Mekong deltas

Tien Giang (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung inspected a coastal dyke in Tan Thanh commune, Go Cong Dong district, one of the landslide hotspots in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang , on September 27. During a working session with leaders of 13 regional cities and provinces in the afternoon the same day, PM Phuc requested them to take measures to completely deal with the problem. As the Mekong Delta is the hardest hit by climate change, he affirmed that the Party and State will do their best to support regional development, and highlighted the need to apply modern technology to deal with landslide more effectively, restrict the exploitation of sand on rivers, and make proper residential planning. The leader assigned the Ministry of Science and Technology to work with ministries and agencies to study landslide prevention in the Mekong Delta with specific and effective measures. He said the Government would ask … [Read more...] about PM directs landslide prevention in Mekong Delta

Rice harvesting in the Mekong Delta As of the end of August this year, 34 out of the total 36 rural communes in Can Tho, or 94.4 percent, were recognized as new-style rural areas, double the rate in the Mekong Delta region (43.8 percent) and the national rate (50.8 percent). The city also had two districts – Phong Dien and Vinh Thanh - bestowed with the title. Can Tho set out on the building of new-style rural area in 2011. While only 12 communes completed the required criteria during 2011-2015, another 22 communes achieved the feat since 2016 to now. Director of the municipal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Ngoc He, the achievement in building new-style rural areas in Can Tho is attributable to the city’s success in mobilizing resources from various sources and investing in socio-economic infrastructure in rural areas. Can Tho aims to have all its 36 rural communes and all four rural districts recognized as new-style rural … [Read more...] about Can Tho leads Mekong Delta region in rural development

  Shrimp farmers are looking for a model integrating solar panels with motors used to aerate their ponds. — VNS Photo Ngọc Diệp by Ngọc Diệp MEKONG DELTA — Cost and technology are the top concerns for shrimp farmers when investing in renewable energy, Trần Văn Đấu, a farmer in Cà Mau Province, said. Đấu, 59, deputy head of the Hưng Mỹ Co-operative in the province’s Cái Nước District, was one of many shrimp farmers and executives of seafood processing companies in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta who attended a recent conference in Bạc Liêu Province on the use of renewable energy in the shrimp industry. He said that the increase in electricity prices and sudden power cuts were affecting shrimp farming. "Electricity costs farmers VNĐ50-200 million (US$2,150-8,600) per hectare of pond per crop, or 10 per … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta shrimp farmers take baby steps towards renewable energy

  Breeding cattle in Tiền Giang Province’s Chợ Gạo District. – VNA/VNS Photo Minh Trí HCM CITY — Many provinces in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta have developed dairy and beef farming since it provides farmers with an additional income and benefits from local agricultural by-products. The delta, the country’s largest rice producer, produces large quantities of by-products, including rice straw for feeding cows. In Trà Vinh, the province Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is encouraging farmers to breed cattle for meat and calves this year since there are huge volumes of agricultural by-products available locally and beef prices are high. The price of beef cattle on the hoof is VNĐ180,000 – 190,000 (US$7- 8) a kilogramme. At these prices, farmers earn a profit of 50 per cent within one year. Nguyễn Văn Son in Long Sơn Commune in the province’s Cầu Ngang District … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta develops beef, dairy farming

  A river in Bạc Liêu Province has begun to dry up due to a lack of water. — VNS Photo Ngọc Diệp MEKONG DELTA — Immediate measures and long-term plans should be implemented quickly to help provinces in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta cope with drought and saline intrusion, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Lê Công Thành has said. Thành has asked the ministry’s Việt Nam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration to improve the monitoring of water flows and salinity rates in the delta’s coastal provinces and cities. “They need to improve the quality of the forecasting systems and provide detailed assessment of impacts of natural disasters, drought and saltwater intrusion on industries such as agriculture and water supply systems,” he said. He said the … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta needs urgent measures to prevent drought, saline-intrusion