However, saltwater intrusion is threatening about 29,000ha of spring-summer rice because of a shortage of irrigation water. The cultivation of spring-summer rice in the area is unstable and should be switched to other drought-resistant crops, said the ministry. … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta sets up public tap water faucets as saline intrusion peaks
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Mekong Delta, Central Highlands brace for forest fires
Drought, saltwater intrusion loom in Vietnam's Mekong Delta The Mekong Delta plans to grow this year’s winter – spring rice crop early since drought and saltwater intrusion are forecast to be severe in the dry season starting at the end of this year. … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta, Central Highlands brace for forest fires
Mekong Delta suffers loss due to prolonged drought, heat
Specifically, over 3,000 hectares of forest was forecast to be at the five-stage warning level ( most dangerous) while over 13,000 hectares of forest at four-stage warning level ( dangerous) and more than 20,000 hectares at two and three-stage warning level. … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta suffers loss due to prolonged drought, heat
From floating market to flower village, Mekong Delta resonates through the lens
Phong Dien floating market in Can Tho City is at its most bustling at 4-5 a.m. before closing at 7-8 a.m. The market is a traditional trading spot of local people where mostly ordinary daily products are sold right on the boat. … [Read more...] about From floating market to flower village, Mekong Delta resonates through the lens
Prices of pangasius fish, poultry eggs in Mekong Delta continue to decline
In many districts in Can Tho City, An Giang, and Dong Thap provinces, the price of material pangasius fish was at VND18,000-VND18,500 per kilogram, about VND12,000 per kilogram lower than that in the same period last year. Pangasius farmers have suffered a loss of VND5,000-VND6,000 per kilogram of commercial pangasius fish as the selling price was below the cost price. Since mid-2019, due to the impacts of the African swine fever, many farming households have switched to poultry farming, including raising ducks for eggs. Currently, the price of duck eggs was at VND13,000-VND14,000 per ten eggs. This price level was VND2,000-VND3,000 per ten eggs higher compared to last week but still VND4,000-VND5,000 per ten eggs compared to the previous price level. … [Read more...] about Prices of pangasius fish, poultry eggs in Mekong Delta continue to decline
