Crop conversion– tag –
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Dropping acacia for lemongrass: 80 million dong in profit from 1 hectare in the Quang Ngai hills
On September 24, 2026, Bao Nong nghiep va Moi truong, a daily affiliated with Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, reported a crop switch in Son Mai village, Quang Ngai province. In Bieu Qua hamlet, a farmer who switched 1 hectare that had been planted with acacia (keo) to lemongrass (sa), after deducting expenses... -
An An Giang farmer turns paddy into jackfruit for a net profit of 45 million dong, surpassing rice
In Vinh Thanh Trung, An Giang province in southern Vietnam, a farmer who gave up rice and switched to the Thai variety of jackfruit (mit) is earning take-home income that exceeds year-round rice farming. Phan Trung Tin, reported by the local paper Dan Viet (August 14, 2026)... -
A Hue farmer converts low-lying poor paddy to lotus, reaching 3-5 times rice cropping and an annual income of JPY 5.9 million
A farmer in Hue who switched poorly drained, low-lying bad fields to lotus (sen) is earning far more than from rice. Le Thi Hoai Uyen of Phu Bai expanded lotus planting from 2 ha to more than 15 ha, and the family's annual income has reached about one billion dong (about 5.9 million yen at roughly 170 dong to the yen). What would not bear fruit with rice...
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