The Hanoitimes - The Hanoi Department of Health is requested to inform the city’s residents about air pollutants and the impacts of air pollution on human health and advise people to use standard masks. Hanoi and Japan’s Fukuoka cooperate on environmental protection Hanoi encourages involvement of private sector in environmental protection Hanoi eyes Japanese technologies in environmental protection Hanoi held forum on environmental protection and green growth Hanoi to take urgent solutions for environmental protection The Hanoi People's Committee issued a document asking the city’s departments to closely enforce measures to ensure environmental sanitation and reduce air pollution in the capital. Accordingly, Hanoi’s authority requested the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to keep updating accurately air quality assessment index at the air pollution monitoring stations on the city’s portal and the department’s website, so … [Read more...] about Hanoi strictly enforces environmental protection measures
Environmental factors affecting agricultural production
Bayer enlists hi tech for sustainable agriculture
Digital farming solutions are not just adding efficiency to agriculture, but doing so in a sustainable manner Over the years, climate change has had a marked negative impact on agriculture in Vietnam, particularly in the Mekong Delta and the Central Highlands. According to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, in 2018, Vietnam was one of the five most vulnerable countries on the globe to climate change. Vietnam also ranked fifth on the Global Climate Risk Index and eighth for long-term Climate Risk Index (CRI). Particularly in the Mekong Delta provinces, in the near future, about 35 per cent of the population will be affected and about 40.5 per cent of the region’s total rice production will be lost. Meanwhile, according to Tran Vinh, deputy director of the Western Highlands Agriculture & Forestry Science Institute, climate change has directly caused shortages of water in the irrigation system, threatening agriculture in the Central Highlands. “Every … [Read more...] about Bayer enlists hi tech for sustainable agriculture
Rising sea levels threaten Vietnam’s top rice producer
Rice uploading for export at the Southern Food Company in Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: VNA) Kien Giang (VNS/VNA) - Because of climate change, Kien Giang province is struggling to maintain its place as Vietnam’s biggest rice producer – a distinction it has held for nearly two decades. The province is well positioned to produce rice. Located on the coast, in an area in Cuu Long (Mekong Delta) with some of the country’s richest soil, Kien Giang is home to more than 357,000 ha of rice paddies. It produces an average of over four million tonnes of rice each year. But ever-rising seas have deposited saltwater deeper into the province, contaminating the three key production areas of Long Xuyen Quadrangle, West Hau River and U Minh Thuong and killing off hundreds thousands of hectares of rice over the last few years. “Climate change is affecting the growth of local agriculture,” said deputy director of the province’s agriculture and rural development … [Read more...] about Rising sea levels threaten Vietnam’s top rice producer
Rising seas threaten Việt Nam’s top rice producer
Viet Nam News KIÊN GIANG — Because of climate change, Kiên Giang province is struggling to maintain its place as Việt Nam’s biggest rice producer – a distinction it has held for nearly two decades. The province is well positioned to produce rice. Located on the coast, in an area in Cửu Long (Mekong Delta) with some of the country’s richest soil, Kiên Giang is home to more than 357,000 ha of rice paddies. It produces an average of over four million tonnes of rice each year. But ever-rising seas have deposited saltwater deeper into the province, contaminating the three key production areas of Long Xuyên Quadrangle, West Hậu River and U Minh Thượng and killing off hundreds thousands of hectares of rice over the last few years. “Climate change is affecting the growth of local agriculture,” said deputy director of the province’s agriculture and rural development department Đỗ Minh … [Read more...] about Rising seas threaten Việt Nam’s top rice producer
Modern processing, preserving technology ensures food safety: experts
The use of modern processing and preserving technologies is crucial in ensuring food safety and raising product value, experts said at a conference held in HCM City on Thursday – Photo tuoitrethudo.vn Applying modern processing and preserving technologies for produce after harvesting is crucial to ensure food safety and raise the value of agricultural products, experts said during a conference on food processing and preserving held in HCM City on Thursday. Dr Tran Ngoc Dam, deputy director of HCM City University of Technology and Education’s Renewable Energy Research Centre, said that Vietnamese continued to rely on cost-ineffective methods using chemicals, vacuuming and radiation in the final stages of packaging and preserving. To preserve produce effectively, factors that affect quality must be tackled directly. Plasma technology, for example, can destroy and suppress microorganisms, while leaving the food quality and colour intact. Tran Thi Ngoc Lan of the Bình Lan … [Read more...] about Modern processing, preserving technology ensures food safety: experts