INSEE Vietnam have joined hands with Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper in a project by offering VND500 million (US$21,500) and 500 tonnes of sulphate-resistant cement to help mitigate the impact of ongoing drought and saline intrusion in five provinces in the Cửu Long (Mekong)...
Rising sea levels have exacerbated saline intrusion and coastal erosion in Viet Nam, but farmers can make the best out of a bad situation by shifting from agriculture to aquaculture, raising brackish water shrimp.
Drought and saline intrusion this year caused a in the
cultivation area and yield of sugarcane in the 2015-16 season, but
farmers nationwide reaped profits from their harvests, though sugar
quality was still considered insufficient.
