Cà Mau expands use of advanced farming techniques

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Cà Mau has developed more clean farming models for shrimp and rice that meet Vietnamese good agricultural practices (VietGAP) standards and organic standards to meet the rising demand for them, especially in export markets.

Farmers see bumper mangosteen harvest Mangosteen farmers in the southeastern province of Bình Dương have had a bumper crop of mangosteen this season because of long periods of hot weather, low rainfall, and support from local authorities.

HCM City helps neighbouring provinces improve food quality Authorities in HCM City are helping neighbouring provinces produce safe foods as 80 per cent of seafood is supplied by other cities and provinces to the city.

Long An seeks rapid adoption of advanced rice farming techniques

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Long An hopes to ensure 20,000ha of paddies are farmed using advanced techniques by the end of this year.

Kiên Giang widens efficient rice farming, aquaculture models

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kiên Giang has expanded its most efficient rice and aquatic species farming models in the last two years.

Sóc Trăng’s largest fruit-growing district goes organic

More farmers in Sóc Trăng Province's Kế Sách District have begun using organic fertiliser and bio-products under the encouragement of local authorities.

Sơn La exports first batch of mangoes to UK The first batch of three tonnes of mangoes, grown in Yên Châu District in the northern mountainous province of Sơn La, were packaged on June 19 for export to the UK.

In HCM City, administration, sellers closely monitor pork for disease

Official agencies and distributors in HCM City have dispatched their quality management teams to major slaughtering facilities and wholesale markets to ensure that 100 per cent of pork coming to the market is of good quality and without diseases, especially African swine flu.

Cajuput tree trellises used to grow pepper Farmers in Kiên Giang Province’s Gò Quao District are using environmentally-friendly cajuput trees as trellises instead of concrete or wooden pillars to grow pepper plants.

Mekong Delta’s main red onion growing area adopts new farming models Farmers in Sóc Trăng Province’s Vĩnh Châu Town, the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta’s largest red onion producer, have adopted new efficient farming models for growing the bulbs in the rainy season.