Government should buy summer-autumn rice: MARD

The Government should buy summer-autumn rice for temporary storage to push up consumption demand and provide security for farmers, the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Trần Thanh Nam, has said. 

Mekong Delta sees bountiful summer – autumn rice crop despite impact of pandemic The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta is harvesting the summer - autumn crop and has had a successful rice crop despite the impact of the COVID - 19 pandemic, Nguyễn Thanh Tùng, deputy head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Plant Cultivation Department, has said.

Mekong Delta localities tighten COVID preventive measures Many provinces and Cần Thơ City in the Mekong Delta have tightened COVID-19 preventive measures as the pandemic continues to rage.

Long An seeks funding for freshwater reservoir Long An Province's Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has proposed building a freshwater reservoir project in Thạnh Hoá District to ensure water supply in the dry season.

Bio-diversity protection: top priority in Đồng Tháp The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Đồng Tháp is taking measures to preserve bio-diversity in its wetlands, waterways, and dry land areas, as well as in agricultural production, in the 2021-25 period.

Long An Province to join regional tourism organisation

The southern province of Long An will be admitted as the 130th member of Tourism Promotion Organisation for Asia Pacific Cities (TPO), based in South Korea, in October.

Long An to expand high-quality, hi-tech rice farming

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Long An plans to increase its rate of high-quality rice cultivation to 70 -75 per cent during 2021 – 25 from the current 50 per cent, according to its Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Strategy to cope with drought, salinity needs adjustments in Mekong Delta Nguyễn Hữu Thiện, an independent expert on Mekong Delta ecology, talks to Nhân dân (People) online newspaper about measures to respond to the risk of the drought and salinity that are forecast to severely hit the delta at the beginning of the dry season next year

Concentrated farming areas bring higher incomes to Tiền Giang

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tiền Giang’s concentrated farming areas for key agricultural products have improved farmers' incomes and have helped the province adapt to climate change.

OECMs promise a new conservation opportunity for Việt Nam A new conservation designation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) promises more opportunities for Việt Nam to boost conservation work in the country, experts have said.