Phong Dien floating market in Can Tho City is at its most bustling at 4-5 a.m. before closing at 7-8 a.m. The market is a traditional trading spot of local people where mostly ordinary daily products are sold right on the boat. … [Read more...] about From floating market to flower village, Mekong Delta resonates through the lens
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Prices of pangasius fish, poultry eggs in Mekong Delta continue to decline
In many districts in Can Tho City, An Giang, and Dong Thap provinces, the price of material pangasius fish was at VND18,000-VND18,500 per kilogram, about VND12,000 per kilogram lower than that in the same period last year. Pangasius farmers have suffered a loss of VND5,000-VND6,000 per kilogram of commercial pangasius fish as the selling price was below the cost price. Since mid-2019, due to the impacts of the African swine fever, many farming households have switched to poultry farming, including raising ducks for eggs. Currently, the price of duck eggs was at VND13,000-VND14,000 per ten eggs. This price level was VND2,000-VND3,000 per ten eggs higher compared to last week but still VND4,000-VND5,000 per ten eggs compared to the previous price level. … [Read more...] about Prices of pangasius fish, poultry eggs in Mekong Delta continue to decline
Deeper look into ecological costs of coal-fired power in Mekong Delta needed: expert
Ecological expert Nguyễn Hữu Thiện. — Photo nongnghiep.vn Ecological expert Nguyễn Hữu Thiện speaks to Nông Nghiệp Việt Nam (Việt Nam’s Agriculture) newspaper on the need for clearer environmental regulations for thermopower plants in the Mekong Delta to reduce risks to the region’s aquatic resources … [Read more...] about Deeper look into ecological costs of coal-fired power in Mekong Delta needed: expert
Sugarcane no longer sweet for Mekong Delta’s largest producer
Trần Văn Tuấn, head of the Phụng Hiệp District Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Development, said farmers in the district have had a long tradition of growing sugarcane and earning high incomes. … [Read more...] about Sugarcane no longer sweet for Mekong Delta’s largest producer
Farmers in sugar cane islet switch to grow fruits, breed fishes
Chairman of Cu Lao Dung People’s Committee Tran Be Tu said thanks to successful agricultural restructuring based on the islet’s strength and technological application into production to improve productivity and quality, a farmer’s average annual income was VND41 million in 2019. The rate of poor households dropped by 3.74 percent in the year. … [Read more...] about Farmers in sugar cane islet switch to grow fruits, breed fishes
