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A fisherman who left the oil fields and returned to the coral, linking livelihood and conservation
The effort of a former oil-field engineer protecting 64 hectares of coral reef in a Da Nang fishing village. We interpret the implications that co-management—shifting fishing pressure to tourism—poses for Japanese seafood buyers and growing areas. -
Vietnamese coffee's 2026 start: 366,000 tonnes in January–February (+14%)—Robusta steady at 87,000–88,000 dong, ICE inventories at a 16-month low
Coffee exports from Vietnam, the world's largest Robusta producer, are holding firm at the start of 2026 as well. Export volume in January–February was 366,000 tonnes (up 14% year on year), maintaining double-digit growth. The domestic Robusta green-bean price held steady in a high range of 87,000–88,000 dong/kg (about 512–518 yen/kg, at 170 VND to 1 JPY)... -
Lam Dong's VietGAP/organic support ordinance takes effect—subsidizing certification costs up to 45 million dong, supporting avocado, coffee, and tea
Lam Dong province, a major agricultural province in the southern Central Highlands of Vietnam, put into effect an ordinance supporting the acquisition of VietGAP, organic, and other GAP standards, dated March 10, 2026. Over the five years from 2026 to 2030, it subsidizes soil, water, and sample analysis costs up to 15 million dong per organization, and certification costs up to 45 million dong per organization... -
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... -
Vietnamese green-skin pomelo exports to the US enter an expansion phase—three years after 2022 approval, US$17.5 million in Q1 2025, up 60% year on year
Green-skin pomelo (buoi da xanh) from the Mekong Delta in southern Vietnam was officially approved for export to the US by a USDA Federal Register notice in October 2022, becoming the seventh Vietnamese fresh fruit approved for US export, after dragon fruit, rambutan, longan, lychee, star apple, and mango... -
Frozen durian leads second-quarter exports—a fresh-coconut protocol also takes effect, with US$10 billion a year in range
According to the latest trends released by Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Environment and related industry bodies, the protocol for frozen-durian exports to China entered its full-operation phase in the second quarter (April–June 2026), and because it overlaps with the harvest peak of Mekong Delta Ri6 durian, Vietnam's frozen-durian exports are expected to accelerate sharply... -
Bach Hoa Xanh invades the north with its first Hanoi store—adding 1,000 stores in 2026, competing with a fresh-produce "double replacement"
Bach Hoa Xanh, a grocery supermarket under Mobile World Investment Corporation (MWG), Vietnam's largest electronics retailer, opened its first store in April 2026 in Yen Tang village, Da Phuc commune on the outskirts of Hanoi (an area on Hanoi's fringe bordering Bac Ninh province). The northern capital... -
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... -
Vietnamese fruit prices crash—watermelon at 3.8 cents/kg, Ri6 durian at half price, domestic oversupply as China tightens inspections
Fruit and vegetable prices are falling all at once across Vietnam's major growing regions. In Gia Lai province, watermelon fell at the farm-shipment level to 1,000–5,000 dong per kg (about 5.9–29.4 yen, at 170 VND to 1 JPY), with the lowest reaching the 3.8 cents/kg level. Tien Giang province's specialty Hoa Loc mango (Hoa L... -
The front line of Vietnamese precision agriculture 2026—4,000 drones in operation, AI disease detection at 93% accuracy accelerating a productivity revolution
Agricultural drones in operation in Vietnam have surpassed 4,000. AI disease detection has reached 93% accuracy, and in the Mekong Delta's low-emission rice project it has expanded to 354,000 hectares.
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