Local coffee growers in hot water
March 19, 2012 | 08:00
Vietnam’s lucrative coffee crop is under threat from parasites and an overabundance of old trees.
World Bank agricultural experts Vikas Choudhary, Jan Van Hilten and Roy Parizat said the parasitic plant nematode and the rising numbers of old coffee trees were causing serious problems for all of Vietnam’s coffee plantations.
Vietnamese rubber exports to hit $3billion
May 17, 2011 | 20:00
Rubber exports in Vietnam could hit $3 billion this year if Vietnamese exporters take full advantage of the huge global demand for rubber.
Fruit of the Forest
February 03, 2011 | 22:41
Tra Su cajuput forest in Tinh Bien district in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang is a wonderful destination for nature lovers and intrepid travellers.
Cold ruins peach blossom harvest
January 22, 2011 | 16:56
Horticulturalist Tran Tien Dung feels sad as he looks around his garden of 500 peach-blossom trees. More than half show no sign of being able to open their gorgeous red or pink flowers for Tet.
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