Lotus ponds in An Phu (My Duc district, Hanoi) are in full bloom, a flowery and breathtaking collage of pink hues during this snapshot in time when they make their gracious appearance. The ponds stretch along limestone mountains, laying out a colorful floor to the lotus valley that beckons travelers to her doorstep.
Lotus ponds in the central city of Da Nang are in full bloom, jubilantly showing off their pink color in the summer. The scenes will surely dazzle anyone passing.
Indonesian Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) Minister Sakti Wahyu Trenggono is targeting to turn the country into the world's largest vannamei shrimp producer by pushing production to 16 million tonnes annually from the current figure of below one million tonnes.
Farmers in the south-central province of Binh Thuan in areas without public irrigation systems have dug ponds, built small reservoirs, and installed efficient irrigation systems as drought occurs during the dry season.
Nearly 100 percent of tra fish ponds used for commercial production in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap have been granted identification numbers, reported the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
A recent excavation at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi revealed a number of architectural vestiges, said archeologists from the Thang Long-Hanoi Heritage Conservation Centre and the Vietnam Institute of Archaeology at a conference held in Hanoi on May 16.
Construction of small ponds to store water for irrigation under an official programme has helped farmers in Lam Dong province to cope with the current drought.
The Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau has established its first ever “soil bank”, also the first of its kind in the Mekong Delta, according to the government’s e-newspaper at baochinhphu.vn.
Owners of shrimp-breeding ponds pay 50-200 million VND (2,200 – 8,800 USD) for electricity per hectare per crop, accounting for 10 percent of their total cost of aquaculture production.
The area of super-intensive shrimp farming in Ca Mau province, the country’s largest shrimp producer, has increased this year as the model offers high profits for farmers.
Breeding shrimp together with other aquatic products is preventing disease without using chemicals and providing sustainable results for farmers in the central coastal province of Phu Yen.
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