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Authorities plant mangrove forests in Tra Vinh province’s Cau Ngang district. (Photo: VNA) Tra Vinh (VNS/VNA) - The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh is growing more forests and strengthening conservation of existing ones. This is meant to protect the environment, adapt to climate change and improve people’s livelihoods, according to the coastal province’s Forest Protection Sub-department. The province plans to plant 2.1 million trees in the 2021-25 period, 1.1 million in urban and rural areas and the rest in 372ha of forests. Nguyen Vu Phuong, head of the sub-department, said 200,000 trees would be planted in forests every year. Tra Vinh is one of the delta’s provinces hardest hit by climate change , especially rising sea levels, which have impacted the environment and the lives of people living in coastal areas. To mitigate the impacts, it has implemented various forest growing programmes in recent years. For instance, it launched a mangrove … [Read more...] about Tra Vinh province plants forests to protect coasts, improve environment

Authorities plant mangrove forests in Trà Vinh Province’s Cầu Ngang District. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Hòa TRÀ VINH — The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Trà Vinh is growing more forests and strengthening conservation of existing ones. This is meant to protect the environment, adapt to climate change and improve people’s livelihoods, according to the coastal province’s Forest Protection Sub-department. The province plans to plant 2.1 million trees in the 2021-25 period, 1.1 million in urban and rural areas and the rest in 372ha of forests. Nguyễn Vũ Phương, head of the sub-department, said 200,000 trees would be planted in forests every year. Trà Vinh is one of the delta’s provinces hardest hit by climate change, especially rising sea levels, which have impacted the environment and the lives of people living in coastal areas. To mitigate the impacts, it has implemented various forest growing programmes in recent years. For instance, it launched a mangrove reforesting … [Read more...] about Trà Vinh Province grows forests to protect coasts, improve environment

Seminar participants check out facilities used in smart agriculture. (Photo: VNA) Tra Vinh (VNA) - The embrace of digitisation is necessary to cope with saltwater intrusion in the Mekong Delta , experts have said. The delta, the country’s largest rice, fruit and seafood producer, is affected by saltwater intrusion from the sea up rivers every year in the dry season. Nguyen Hieu Trung, deputy rector of Can Tho University, said the delta has been affected by climate change in recent years, especially by drought and worsening saltwater intrusion which cause severe damage to agriculture. Speaking at a seminar in Tra Vinh Province earlier this week, he said it should take advantage of the fourth industrial revolution to create new value for agricultural production. This would reduce the risks and improve the value of agricultural produce and farmers’ incomes, he added. Experts at the seminar analysed and presented solutions for using information technology to cope … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta should adopt digitisation in agriculture: experts

Ash and slag storage yards of thermal power plants in Binh Thuan Province are on the verge of overloading. (Photo: SGGP) There are two pictures with two different shades of color of thermoelectric fly ash and slag in the Southern region. In Binh Thuan Province, the total amount of ash and slag from thermal power plants stagnant in storage yards has reached about 12 million tons by the beginning of 2022. Meanwhile, the total amount of fly ash and slag at the Duyen Hai Thermal Power Plant, built in 2015 in Tra Vinh Province, is roughly 3.67 million tons. From the time it was put into operation until the end of April 2022, the total amount of fly ash and slag generated by the Duyen Hai Thermal Power Plant was 7.88 million tons, and about 4.2 million tons were reused. There has been no consistent and radical solution for thermoelectric fly ash and slag. Dumpsite out of storage, consumption stagnant According to the report of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of … [Read more...] about Investors neglect seeking fundamental solutions for thermoelectric ash, slag

Check out the news you should not miss today: Politics -- Two Indian naval ships, INS Sahyadri and INS Kadmatt, arrived at Nha Rong Wharf in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday for a three-day visit to commemorate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between India and Vietnam. Society -- Police in the southern province of Binh Phuoc said on Friday that they are investigating the death of a local official who was found unconscious at his house with a knife in his chest earlier that day. -- Police in the southern province of Long An on Friday have apprehended and initiated legal proceedings against a 30-year-old man for perforating an ATM in order to steal more than VND400 million (US$17,202). -- One person was killed following an explosion at a vermicelli workshop in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre early Friday morning, causing heavy damage to the surrounding area. -- Police in Ho Chi Minh City confirmed on Friday that they are investigating a case where … [Read more...] about Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – June 25

Livestock farmers feeding their pigs. — Photo tuoitrethudo.com.vn Livestock feed prices have increased five consecutive times since early 2022 and the six is to come in July. Koji Inoue, general director of the Kyodo Sojitz Animal Feed LTD has informed his agents about imminent price adjustments. Specifically, the company planned to raise prices of its feed for piglets by VND400 per kilo and feed for other livestock by VND300 per kilo from July 1. It underscored volatile input costs as the main reason behind the decision. CJ Vina Agri LTD followed suit with identical adjustments. CJ Vina Agri said it had to raise feed prices to offset higher input costs since input materials have been fluctuating widely price-wise. Other feed producers also got in on the act by adjusting up their product prices by around VND300-400 per kilo. An agent in Tra Vinh Province estimated that feed for piglets would reach VND510,000-530,000 per bag, feed for pigs VND375,000-415,000 per bag and … [Read more...] about Feed prices to increase in July