating cages for breeding marine fish in the island commune of Thổ Châu in Kiên Giang Province’s Phú Quốc City. – VNA/VnExpress News Photo Hồng Đạt KIÊN GIANG – The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kiên Giang is seeking to make its marine aquaculture safe and sustainable and …
Read More »Agricultural tourism helps Đồng Tháp farmers earn extra income
People visit a pink mandarin orchard that offers tourism services in Đồng Tháp Province’s Lai Vung District. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Nhựt An ĐỒNG THÁP — More farmers in Đồng Tháp Province are offering tourism services related to agriculture, helping them add to their incomes. The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province …
Read More »An Giang to improve farmers’ incomes with agricultural restructuring
Mangoes are being harvested in An Giang Province. The province is seeking to increase the exports of mangoes and certain other agricultural products. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Công Mạo AN GIANG — The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of An Giang will focus on restructuring agriculture production this year to …
Read More »Mekong Delta farmers adapt to saline intrusion with shrimp-rice farming
Famers harvest rice planted under the shrimp – rice farming model in Tiền Giang Province’s Tân Phú Đông District. – VNA/VnExpress News Photo Minh Trí TIỀN GIANG – Farmers have managed to turn adversity into opportunity by adapting to salinity intrusion with a shrimp-rice farming model in the island …
Read More »Ninh Thuận improves marine aquaculture efficiency
Floating cages for breeding shrimp in Ninh Thuận Province’s Ninh Hải District. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Công Thử NINH THUẬN — The south-central province of Ninh Thuận plans to expand marine aquaculture models that are efficient and provide high incomes to farmers, according to its Fisheries Sub-department. It will also …
Read More »Dragon fruit production needs reorganisation for sustainable development: minister
Dragon fruits are classified based on size and quality for selling. – VNA/VnExpress News Photo BÌNH THUẬN – To sustainably develop dragon fruit farming, localities should reorganise production from the commune level upwards based on understanding production status and market demand, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Lê Minh …
Read More »Farming pearls from mussels a potential industry for Việt Nam
A mussel showing off its pearls on Phú Quốc Island in the southern province of Kiên Giang. — Photo dulichdaophuquoc.org HÀ NỘI — Raising mussels for pearls could be a promising industry in Việt Nam, thanks to favourable weather conditions, long coastlines and warm seas, said the Standing Vice Chairman …
Read More »Minister urges Mekong Delta to develop agricultural economy mindset
Farmers harvest the 2021 autumn – winter rice crop in Thanh Bình District in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Đồng Tháp. – VNA/VnExpress News Photo Nguyễn Văn Trí HCM CITY – The agriculture sector in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta’s 12 provinces and Cần Thơ City should change …
Read More »Ninh Thuận Province to spend $33m to develop animal husbandry
Sheep bred in Ninh Thuận Province’s Bác Ái District. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Nguyễn Thành NINH THUẬN — The south central province of Ninh Thuận will spend more than VNĐ743 billion (US$33 million) over the next decade to make animal husbandry safe, efficient and lucrative. By 2030, it plans to …
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