Mekong delta tours

The delta, the country's largest rice producer, has faced severe drought and saline intrusion in recent years. In the 2019-20 dry season, severe saltwater intrusion affected more than 58,000ha of rice fields in the delta, causing losses of tens of billions of Vietnamese đồng. … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta to expand fruit, seafood production in response to climate change

They include the upgrade of the 103km Quản Lộ - Phụng Hiệp National Highway running through the four provinces of Hậu Giang, Sóc Trăng, Bạc Liêu and Cà Mau, and a 39km section of the NH57 National Highway from Đình Khao Ferry in Vĩnh Long Province to Mỏ Cày Town in Bến Tre Province. … [Read more...] about Ministry invests in repair of highways in Mekong Delta

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The Mekong Delta plans an additional 450,000ha under fruit and seafood production by 2030 as part of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s effort to shift the region’s farming model toward more sustainable agriculture practices. The region plans to reduce rice farming areas and expand areas producing fruit and seafood in an effort to respond to climate change. Rice export turnover is estimated at 1.9 billion USD for the first seven months of this year, a year-on year increase of 10.9 percent. Rice production, however, will be reduced to meet sustainable agriculture and climate-change adaptation by 2030 with a vision to 2045. Under the plan, by 2030 the delta will have about 1.6 million hectares of rice farming areas, a decrease of 300,000ha. Paddy output will reach 17.3 million tonnes per year, down 6.3 million tonnes. Unproductive rice fields due to saline intrusion will be shifted to fruit tree production. By 2030, the delta is … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta to expand fruit, seafood production in response to climate change

Tran Cong Thang, Director of the Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agricultural and Rural Development (IPSARD) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said it is necessary to consider fresh, brackish and salt water all as resources, and adapt irrigation infrastructure to meet production demands of production, agriculture restructuring and people’s daily lives. Apart from accelerating drought and saltwater intrusion control projects, the agricultural sector will improve and develop irrigation systems, dredge canals, build pumping stations on canals, and construct fishery infrastructure to control tides and saltwater intrusion. … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta undergoing agriculture transformation

The multi-function crane Macgregor is the largest and the most modern in the Mekong Delta with a total investment of VND30 billion, lifting height of 41 meters, and the maximum lifting capacity of 45 tons. By putting this crane into operation, it will help the port to receive and release 20,000-DWT vessels. According to Mr. Vo Thanh Phong, General Director of Vinalines Hau Giang, from August 15 this year, the company put the Macgregor crane into official operation following the plan, which has been assessed and approved to ensure absolute safety. The company can confidently affirm that with the participation of the Macgregor crane, it will meet the needs of customers, improve the current handling capacity of the port, ensure service quality and fast, efficient clearance progress, and improve the port capacity in the coming time. Last year, the volume of goods through the port of Vinalines Hau Giang reached 815,840 tons, an increase of 52 percent compared to that in 2018. … [Read more...] about Largest multi-function crane in Mekong Delta put into operation