37 articles
SDGs & Sustainability
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Kansai Electric runs a JCM study on 100,000 hectares of Vietnamese coconut; what buyers look at is the register
Vinh Long province, Vietnam, received a carbon-credit research proposal from Japanese companies covering about 100,000 hectares of coconut. The meeting was on September 17, 2026, and those presenting were Jizoku Inc. and Kansai Electric Power. The mechanism is the Japan–Vietnam Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM), and the pillars of the research are the appropriate use of fertilizer and turning by-products into bio... -
315 rural-youth startups compete, and 29 reach the national finals
The Central Youth Union's Rural Youth Startup Contest 2026 held its national finals in Dak Lak province on September 18. Of 315 entries, 29 advanced. We read the next generation taking on agri-processing and digital agriculture from a Japanese sourcing perspective. -
The World Bank modernizes nine Vietnamese fishing ports: will it benefit Japan's seafood sourcing?
The World Bank is modernizing nine Vietnamese fishing ports for US$155 million. We lay out how climate resilience and post-harvest loss reduction relate to the quality and supply stability of the seafood Japan sources. -
Can pineapple top-dressing be cut 25%? A Ninh Binh Phosphate Fertilizer demonstration in Nghe An
Ninh Binh Phosphate Fertilizer cut top-dressing by 25%, from 1.2 to 0.9 tonnes/ha, in a Queen-variety pineapple field in Nghe An province. We read the cost and sustainability of processed-pineapple raw material from a Japanese sourcing perspective. -
Pineapple in the understory of acacia: Quang Ngai earns from poor land in layers
A Quang Ngai farmer grows pineapple under an acacia forest, cutting irrigation costs. We examine the implications for Japan's hilly and intermediate areas and for climate adaptation. -
Topsoil runoff on steep slopes down 46.7%: two years since Bac Ha, Lao Cai, swapped corn for the VH06 pear
On the steep slopes of Bac Ha commune, Lao Cai province in northern Vietnam, a move to switch corn fields—thinning with every rain—to an agroforestry mix combining the VH06 pear and red peanut has entered its second year. In a demonstration by the international forestry research organization ICRAF, figures show topsoil runoff fell by an average of 46.7%... -
Ca Mau province moves toward 54,000 hectares of low-emission rice, shifting rice cultivation through cooperatives and carbon
Ca Mau province, Vietnam's southernmost province, will convert 54,680 hectares of paddy to low-emission rice by 2030. Alternate wetting and drying cuts seed rice by 20–40%, and profit is boosted by up to about 48,000 yen per hectare. We read, from a Japanese buyer's perspective, this shift in rice cultivation that, built on traceability, has carbon credits in view. -
Seaweed rafts in shrimp ponds: combining water purification with 60 million dong a year in side income
A low-carbon model that floats 40–50 seaweed rafts in Vietnamese shrimp ponds, taking in nitrogen to improve water quality while earning 50–60 million dong a year in side income. We interpret the mechanism that lowers reliance on antibiotics and its meaning for ESG sourcing to Japan. -
A Ca Mau shrimp farmer turns a profit three crops in a row with low-density TLSS—about 18 million yen a year
A shrimp farmer in Ca Mau province achieved three consecutive profitable crops with a low-density, water-treatment-focused TLSS model, reaching about 3 billion dong (about 18 million yen) a year. We interpret a yardstick for stable supply that Japanese shrimp sourcing should look at. -
Giant freshwater prawns co-cultured in Thanh Hoa's paddies raise the value of the same land 1.5–3 times
Farming that releases giant freshwater prawns (tom cang xanh) into planted rice fields is pushing up the value of the same land several times over in Truong Van, Thanh Hoa province. Nong nghiep Moi truong (an agriculture-and-environment paper) dated July 24, 2026 reported this organic co-culture of rice plus large freshwater prawns. Grown without pesticides...
