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Rice farmers in the Mekong Delta are earning higher incomes from selling rice straw left over from the harvested 2019 – 20 winter-spring rice crop.

A new vocational training programme set up by the Women's Union in HCM City has helped middle-aged women with few skills earn more income.

The Central Highlands provinces of Dak Lak, Lam Dong, Dak Nong, Gia Lai and Kon Tum have encouraged the growing of high-demand fruits such as durian, avocado, jackfruit, longan and litchi to help farmers raise income.

Farmers in Chau Thanh district of the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh have earned an extra 5 million VND for each hectare of rice applying the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) practice.