Islet district develops specialised farming areas to adapt to climate change

Tân Phú Đông, an islet district in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tiền Giang, has developed specialised farming areas to enable local farmers to adapt to climate change.

Trà Vinh promotes agricultural restructuring as drought, saline intrusion damages crops

Authorities in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Trà Vinh have encouraged farmers to restructure their crop cultivation to mitigate the impact of drought and saltwater intrusion. 

Sugarcane no longer sweet for Mekong Delta’s largest producer

Hậu Giang Province, the largest sugarcane producer in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta, is growing less and less of the crop as prices fall sharply.

Đắk Nông sets targets for 'new-style rural areas' The Central Highlands province of Đắk Nông has set targets for the next five years for its "new-style rural area" programme, for which it has spent more than VNĐ91 trillion (US$3.9 billion) since 2010, according to the provincial People’s Committee.

Mekong Delta takes steps to improve farming co-operatives

Farmers' incomes in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta have risen as a result of membership in agricultural co-operatives, but the effectiveness of the groups is still limited, experts have said. 

Kiên Giang Province improves life for ethnic minorities

The lives of ethnic people in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kiên Giang have improved in recent years with the province implementing several measures for their socio-economic upliftment.

Bạc Liêu performing well in its poverty fight

The Mekong Delta province of Bạc Liêu plans to lift 5,000 poor households above the poverty line this year, reducing its poverty rate to 1.9 per cent, according to its steering committee for national target programes.

Province reduces poverty by teaching households new farming models

Authorities in the Mekong Delta province of Bến Tre have taught poor households effective farming models to help them escape poverty.

Farmers see higher profits from sustainable shrimp–rice farming model

The shrimp-rice farming model in Cà Mau Province, the largest shrimp producer in the Mekong Delta, has offered a stable income for farmers.

Solutions sought for $10b shrimp plan1

A conference was held in the Mekong Delta province of Sóc Trăng on Thursday to discuss how to realise the US$10 billion shrimp export target by 2025 as requested by the Prime Minister.