More chances of export for winter crops: Agriculture minister China has just experienced a severe flood, causing a shortage of vegetables, creating an opportunity for Việt Nam's agricultural exports.

Tiền Giang Province aims to obtain growth speed of this year to be 7 per cent Tiền Giang is determined to achieve the economic growth target of 7 per cent this year despite being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Party chief of the Mekong Delta province has said.

Kiên Giang develops rice co-operative – company links to ensure demand, supply

Kiên Giang Province, the country’s largest rice producer, has taken measures to strengthen co-operation between co-operatives and companies involved in rice production to improve the quality and value of the grain, and thus farmers’ incomes.

Rice farms in Đồng Tháp fully mechanised

Farmers in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Đồng Tháp are using agricultural machines for all rice cultivation processes on nearly 100 per cent of rice farms. 

Mekong Delta adapts to saline intrusion Nguyễn Hoàng Hiệp, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, talks to the Government's website chinhphu.vn on the need to develop plans to reduce the negative impacts of drought, salinity and land subsidence in the Mekong Delta

Farmers and companies linked together to join potato production chain

You won’t find Nguyễn Ngọc Tuấn in the fields growing potatoes, but the President of the of Farmers’ Association of Đức Trọng District in the Central Highlands province of Lâm Đồng is known among friends as ‘potato’.

Ninh Thuận farmers switch from rice to asparagus

The south - central province of Ninh Thuận is encouraging farmers in drought – prone areas to grow asparagus to improve their incomes.

Farmers dig ponds, build small reservoirs to store water Farmers in the south-central province of Bình Thuận in areas without public irrigation systems have dug ponds, built small reservoirs, and installed efficient irrigation systems as drought occurs during the dry season.

Đồng Tháp improves irrigation works to water summer – autumn rice The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Đồng Tháp has built new pumping stations for irrigation and upgraded existing ones to ensure there is sufficient water for the summer - autumn rice crop.

MoIT proposes removing rice export quota The current quota means firms were allowed to export 400,000 tonnes of rice in April to ensure food security amid the COVID-19 pandemic.