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Hanoi (VNA) - The PetroVietnam Ca Mau Fertiliser Co., Ltd. (PVCFC)’s total urea output reached the milestone 7 millionth tonne on September 13 after almost ten years of operations. A subsidiary of the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) and located in the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau, PVCFC has maintained capacity at 110 percent over recent years to bring high-quality fertiliser to the market and contribute to enhancing national food security. The factory has produced some 870,000 tonnes of urea each year, meeting more than 40 percent of demand around the country and holding a market share of approximately 60 percent in the Mekong Delta - Vietnam’s rice bowl. Its products have been exported to a number of foreign countries, including Cambodia. With its products, farmers can save up to 30 percent on fertiliser costs while increasing yields by 5-10 percent. Danish catalysis company Haldor Topsoe named PetroVietnam Ca Mau Fertiliser among the factories with the … [Read more...] about Ca Mau fertiliser plant’s urea output hits 7 million tonnes after ten years

Soc Trang (VNA) - The Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang has developed a plan to respond to drought, water shortage, and saline intrusion in the dry season in late-2020 and early-2021, a conference held by the provincial People’s Committee on October 5 heard. Soc Trang is among the Mekong Delta provinces hit hardest in recent years by those natural phenomena during the dry season, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Le Van Hieu told the conference. During the 2019-2020 dry season, drought damaged more than 4,000 ha of the spring-summer rice crop in the province and affected its fruit and vegetable yield, Hieu said, adding that more than 26,500 households suffered fresh water shortage. The situation is expected to linger in the Mekong Delta this dry season, severely affecting agricultural production and people’s lives. The province’s plan to fight drought, water shortages, and saltwater intrusion pays particular attention to campaigning and … [Read more...] about Soc Trang braces against drought, saline intrusion in approaching dry season

HCM City (VNS/VNA) – The Mekong Delta region should take proactive measures to protect fruit orchards in the 2020 – 21 dry season as severe saltwater intrusion in rivers is forecast in the coming months, experts have said. The measures should include zoning areas for each type of fruit, securing irrigation water and providing extra care for fruits that cannot tolerate salinity. The country’s largest fruit producing region had 25,000ha of orchards affected by saltwater intrusion and lack of irrigation in the 2019 – 20 dry season. Nearly 11,200ha suffered damages of more than 70 percent, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Recently, the delta’s 12 provinces and Can Tho City took measures like adjusting crop farming schedules and storing irrigation water, limiting the damage to rice and other crops since farmers grew them earlier or stopped growing in affected areas. The provinces of Ben Tre, Tien Giang, Vinh Long, Tra Vinh, … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta should safeguard fruit orchards from saltwater in rivers: experts

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