The drizzle in late February could not stop farmers of Dong Cao Village in Hanoi's outlying district of Me Linh from pushing themselves to the fields to harvest vegetables. The more packs of tomatoes and lettuces are delivered, the bigger hope they see to get a break-even point. Dozens of beds of sugar beets were left unharvested while mustard greens were severely destroyed by pests. Tomatoes, easier to be consumed, were loaded into big bags, pilling up at a front yard of Dong Cao Village Cooperative while waiting to be shipped to the city center. Fresh produce is loaded to trucks for delivery to central Hanoi. Video: Ha Quan/Tuoi Tre "Before Tet [Vietnamese Lunar New Year], I earned VND5-6 million [US$216-260] for every 24 square meters of sugar beets. Now, no one wants to buy them,” said Thuan, a farmer in Dong Cao Village. "Each crop of sugar beets takes 60 days. “As it passed day 90, we can do nothing but throw them away." A farmer gathers sugar beets to destroy as they are too old to be sold. Photo: Ha Quan / Tuoi Tre Song, another farmer, said the cooperative helped to connect them with traders. "A truck loads some six tonnes of… Read full this story
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