Central Highlands farmers adapt to climate change

Intercropping and advanced farming techniques used in the Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) provinces are helping farmers adapt to the effects of climate change, including unusually heavy rains, whirlwinds and prolonged droughts.

Land accumulation essential to apply innovation in agriculture Việt Nam News reporter Khoa Thư talks to Vũ Trọng Khải, former director of the Central Agricultural Cooperative Management School II, on how land policies should be changed to help agriculture thrive.

Việt Nam's rice crowned the best at 2019 World Rice Conference

Việt Nam’s organic rice from Sóc Trăng ST24 was crowned the best in the world at the 2019 The Rice Trader (TRT) World Rice Conference in Manila, the Philippines, on Tuesday.

VN gets help with rice cultivation Việt Nam is receiving support to apply remote sensor technology in rice production.

Long An Province seeks to expand use of advanced techniques to grow dragon fruit

The use of advanced farming techniques to grow dragon fruit in Long An Province, the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta’s largest producer, has been expanded in the province to ensure steady incomes for farmers.

Storm Nakri weakens to tropical depression Storm Nakri has been downgraded to a tropical depression after it approached shores between central provinces of Phú Yên and Khánh Hòa on Sunday night, but rain is forecast to continue hitting the central region and Central Highlands for the next couple of days.

Organic farms fuel sustainable development

Born in Điện Bàn Town, Quảng Nam Province, 37-year-old Dương Hiển Tú has developed the area's first organic ecological agriculture system and a sustainable farming model over the past seven years to create the An Phú organic farm brand.

Khơ Mú ethnic minority group wishes for a bumper crop At this time of year, when their rice plants grow up to their knees, people of the Khơ Mú ethnic minority group hold a worship ceremony dedicated to genies of plants, especially the goddess of rice.

NA deputies questioned on agriculture, commercial issues

NA deputies yesterday asked about measures to remove the European Commission (EC)’s ‘yellow card’ warning on Việt Nam’s fisheries sector during the question & answer (Q&A) session to Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyễn Xuân Cường, as part of the 14th NA’s ongoing eighth session.

118,202ha of old coffee trees replaced in Central Highlands

The Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) region has replaced 118,202ha of old coffee trees by planting new ones or grafting old coffee trees with young sprouts to improve yield since 2014, or 98.5 per cent of the total area to be replanted in 2014-20.