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Agricultural authorities draft plan to grow one million hectares of low-carbon rice

Agricultural authorities draft plan to grow one million hectares of low-carbon rice

Twelve out of 13 provinces in the region have signed up for the plan. They have committed to reaching 200,000 ha next year, 719,000 ha in 2025, and over one million ha in 2030. 
Action programme of Vietnam, Netherlands Business Platform for Mekong Delta signed

Action programme of Vietnam, Netherlands Business Platform for Mekong Delta signed

Director of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Mekong Delta (VCCI Can Tho) Nguyen Phuong Lam and Netherlands Ambassador Elsbeth Akkerman have signed an Action Programme of the Viet Nam-Netherlands Business Platform for the Mekong River Delta.
Shrimp exporters in Mekong Delta face challenges amid Covid-19 epidemic

Shrimp exporters in Mekong Delta face challenges amid Covid-19 epidemic

Shrimp is a key export item of many provinces in the Cuu Long (Mekong) River Delta, but the Covid-19 epidemic has caused challenges for exporters.
Mekong Delta needs logistics investment: officials

Mekong Delta needs logistics investment: officials

Nguyen Hoai Nam, deputy general secretary of the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), said the move would allow firms to directly export their goods.
Mekong Delta promising to Japan investors

Mekong Delta promising to Japan investors

The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta Region is a highly promising economic area and proves to be quite attractive to Japanese investors, according to Umeda Kunio, the Japanese ambassador to Viet Nam.
Delta provinces urged to adapt to climate change

Delta provinces urged to adapt to climate change

The Cuu Long (Mekong) River Delta needs to be more innovative in production and development to grow sustainably in the context of climate change and environmental and integration challenges, a conference heard.
Farmers sell ‘strange Tet fruit

Farmers sell ‘strange' Tet fruit

Farmers and artisans in the Cuu Long (Mekong) River Delta are busy creating "strange" and "unique" fruits for Tet (Lunar New Year), which falls in early February next year.
Can Tho firms need to compete

Can Tho firms need to compete

Policy makers and businesses gathered on Thursday in Can Tho city for a seminar seeking solutions for raising competitive capacity of businesses in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta region.
Construction of Mekong Delta bridges speeds up

Construction of Mekong Delta bridges speeds up

The Ministry of Transport accelerated the construction of four major bridges in the Cuu Long (Mekong River) Delta, aiming to increase socio-economic development in the region.
Viet Nam urged to build rice trademark

Viet Nam urged to build rice trademark

The country urgently needed to build a national rice trademark, Duong Quoc Xuan, Deputy Head of the Steering Committee for the Southwestern Region (SCSR), told a conference on Thursday in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.
Mekong Delta shrimp exports to rise

Mekong Delta shrimp exports to rise

The Cuu Long (Mekong) River Delta provinces expect US$1.3 billion from exports of shrimp in the second half of 2014, bringing earnings to $2.6 billion for this year.
Transportation fee hikes hit Cuu Long farmer earnings

Transportation fee hikes hit Cuu Long farmer earnings

Many traders now use increasing transportation fees to force farmers in the Cuu Long (Mekong) River Delta to reduce produce prices, resulting in uncertainty about profits for farmers.
Delta plans to swap rice for higher-value crops

Delta plans to swap rice for higher-value crops

Authorities in the Cuu Long (Mekong) River Delta are planning to switch from low-yield rice to higher-value crops like maize, sesame, peanut, soybean, and others on 112,000ha by 2015, the Crop Production Department has said.