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A climate-controlled poultry house in Dong Thap reaches 3 kg in 45 days, running 60,000 birds with eight people
In Dong Thap province in the Mekong Delta, a sealed poultry house running air conditioning holds 60,000 birds. The three farms of Nguyen Duc Lu (known as Bay Lu, 70), in Dao Than ward, reported by state broadcaster VOV on September 24, 2026, run a total area of more than 5,000 square meters with eight people at all times, raising each bird to about 3 k... in 45 days... -
Kona Bay's shrimp seed Balance Pro: upstream quality improvement shapes shrimp supply to Japan
The major seed company Kona Bay has introduced its non-ablation line Balance Pro in Vietnam. We lay out the facts—SPF, a 70–80% survival rate, and a field trial in Phan Rang—and explain how seed improvement works for the stability of shrimp supply to Japan. -
A shrimp cooperative in northern Quang Ninh: 7–9 turnovers a year and 90-day shipping across 8 ha and 12 ponds
A shrimp cooperative in Cam Pha, Quang Ninh province, has demonstrated 7 to 9 cycles a year and 90-day shipment through greenhouse farming across 12 ponds on 8 ha. We unpack what it means for a northern growing area to join the Mekong-Delta-dominated sourcing of shrimp for Japan. -
A cooperative that profits from drones and alternate irrigation: the rice-farming DX of Son Hoa, An Giang
The Son Hoa cooperative in An Giang province brings together 1,800–2,000 hectares and, with XAG P100 drones and alternate irrigation, achieves 30–40% water savings and a 10% cut in input costs. We read, from a Japanese sourcing perspective, this "organized growing region" that sells on contract to the likes of Loc Troi. -
Watering by smartphone, flowering by LED: the wall that northern dragon fruit cannot cross even at a fourfold unit price
An agricultural cooperative in Lap Thach district, Phu Tho province, has broken through the off-season that was a weakness of the north, using automatic irrigation and LED lighting. While achieving 28,000 dong per kg, about four times the southern price, it cannot assemble a monthly export lot of 50 tonnes; we unpack what Japanese fruit-and-vegetable sourcing should learn from this reality. -
A former fisherman earns 12 billion dong a year: three-stage shrimp farming on the Thanh Hoa coast
Le Van Phuong, a former fisherman in Thanh Hoa province, produces 50–70 tonnes of whiteleg shrimp a year with a three-stage closed-recirculation system across 5 hectares and 38 ponds. From a site with a net profit of 5 billion dong, we explain the real picture of the advancement of Vietnamese shrimp that Japanese importers should read. -
In Moc Chau, Son La province, a 35-year-old man runs a Korea- and FAO-backed smart greenhouse—harvesting 18 tonnes of bell peppers for a gross profit of 20 million yen
On the Moc Chau plateau in Son La province, 35-year-old Vu Van Hieu realized greenhouse bell-pepper cultivation using a "next-generation smart farming" project backed by the FAO and the South Korean government. He harvested 18 tonnes from 1,836 square meters, securing a gross profit of about 20 million yen in three months. -
Bac Lieu Province
Vietnamese name Bac Lieu Area 2,669 km² Population about 910,000 Provincial capital / central city Bac Lieu City Climate tropical monsoon climate. Serious saltwater intrusion in the dry season. Overview Bac Lieu Province is one of Vietnam's leading shrimp-farming areas, where a national project aiming to become the 'shrimp capital' is underway. Tradi... -
Lam Dong province
Vietnamese name Lam Dong Area 9,774 km2 Population about 1.35 million Provincial capital / main city Da Lat City (elevation 1,500 m) Climate temperate highland climate. Annual average temperature 18–21 degrees C (Da Lat). Access from HCMC about 50 minutes by plane from Ho Chi Minh City, about 6 hours by car Overview: Da Lat, the provincial capital of Lam Dong province,... -
Hanoi
Vietnamese name Ha Noi Area 3,358 km2 Population about 8.5 million Provincial capital / main city the capital of Vietnam Climate humid subtropical climate. Summer (May–September) is hot and humid, exceeding 35 degrees C; winter (December–February) is around 15 degrees C. Access from HCMC about 2 hours by plane from Ho Chi Minh City Overview: Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam,...
