An irrigation system, built with non-refundable aid provided by the Vietnamese Government, was put into operation on October 21 in Nongbok district in Khammouane province of Laos.
The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap has encouraged farmers and farming companies to improve the efficiency of their irrigation to increase yields and reduces costs.
The central province of Thua Thien-Hue has announced that it will spend 11.94 trillion VND (514 million USD) over the next five years to improve its irrigation system in an effort to better facilitate local agriculture.
The southern province of Binh Duong strives to have 5-7 new-style rural communes and raise rural households’ access to the national grid to 99.99 percent this year.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a loan worth 600 million USD for Indonesia’s irrigation improvement programme to enhance food security and reduce poverty in rural areas.
The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang is paying heed to the development of an irrigation system to cope with climate change, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Mai Anh Nhin has said.
The worst drought ever recorded in Vietnam has prompted the government and the public to brainstorm strategies on using water sources intelligently for food security and poverty reduction.
Malaysia has allocated 4 million MYR (about 1 million USD) to build tube wells in six states that were hit badly by the drought, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry.
Profitable shrimp farming produced a rapid transformation in the quality of life for people in Mekong Delta, but the unplanned expansion in production has also had negative effects on the environment
The Government is implementing a line-up of policies to support impoverished citizens in land for production, capital, education, health insurance and others.
