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The municipal agriculture department plans to expand application of Vietnamese Good Agricultural Practices (VietGap) standards to 1,730ha, or 50 per cent of the city's vegetable gardens, by 2015.

Mekong Delta fruit prices drop as harvest peaks, supplies skyrocket

With the Mekong Delta reaching the peak fruit harvest season and supply skyrocketing, the prices of many fruits have declined.

Delta farmers warned of dragon fruit glut

Many farmers in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta have switched from rice and other crops to cultivating dragon fruit, prompting warnings from local authorities of a market glut and unsustainable expansion.

Farmers need help to get more mechanised

The Cuu Long (Mekong) River Delta should enhance the use of machines in rice farming to deal with the problem of labour shortage, increase productivity and minimise post-harvest losses and costs, speakers said at a recent forum.

Can nanotech save dying shrimp farms?

Nanotechnology applications offer fresh hope for beleaguered shrimp farmers in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces, experts said at workshops held in Ben Tre Province on Wednesday and in Bac Lieu Province yesterday.

Southern farmers celebrate solid winter-spring crop

The southern region has completed its harvesting of the winter-spring rice crop, with an average yield equal to last year's crop, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Heatwaves toast north and centre

As a scorching heat wave dries up reservoirs, farmers can do nothing but wait, said Nguyen Thi Nam Linh, a farmer in Quang Nam Province's Dien Ban District.

Farmers' profits jump after switching to corn

Switching from low-yield rice to corn has brought higher incomes for farmers in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang, according to officials.

Organic rice farmers go against the grain

Yesterday's nice weather proved ideal for rice farmers in Chuong My District's Dong Phu Commune as they set to work harvesting their crops, and it wasn't just the sunshine that had them smiling.

Livestock industry seeks to create large-scale farming system

The country's livestock industry should be restructured in a sustainable and competitive manner over the next two years, the head of HCM City's Department of Livestock Production said at a conference held in HCM City yesterday.

Central region plans ahead with drought-resistant rice

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has instructed central provinces to plant rice varieties that are drought resistant and have shorter maturing periods in this year's summer-autumn crop.

Hightlight

First Korean-language newspaper hits shelves

The Vietnam-Korea Times – Viet Nam's first Korean language newspaper made its debut in Ha Noi yesterday.

New industrial zone to lure Japanese firms

Construction of the Phu My 3 Industrial Zone starts today in the south-eastern province of Ba Ria Vung Tau to predominantly house Japanese companies. Viet Nam News spoke to Nguyen Thi Thao Nhi, CEO of the Thanh Binh Phu My Joint Stock Company, the major investor in the zone, about its strengths and commitment to the province's development.

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