LONG AN, Vietnam (AP) — There is one thing that distinguishes 60-year-old Vo Van Van’s rice fields from a mosaic of thousands of other emerald fields across Long An province in southern Vietnam’s ...

Rice may be a staple in the Vietnamese diet, but the country may face a shortage of the crop as struggling farmers leave their jobs. Some farmers, such as those in the Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, have ...

Vietnamese exports farm products to 190 markets, covering nearly the entire global map. It ranks second in rice and coffee ...

The Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission takes us over part of the Mekong Delta – a major rice-producing region in southwest Vietnam. In Vietnam, rice has been a strategic crop for national food security.

The skies are gray and heavy, sure signs that Vietnam's rainy season has begun. It is the kind of weather that pleases farmer Pham Van Hoa. Ankle deep in muddy water, he sloshes back and forth across ...

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan said he wants to send a message to millions of farming households and businesses that a ‘rice road’ does not mean just producing rice grains.

More than half of the Vietnam’s rice production takes place in Mekong Delta. While local farmers continue to employ traditional manual techniques for grain cultivation, some are gradually adopting ...

HANOI (Reuters) - Floods from a burst dam in Laos have inundated thousands of hectares of paddy fields in Vietnam's rice-growing Mekong Delta region, officials said on Wednesday, although the damage ...

A large drone carrying fertilizer flies over Vo Van Van’s rice fields in Long An province in southern Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. Using less water and using a drone to fertilize ...

In Vietnam, farmers are adopting new methods to grow rice in an effort to reduce methane emissions. Vo Van Van, a 60-year-old farmer from Long An province in southern Vietnam's Mekong Delta, stands ...