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Breeding 30,000 parasitic wasps against coconut pests: Vietnam aims to cut pesticides across 6 Mekong sites and 12 hectares
The Southern Plant Protection Center, under the Department of Crop Production and Plant Protection (Cuc Trong trot va Bao ve thuc vat) of Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, will operate biological pest-control application sites for coconut in 2026 at six locations in Dong Thap province, Vinh Long province, and Can Tho City, across a total area of 12 hectares. About 30,000 parasitic wasps, and earwigs... -
With under 1% share in China, the Philippines turns to a new variety: will it affect Vietnamese durian sourcing?
The Philippine durian exporters' association has laid out a plan to grow a variety called Golden Puyat to raise its competitiveness in the Chinese market. A Vietnamese agriculture-and-environment newspaper reported this on September 25, 2026. The arena where it will compete with Thai and Vietnamese produce is the Chinese market. Exporters... -
A first vessel from China arrives at Can Tho port; on the return leg, 80 containers of rice bran
On the afternoon of September 24, 2026, a container ship arrived at Cai Cui wharf in Can Tho City. It came from Nanning port in China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, passing through the Binh Luc canal. It carried 153 containers of general goods. And on the return leg, the Vietnamese side will load 80 containers of rice bran... -
Vietnam's floating rice that grows with the floods: at two tonnes per hectare, can it become a raw material for Japan?
In the Mekong Delta's flood season, there is a native rice that extends its stalks to 3–5 m in step with the rising water. It is called lua mua noi in Vietnamese and floating rice in Japanese. A Vietnamese agriculture-and-environment newspaper dated September 24, 2026 reported that Le Thanh Phong, deputy director of the Institute of Climate Change at An Giang University... -
Com and durian fillings in mid-autumn mooncakes: more buyers for Vietnamese ingredients
"Nong san Viet," an agricultural-products section run by a Vietnamese agriculture newspaper, reported on September 23 that com (young-picked green rice), durian, tea, and lotus seeds are now being used as fillings in mid-autumn mooncakes. Com Moc Huyen, a producer that handles com, offers—in addition to com-filled mooncakes—lotus seed, red bean, mung bean, glutinous rice,... -
International financing debated for Vietnamese shrimp; the bottleneck lies not only in the amount of funds but in collateral and records
On September 21, 2026, Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Environment held a public-private partnership (PPP) forum in Can Tho city focused on the Mekong Delta's shrimp industry. Held through the Partnership for Sustainable Agriculture Vietnam (PSAV) in collaboration with USGBC, a US grain and bio-products industry association, the agenda centered on the shift to a circular model... -
Over 10 hectares of durian wither in Gia Lai; with the cause unidentified, farmers turn to coffee
In Chu Prong commune (xa Chu Prong), Gia Lai province in Vietnam's Central Highlands, durian gardens that were meant to be awaiting harvest are being felled one after another. A Vietnamese agriculture-and-environment newspaper (Nong nghiep va Moi truong) dated September 23, 2026 reported that in Hoang Yen and Bat villages, a provisional tally of more than 10 hectares of trees... -
2,300 seedlings to four households: can Lao Cai's 2 hectares of Thai-type custard apple sell?
In the mountains of northern Vietnam, planting has begun of a fruit whose name is rarely heard in Japanese raw-material sourcing. In three hamlets of Bao Nhai commune, Lao Cai province, 2,300 suitable seedlings of the Thai-type custard apple "Na Hoang Hau" were distributed to four poor and near-poor households and are now being grown across a total of 2 hectares. Agriculture-and-environment... -
Vietnam's whelk farming reaches 6,200 tonnes a year: can it be used for Japan's shellfish sourcing?
On September 24, 2026, the Vietnamese seafood-specialist outlet tepbac summarized how the farming of oc huong (Babylonia areolata) reached the order of 6,000 tonnes a year over 25 years (by author Kim Tien). A sea snail that had relied on wild harvesting became a subject that can be farmed in a planned way through artificial seed production... -
Over 46,000 hectares of macadamia, yet US$30 million in imports: Japan looks at producing orchards
Vietnam has planted more than 46,000 hectares of macadamia. Even so, in January–July 2026 it bought and brought in about US$30 million worth. Exports over the same seven months were just under US$34 million, so the amounts sold and bought are nearly level. The Vietnamese paper VnExpress reported this on September 20, and the export breakdown, from the customs authority's...
