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Ten years of squid farming in Quang Ninh: what a 30% survival rate says about the profitability trap
An entrepreneur who has spent ten years attempting squid farming off Co To, Vietnam, reveals the reality, a survival rate of about 30% and live squid at 420,000 dong/kg, sounding a warning against overconfidence in "easy money." We also consider the link with Japan's demand for premium squid. -
From forest to field: Quang Ninh turns the medicinal root "dia lien," limited by wild harvesting, into a cultivated crop
In an ethnic-minority village on the border of Quang Ninh province, there is a move to turn the medicinal root "dia lien" into a growing area on 10 ha and aim for OCOP certification. We unpack the practical implications of growing-area formation for Japanese importers and agricultural professionals.
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