Unseasonable rain harms farmers in Ca Mau
Watermelons grown across 1,200 hectares of land in Ca Mau, the
southernmost province in Vietnam, rotted due to unseasonable rain over
the last few days, according to the provincial Department of Agriculture
and Rural Development.
Watermelons grown across 1,200 hectares of land in Ca Mau, the
southernmost province in Vietnam, rotted due to unseasonable rain over
the last few days, according to the provincial Department of Agriculture
and Rural Development.
The damage from the atypical rains was estimated at over 3 billion VND (141,000 USD).
A local farmer in Cai Nuoc district, Tran Thi Thoi, said hundreds of watermelons, destined to serve the increasing demand of upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) and expected to substantially boost her family’s income, were all destroyed.
The rain also flooded an additional 3,000 hectares of other agricultural products, including a significant loss of shrimp, in the province.
Tran Chi Thao, another local farmer living in Phu Tan district, said he lost 250 million VND (11,650 USD) invested in shrimp raising after his shrimp farm was wiped out.
The unprecedented damaging weather patterns has left huge farming losses, floods, and traffic congestion.-VNA
The damage from the atypical rains was estimated at over 3 billion VND (141,000 USD).
A local farmer in Cai Nuoc district, Tran Thi Thoi, said hundreds of watermelons, destined to serve the increasing demand of upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) and expected to substantially boost her family’s income, were all destroyed.
The rain also flooded an additional 3,000 hectares of other agricultural products, including a significant loss of shrimp, in the province.
Tran Chi Thao, another local farmer living in Phu Tan district, said he lost 250 million VND (11,650 USD) invested in shrimp raising after his shrimp farm was wiped out.
The unprecedented damaging weather patterns has left huge farming losses, floods, and traffic congestion.-VNA
You should also see
PM raises proposals for ASEAN to become global digital transformation model
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 23 proposed breakthrough orientations to make ASEAN a model in digital transformation globally, while co-chairing a business roundtable with his Lao counterpart Sonexay Siphandone in Hanoi.
See more
Society
Ba Ria-Vung Tau strengthens measures to combat IUU fishing
The southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau has launched several specific tasks and measures to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Society
Second banh mi festival slated for May
Ho Chi Minh City will host the second banh mi (Vietnamese sandwich) festival on May 17-19, aiming to promote the Vietnamese cuisine which has grown in popularity among foodies from around the globe.
Society
PM asks for prompt actions to fix consequences of serious workplace accident in Yen Bai
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 22 signed a dispatch asking for prompt actions to fix the consequences of a serious workplace accident that happened in a cement factory in the northern province of Yen Bai the same day, as well as measures to support victims.
Society
Dien Bien province's tourism sector aspires to "take off"
The northern mountainous province of Dien Bien aims to become a national cultural, historical and ecological tourism hub by 2050, towards international standards with strong growth of trade services.
Society
InfographicQ1 2024: 51.3 million workers employed
51.3 million people in Vietnam aged 15 and above were employed during the first quarter of 2024, an increase of 174,100 compared to 2023, or 0.34 percent. The unemployment rate among the country’s working-age population has fallen by 2.24% compared to the same period last year.
