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Growing the forest wild vegetable rau nhip in the understory of a cashew field: side income in Dong Nai
In Tho Son commune, Bu Dang district, Dong Nai province in southern Vietnam, M'nong farmers are planting the wild vegetable "rau nhip," which until now was only gathered in the forest, beneath cashew (dieu) and coffee trees, turning it into side income. The farmer Dieu Thi Glung... -
A chili that sells out as soon as it is picked: contract farming opens up Vietnamese spice raw materials
Buyers appear the moment it is picked in the field—such a chili-growing area is developing on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City. In the An Nhon Tay area, formerly called Cu Chi district, farmers who switched the small hot-pepper-type chili "ot chi thien" to contract farming with a company are no longer tossed around by wild price swings... -
Miyazaki mango bears fruit on the outskirts of Saigon: can the Japanese brand be protected?
In a greenhouse on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City, red-ripened Miyazaki mango bore fruit from Vietnamese soil. It was grown by Nguyen Minh Nhan, who runs Stellar Orchard. The fruit first harvested from about 1,500 four-year-old trees goes for 400,000 dong... -
Toward a black tiger shrimp revival: a Ca Mau farmer shows the field of a domesticated lineage
The production scene of the black tiger shrimp (giant tiger prawn)—long familiar on Japanese tables as the "black shrimp"—is quietly undergoing a generational shift. The stage is Ca Mau province in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam's southernmost province. One set of results recorded at the farming pond beside a small farmer's rice field, addressing something that has long dogged this species... -
AIG breaks ground on a second coconut-processing plant in the Mekong Delta—a US$23.9 million investment
The major Vietnamese food-ingredient company Asia Ingredients Group (AIG) held a groundbreaking ceremony on May 11 for its second coconut-processing plant at Long Phuoc Industrial Park in Vinh Long province in the Mekong Delta. The investment is about 630 billion dong (about US$23.9 million / 3.7 billion yen), with operations planned for the first quarter of 2027. A UHT sterilization li... -
De Heus x Hung Nhon: a Halal-certified high-tech poultry-processing plant in Tay Ninh province—toward US$2 billion in sales by 2036
The Netherlands' De Heus and Vietnam's Hung Nhon are building a high-tech poultry-processing plant in Tay Ninh province with an investment of 1.24 trillion VND. With Halal/FSSC 22000 certification, they are targeting the EU, Japanese, and Korean markets. -
Vietnamese dragon fruit opens up the Middle East—2.7 times to Thailand, up 57% to the UAE, US$108 million in January–February
Vietnam's dragon fruit exports have entered a diversification phase, away from sole dependence on China toward the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Total export value in January–February 2026 was US$108.5 million (about 16.28 billion yen at 150 yen to 1 USD), up 14% year on year. Of this, exports to Thailand were US$9.2 million (2.7 times the previous year) and to the UAE US$3.3 million... -
WinCommerce to add up to 1,500 stores in 2026—direct fresh sourcing from 18 warehouses, accelerating its northern and rural strategy
WinCommerce (part of the Masan Group), Vietnam's largest food and daily-goods retail chain, has announced a plan to open 1,000–1,500 new stores in 2026. By year-end it will have about 6,100 stores, directing roughly 70–80% of new openings to provincial and rural areas. Direct fresh sourcing and 18 regul... -
Why a European entrepreneur bet on Vietnam—insect-protein company Entobel builds an 11,000-tonne-a-year production system at Asia's largest plant
Asia's largest insect-protein plant, built in southern Vietnam by Singapore-based Entobel, has entered full operation. With a production capacity of 11,000 tonnes a year, it advances the move away from fishmeal in shrimp- and catfish-farming feed. -
Not durian but "passion fruit" captivates Europe—Q1 export value up 73% to US$30.5 million, topping fruit bound for the EU
Q1 2026 passion-fruit export value to the EU reached US$30.5 million, up 73% year on year. EVFTA tariff elimination and an export model centered on processed products drove the growth, surpassing cashew nuts to top fruit bound for the EU.
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