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Vietnam Agriculture
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The man who makes melons 'drink' eggs-a woodworker takes on fermented-chicken-egg melon growing in Bac Ninh
In Bac Ninh province in northern Vietnam, a farmer who raises melons by "feeding" them fermented chicken eggs keeps selling out, the local paper Dan Viet reported on July 5, 2026. The central figure is Vu Chi Duc, who switched over from being a woodworker who had held a chisel and plane for about ten years. Meeting Japanese standards... -
Toward the nation's largest through provincial merger: Khanh Hoa's goats and sheep take on Halal
Khanh Hoa province in south-central Vietnam has begun moving a plan to raise goats and sheep into "halal-standard meat products." On July 2, 2026, the province's livestock and veterinary authorities held a sheep breeding-and-rearing training session in Trung Khanh Vinh village, covering everything from developing model farms to building a halal-compliant slaughtering and processing system... -
Pandan scent with zero flavoring: the raw-material power of Ca Mau's pandan coconut
In Ca Mau province at Vietnam's southernmost tip, the trial cultivation of a coconut called "dua dua" (dua dua), which gives off the sweet aroma of pandan leaf the moment it is split open, is beginning to take shape. A trial farm under the province's agricultural extension center has planted more than 300 trees on about 2.7 hectares, with 70 to 100 fruits per tree per year and, per fruit, 250... -
Returning forest to the coffee field raises the unit price: a demonstration of Quang Tri Arabica
What comes to mind at the words "Vietnamese coffee" is probably the mass-produced Robusta that underpins canned and instant coffee. Outside that conventional image, Arabica farmers in the mountains of Quang Tri province in central Vietnam are deliberately switching to a cultivation that "returns forest" to the field. A Vietnamese agriculture-specialist med... -
Don't fix the salt: Ca Mau's salt-tolerant farming gives rise to the business opportunity of "plant salt"
In Ca Mau province at Vietnam's southernmost tip, a 31-year-old who abandoned an engineering job in Ho Chi Minh City is getting "farming that only works on salt-damaged land" off the ground. What Lam Quoc Nhut grows is a salt-tolerant plant that grows wild on the embankments of shrimp ponds. Processed products such as the "plant salt" extracted from it... -
The standardization of Dong Thap fruit, with region codes brought down to the "farmer level"
Dong Thap province, Vietnam's largest fruit-growing area, is advancing standardization through more than 2,700 cultivation-plot codes and the linking of more than 130 agricultural cooperatives. A 28-household durian cooperative manages cadmium on its own. We lay out the on-the-ground changes that Japanese importers should note. -
A cooperative that profits from drones and alternate irrigation: the rice-farming DX of Son Hoa, An Giang
The Son Hoa cooperative in An Giang province brings together 1,800–2,000 hectares and, with XAG P100 drones and alternate irrigation, achieves 30–40% water savings and a 10% cut in input costs. We read, from a Japanese sourcing perspective, this "organized growing region" that sells on contract to the likes of Loc Troi. -
Stopping illegal fishing trips with 2,100 phone calls: An Giang province hones its catch management
An Giang province used about 2,100 warning phone calls over six months to urge fishing vessels that had lost communication to comply with fishing rules. We read how the tightened management of Vietnamese wild-caught seafood, moving toward the lifting of the EU yellow card, affects the reliability of Japanese sourcing. -
Ninh Binh's 60 OCOP booths: the "number of stars" that counts in Japan's growing-region selection
Ninh Binh province held an OCOP specialty-products week from June 26 to 30. We explain how Japanese food buyers can read this regional certification system, with 60 booths and about 70 items on display, as a clue for narrowing down growing areas. -
"Animal welfare" for shrimp and pangasius: Vietnam launches a national roadmap
Vietnam's fisheries directorate has announced an animal-welfare roadmap for shrimp and pangasius. As ASC, GlobalGAP, and BAP incorporate welfare standards, we lay out the points Japanese buyers should keep an eye on.
