Kiên Giang increases rice output The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kiên Giang, the country’s largest rice producer, is expected to produce 4.3 million tonnes of paddy this year, up more than 35,200 tonnes against last year, according to its Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Quảng Trị farmers on the edge of crop failure

The central province of Quảng Trị is experiencing one of harshest summers in history. With a persistent dry wind and barely any rain, cracks have started appearing on local paddy fields.

Prime Minister requests urgent actions to cope with drought Prolonged and widespread heat has been recorded in the central and Central Highlands regions since the beginning of the summer-autumn crop.

Ninh Thuận farmers lack water, leave 1,500ha of paddies fallow Farmers in Ninh Thuận are not growing any summer – autumn crop on more than 1,500ha of land due to lack of water, according to the south-central province’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Summer- autumn rice yield increases in south The southern region expects to harvest an average of 5.66 tonnes of paddy per hectare in the current summer – autumn crop, 139 kilogrammes more than last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Plant Cultivation Department.

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.

Ninh Thuận uses laser land levellers to reduce water runoff on rice fields

The south-central province of Ninh Thuận is using laser-operated land levellers on large rice fields to increase yield and efficient use of irrigation water.

Drought plagues central region

Extreme and prolonged hot weather and drought in Quảng Trị, Quảng Bình, Nghệ An and some central provinces have seriously affected the daily lives and production of local people.

Delta takes steps against saltwater intrusion  Saltwater intrusion in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta is expected to increase between April 28 and May 6 as the volume of water flowing southward from the Mekong River will decline, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Irrigation Department.

Mekong Delta to store water during dry season

The Southern Institute of Water Resources Research has asked farmers and irrigation management units in the  Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta region to store water in ponds and canals for the dry season this year.