Mekong Delta authorities encourage farmers to expand smart rice model

Authorities in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta are encouraging farmers to expand smart rice farming since it helps adapt to climate change, is environment-friendly and offers higher incomes.

Water sources need to be prepared for winter-spring rice crop

Solutions sought for soaring fertiliser prices Amid soaring fertiliser prices compared to early this year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development proposed the Ministry of Industry and Trade to plan a comprehensive inspection on fertiliser production, business, import and export activities in southern provinces.

Mekong Delta sees bountiful summer – autumn rice crop despite impact of pandemic The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta is harvesting the summer - autumn crop and has had a successful rice crop despite the impact of the COVID - 19 pandemic, Nguyễn Thanh Tùng, deputy head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Plant Cultivation Department, has said.

Đồng Tháp farmer delivers organic success

In a black rice field in Nhị Mỹ Commune, Cao Lãnh District of the southern province of Đồng Tháp, farmer Nguyễn Văn Tùng removes weed by hand and take notes about the rice’s growth day by day.

Việt Nam earns $362 million from rice exports in April The volume of rice exported is estimated at 700,000 tonnes with a value of US$362 million last month.

Vietnamese rice export price reaches record level Vietnamese rice prices are on the rise and can compete with other rivals in terms of quality, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Tiền Giang shifts to high-value crops to adapt to climate change

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tiền Giang plans to turn 7,700ha of unproductive rice fields into high-value crops to adapt to climate change and natural disasters in the 2020 - 25 period.

Country’s largest rice producing province expands advanced farming models

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kiên Giang, the country’s largest rice producer, has implemented several advanced extension models for rice cultivation that reduce the quantity of seeds required and use advanced techniques to improve yields and reduce costs.

Smallholder farmers to get help from Bayer in twin fight against saltwater-drought, COVID-19

Around 80,000 smallholder farmers whose livelihoods and welfare have been severely impacted by COVID-19 will benefit from a global initiative by Bayer titled ‘Better Farms, Better Lives.’