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Sa Dec village gate (Photo: Ngoc Anh) Founded in the early 20th century, Sa Dec initially had a only few households to plant flowers for traditional Lunar New Year or Tet decorations. The number of households engaging in horticulture  gradually increased after the locals realized the terrain was suitable for growing flowers. Flower trade slowly took shape. Today,  the village is home to about 3,000 households, most of them  earning a living primarily by growing flowers and ornamental trees for sale. The flower cultivation area in Sa Dec is about 500 hectares, numbering hundreds of species. Cao Van Hai, the owner of the Hai Cao flower garden  Sa Dec village, said, “Ornamental plants are cultivated all year-round to supply the whole country and for export to Cambodia, Laos, China, and Taiwan (China). During Tet holidays, different kinds of flowers are grown to ornament festivals and flower streets. My family has 8,000 m2 of land for cultivation. … [Read more...] about Sa Dec village, flower capital of the Mekong Delta

Outstanding entrepreneurs and businesses in the Mekong Delta are honoured with awards at the ceremony in Can Tho city on October 7 (Photo: VNA) Can Tho (VNA) – A ceremony was held in Can Tho city on October 7 to honour outstanding entrepreneurs and businesses in the Mekong Delta that have considerably contributed to local and national development. Director of the Can Tho branch of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) Nguyen Phuong Lam said among the 198 entrepreneur and business candidates chosen from 2,000 companies in the Mekong Delta, 108 were eligible for recognition. Twenty-eight firms won the “Outstanding Business of the Mekong Delta in 2019” award, while 53 businesspeople were presented with the “Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Mekong Delta in 2019” title. The best 10 firms were awarded the “Golden Crane” title, which is named after a rare bird species found in the Mekong Delta, to mark the 10th anniversary of the … [Read more...] about Entrepreneurs, businesses win awards in Mekong Delta

High tides cause flooding on Mau Than Street in Can Tho city Thien told Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper that excessive exploitation of groundwater had contributed to severe subsidence in the Delta. More than one million wells have been dug since the 1980s, and many dykes have been built along most of the Delta's rivers and canals. “A huge amount of water cannot be discharged to fields or ponds. As a result, flooding occurs in urban areas,” Thien said. Research by Utrecht University in the Netherlands published in 2017 showed that the average land subsidence rate in the Mekong Delta is 1.1cm every 12 months. In some places, it has reached 2.5cm per year. By 2050, the land subsidence rate is expected to reach 35-140cm per year, while the sea level could rise 10cm per year. With the speed of subsidence higher than the pace of rising sea levels, … [Read more...] about Urban areas in Mekong Delta face serious flooding

Flowers and ornamental plants are cultivated by members of the Pho Tho Flower and Ornamental Plant Cooperative in Can Tho city (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Farmers' incomes in the Mekong Delta have risen as a result of membership in agricultural cooperatives, but the effectiveness of the groups is still limited, experts have said.  Dong Thap province, for example, has good linkages between cooperatives and companies. Set up in 2013, My Dong 2 Agricultural Service Cooperative has more than 100 members and has contracted with the Southern Seed Corporation in Ho Chi Minh City to farm rice for 16 consecutive rice crops. Ngo Phuoc Dung, director of My Dong 2, said the cooperative’s members are guaranteed outlets and have stable profits higher than rice farmers without farm contracts. The Mekong Delta, the country’s largest rice, seafood and fruit producer, has more than 1,800 agricultural cooperatives, accounting for one-third of the total in the … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta takes steps to improve farming cooperatives

Prof. David Dapice, Senior Economist, Vietnam and Myanmar Programme, Harvard Kennedy School, at the meeting with leaders of Can Tho city on October 8. (Photo: VNA) Can Tho (VNA) – Rising sea levels and saltwater intrusion in the Mekong Delta are becoming alarming, said Prof. David Dapice, Senior Economist, Vietnam and Myanmar Programme, Harvard Kennedy School, at a meeting with leaders of Can Tho city on October 8. The meeting between the municipal People’s Committee and a group of scientists from Fulbright University Vietnam and US-based Harvard University focused on discussing climate change and the city’s adaption policies. Dapice said a study released by Utrecht University in the Netherlands shows that the Mekong Delta is subsiding 2 – 3 cm and its sea level is rising by about 0.5 cm per year, while the region is just 80 cm above sea level. It is estimated that at these current rates, over 12 million people living in the region will be directly affected … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta’s sea level rise alarming: US professor