Mekong delta

Date palm trees with many large clusters of yellow fruits at a garden in Sa Dec City, Dong Thap Province, Vietnam. Photo: Thai Luy / Tuoi Tre The unripe date palm fruit has an eye-catching yellow color, but it will gradually turn dark purple when it ripens. The fully ripe fruit tastes sweet and gets sweeter as it continues to ripen and wither. … [Read more...] about Date palm garden emerges as new photo hotspot in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta

“Regarding market fluctuations, it takes patience, or one may suffer failures. Rock-bottom prices may be disheartening and result in neglect of the farm. I tend to the plants properly all year round and bide my time until the prices pick up,” Pho said.      … [Read more...] about Vietnamese man overcomes sour failure, builds Mekong Delta lime farm

“Like most business people, I was quite afraid in the earliest days. I drew up plans every day and carefully assessed risks including a price slump during the COVID-19 pandemic and insect attacks,” she shared, adding her key to success was to seek several outlets instead of relying on just one.    … [Read more...] about Vietnamese engineer puts love for hi-tech agriculture to test in Mekong Delta hometown

A farmer in Tan Phu Commune, Chau Thanh District in the Mekong Delta Province of Ben Tre views his durian garden, which is dying of saline intrusion. — VNA/VNS Photo Tran Thi Thu Hien What is the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s point of view on the task of curbing the impacts of drought, salinity intrusion and depressed geological formation in the Mekong Delta? … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta adapts to saline intrusion

In recent years, offshore fishing crews from the provinces of Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, Ben Tre, Ca Mau, and others have stayed in this area for months at a time, according to Lt. Col. Doan Ngoc Giang, head of the Tho Chau Border Post. … [Read more...] about The hidden paradise of Vietnam’s Mekong Delta