| Vietnamese name | Trung Bo |
|---|---|
| Area | about 96,000 km² |
| Population | about 20 million |
| Climate | Tropical monsoon climate. Characterized by the central region's distinctive heavy-rain and typhoon season from September to November. |
Overview
Central Vietnam is a long, narrow region stretching north to south, sandwiched between the Truong Son Range (the Annamite Range) and the East Sea (the South China Sea). It is broadly divided into the north-central and south-central coasts, with varied terrain and a climate rich in variation. The terrain, where narrow coastal plains and steep mountains appear in turn, creates agricultural diversity while also being a region at high risk of typhoons and floods.
Historically the territory of the Champa Kingdom, this region has its own agricultural culture. A distinctive feature is an 'agriculture-fishery combined' livelihood in which fishing and farming are closely linked; shrimp farming takes place along the coast, and rice cultivation and fruit growing inland.
Features of agriculture
Because the central region is at high risk of natural disasters, the large-scaling of agriculture has lagged compared with other regions, but conversely it shows a strong presence as a producing area for niche, high value-added crops. The grapes of Ninh Thuan Province and the dragon fruit of Binh Thuan Province are crops grown commercially only here within Vietnam.
Along the coast, shrimp farming (especially whiteleg shrimp) is expanding, and in the lagoon areas off the coast of Hue and Quang Nam, traditional farming methods and modern intensive farming coexist.
Main agricultural products
Dragon fruit (Binh Thuan Province), grapes (Ninh Thuan Province), shrimp farming, rice, sugarcane, pepper, rubber, timber, seafood (squid, octopus, tuna)
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