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Invasive caterpillar threatens Mekong Delta coconut ‘kingdom’

Invasive caterpillar threatens Mekong Delta coconut ‘kingdom’

Some 150 hectares (370 acres) of coconut groves in Ben Tre Province have been damaged by a caterpillar species endemic to India and Sri Lanka.
Covid-19 induced glut guts Hai Duong farmers

Covid-19 induced glut guts Hai Duong farmers

As eggs, fish and other produce remain unshipped and unsold in abundance, Hai Duong farmers are gutted by the province’s Covid-19 hotspot status.
February 22, 2021 | 07:53 am GMT+7
Vietnam could grow key ingredients for plant-based meat

Vietnam could grow key ingredients for plant-based meat

Vietnam already has a well-deserved reputation as an agricultural powerhouse, but a recent public shift towards healthier and more sustainable meat alternatives—which has accelerated amid the Covid-19 pandemic—may mean that local producers are now serendipitously sitting atop some of the world’s most desirable ingredients.
December 12, 2020 | 10:00 am GMT+7
Food shortages loom after floods destroy central Vietnam fields

Food shortages loom after floods destroy central Vietnam fields

Ho Van Rao's lush green fields in Quang Tri were buried under more than two feet of boulders, sand and other debris.
December 03, 2020 | 08:00 am GMT+7
Sugar producers accuse Thai firms of dumping

Sugar producers accuse Thai firms of dumping

Thai companies are allegedly dumping sugar in Vietnam and hurting farmers, according to Vietnamese producers.
December 02, 2020 | 06:50 pm GMT+7
Sun-kissed persimmons fruit of their labor for Da Lat farmers

Sun-kissed persimmons fruit of their labor for Da Lat farmers

A Japanese technology transfer has many Da Lat families adding value to their persimmons by hang drying them instead of selling them fresh.
November 30, 2020 | 09:02 am GMT+7
Organic farmers begin to reap the fruits of their work

Organic farmers begin to reap the fruits of their work

Organic farmers are seeing their investment and hard work over years pay off with demand for healthy products increasing in Vietnam and elsewhere.
November 25, 2020 | 08:27 am GMT+7
Da Lat flower farmers bank on Tet sales

Da Lat flower farmers bank on Tet sales

Flower farmers in Da Lat hope for a sales surge from the Lunar New Year festival (Tet) in February following economic fallout caused by Covid-19.
November 17, 2020 | 03:00 pm GMT+7
US doubles purchase of Vietnamese mangoes

US doubles purchase of Vietnamese mangoes

The U.S. has imported double the quantity of Vietnamese mangoes in Jan-August 2020, showing potential for further growth in this market.
November 13, 2020 | 03:01 pm GMT+7
Vietnam may have African swine fever vaccine by 2021: agriculture minister

Vietnam may have African swine fever vaccine by 2021: agriculture minister

Vietnam might have a vaccine for African swine fever next year following optimistic small-scale test results, said agricultural minister Nguyen Xuan Cuong.
November 10, 2020 | 06:00 pm GMT+7
Rising quality requirements hit Vietnam fruit exports to China

Rising quality requirements hit Vietnam fruit exports to China

Vietnam’s fruit exports to China are falling after the latter made quality and origin standards more stringent, insiders from both countries said at a conference.
September 25, 2020 | 11:02 am GMT+7
Exporters bank on EU trade pact for pandemic relief

Exporters bank on EU trade pact for pandemic relief

Vietnamese rice, fruit and seafood exporters are banking on the European market for relief from difficulties imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
September 23, 2020 | 11:01 am GMT+7
Ripening rice terraces bring a smile to harvesting farmers

Ripening rice terraces bring a smile to harvesting farmers

Farmers in northern Lao Cai Province's Bat Xat District are busy with their only rice harvest of the year.
August 29, 2020 | 10:38 am GMT+7
Vietnamese rice now more pricey than Thailand’s

Vietnamese rice now more pricey than Thailand’s

With the Thai baht weakening, Vietnamese rice is fetching 3 percent higher prices in global markets than varieties from Thailand.
August 12, 2020 | 02:11 pm GMT+7
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