Malaria mekong delta

In these days, some farmers in Sa Dec flower village are busy rowing flowers in vast fields while other are pruning branches off their pots of flowers to enable their plants to fully develop in shape and beauty before selling them for decorations during Tet. Such scenes can be seen in Sa Dec, a renowned flower village in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap, about 140 kilometers from Ho Chi Minh City, in the run up to the Lunar New Year. Experienced farmer To Van Trac said flower growers plant flower and ornamental trees continuously despite rainy season. Roses, chrysanthemums, dahlias, lilies, and orchids, to name but a few, along with trees for gardens and interior décor are grown in his 2,000 meter square. He said to supply around 50,000 pots of flowers and ornamental trees to meet demand of Tet market. In addition to supplying more than 100,000 pots of traditional flowers, Chairman of Flower Association “I love Violet” Tran Van Tiep said that he has two … [Read more...] about Flower villages in Mekong delta prepare for Tet holiday market

Sa Dec flower village in Dong Thap and ornamental flower village in Cho Lach District of Ben Tre are bustling not because of flood of visitors but flower growers are busy preparing for the upcoming Lunar New Year, which will begin on January 25. A flower farmer is watering his plants to to fully develop in shape and beauty before selling them for decorations during Tet In these days, some farmers in Sa Dec flower village are busy rowing flowers in vast fields while other are pruning branches off their pots of flowers to enable their plants to fully develop in shape and beauty before selling them for decorations during Tet. Such scenes can be seen in Sa Dec, a renowned flower village in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap, about 140 kilometers from Ho Chi Minh City, in the run up to the Lunar New Year. Experienced farmer To Van Trac said flower growers plant flower and ornamental trees continuously despite rainy season. Roses, chrysanthemums, dahlias, lilies, and orchids, to … [Read more...] about Flower villages in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta prepare for Tet holiday market

The Mekong Delta is home to a huge resource of cultural heritage and relics, which can promote tourism development. It is also home to unique ecosystems and diverse communities unlike anywhere else in the country. It offers much more than the better-known sites of floating markets, rice paddies and orchards, such as pagodas, agricultural communities, and spectacular rural scenes, seas and islands. However, many tourists choose to visit typical Delta destinations due to an overlap in tourism products and unattractive inter-regional tour packages. According to the Mekong Delta Tourism Association, the whole region welcomed more than 33 million visitors in 2017, including 2.8 million foreigners with revenue of over VND17 trillion. Each tourist visiting the Mekong Delta spent about US$22 per day, 75 percent less than the average in the country. Overall, the annual tourism growth in the region is nine percent, while growth in other tourism regions generally reaches two-digit levels. … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s Mekong Delta provinces are not all the same

Transplanting rice seedlings under a smart rice farming model in Hau Giang Province’s Vi Thang District. – VNA/VNS Photo Duy Khuong They use fewer seeds and less pesticides and fertilisers compared to traditional farming methods without losing out on yield or quality. Smart rice farming also involves the use of advanced technologies like smart rice seeding and transplanting machines and other smart devices. Hau Giang Province adopted the model on 12ha of rice belonging to 12 farmers in Vi Thuy District’s Vi Thang Commune in April. The farmers use seeding and transplanting machines integrated with smart fertiliser applicators and pesticide sprayers. These can sow rice seeds or transplant rice seedlings, bury smart fertilisers and spray pesticides at the same time. The model uses fertiliser deep placement method, which involves placing fertiliser briquettes under the soil. Pham Minh Quang, one of the 12 farmers, grows 2ha of rice. He said the briquettes release the … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s Mekong Delta embraces smart rice farming

The water levels in the Mekong River’s upstream are increasing, the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting said on August 11. On August 10, the highest water level was 3.49m on the Tien River, a main tributary of the Mekong River, as measured at the Tan Chau monitoring station in An Giang province. The water level was 1m above Emergency Level 1.  A resident fish in the flooding in Tam Vinh district, the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long (Photo: VNA) It was at 2.89m on the Hau River, another tributary, as measured at the Chau Doc station in An Giang, 0.11m lower than Emergency Level 1. The water levels are predicted to rise to 3.85m on the Tien River in Tan Chau and 3.25m on the Hau River in Chau Doc on August 15. The respective levels may hit 3.9m and 3.3 metres on August 20. The forecasting centre warned about possible flooding in low-lying and riverside provinces, including An Giang, Dong Thap and Long An. Flooding has come sooner than in many years … [Read more...] about Mekong River’s water levels rising