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Most of the money, VND22.5 billion, will come from the city’s budget and local farmers will contribute the rest.
Farmers will receive 1,600 training sessions from now until 2025 on how to protect their crops and minimize the damage caused by rats.
Can Tho has more than 80,000 hectares of rice fields, over 20,000 orchards and nearly 15,000 hectares of vegetables. For several years now, farmers have been complaining about rats infesting their rice fields and damaging other crops.
The Mekong Delta is Vietnam's agriculture and aquaculture hub, accounting for 17.7 percent of the country’s GDP, 54 percent of rice production, 60 percent of fruits and 70 percent of seafood, according to official figures.
