Drought

In March and May, drought is expected to occur on a large scale in Đắk Lắk, while many irrigation works will dry up. Public pump stations will have no water, and some areas will have no groundwater for exploitation, according to the province’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.  … [Read more...] about Tây Nguyên provinces cope with drought

In March and May, drought is expected to occur on a large scale in Đắk Lắk, while many irrigation works will dry up. Public pump stations will have no water, and some areas will have no groundwater for exploitation, according to the province’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.  … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s Central Highlands provinces cope with drought

HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Authorities and farmers in the Central Highlands region are taking measures to cope with severe drought to reduce damages to crops. The region, which includes Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong and Lam Dong provinces, has had low rainfall this year and is facing a shortage of irrigation water in many areas. In Dak Lak Province, more than 1,000ha of crops, mostly rice and vegetables, have been damaged by the lack of rainfall, according to the province’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. Bui Van Ni, who grows 4,000 sq.m of winter – spring rice in Krong Bong District’s Ea Trul Commune in Dak Lak, said the commune’s key crop is rice. The commune did not have rain for several months and irrigation works were using up water sources, he said. “If there is no rain next month, farmers will lose all their rice harvest,” he said. Dak Lak has 782 irrigation works, the highest number compared to other Central … [Read more...] about Central Highlands provinces cope with drought

Mekong Delta gets bumper crop despite saline intrusion Though saltwater intrusion in the Mekong Delta comes earlier and with higher level of salinity than that recorded in the 2015-16 dry season, the damages to farming areas are expected to be less serious … [Read more...] about Severe drought, saline intrusion can be predicted months in advance: expert

Tra Vinh (VNS/VNA) - Authorities in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh have encouraged farmers to restructure their crop cultivation to mitigate the impact of drought and saltwater intrusion.  The coastal province has been seriously affected by climate change in recent years, especially saltwater intrusion from the sea through river mouths during the dry season.  In the ongoing 2019- 20 dry season, saltwater intrusion has occurred earlier than usual and affected nearly 15,000ha of the province’s 60,000ha of the winter-spring rice.  In Tra Cu district, which is the hardest hit by saltwater intrusion, about 55 per cent of the winter-spring rice has been affected by saltwater intrusion.  Huynh Van Thao, head of the Tra Cu Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Development, said the district is assisting farmers to protect their winter-spring rice and restructure rice cultivation for the next crops.      “Farmers have been encouraged to … [Read more...] about Tra Vinh promotes agricultural restructuring as drought, saline intrusion damages crops