Hanoi has expanded cultivation areas that meet high-quality standards and have regional codes to ensure product origin and traceability. The capital has also established supply chains for key agricultural products to meet export requirements.

Farmers in Phu Cu and An Thi districts in the northern province of Hung Yen are rushed off their feet these days harvesting lychee crop. The size of chicken eggs and with a nice appearance and sweet aroma, the lychees have won favour among consumers from far and wide.

Close to 55,000 ha of crops in the central region are lacking in water, according to the Directorate of Water Resources at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Hail on March 17 night and early March 18 caused damage in the northern mountainous provinces of Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Lai Chau and Phu Tho.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has inspected preparations for typhoon Mirinae – the first to batter Vietnam this year – along dyke sections, ports and construction works in Thai Binh province.