On November 19, a World Bank delegation, led by Manuela V.Ferro, Vice President for East Asia and the Pacific, met Can Tho authorities and farmers to explore innovative solutions for low-emission rice production in the locality.

A ceremony was held in My Dong commune in Thap Muoi district of Dong Thap province on June 12 to kick start a project to develop 1 million hectares of high-quality low-emission rice associated with green growth in the Mekong Delta Region.

A pilot model of high-quality, low-emission rice production was launched in Thanh An commune, Vinh Thanh district, the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on April 5, marking the start of a project on sustainably growing one million hectares of high-quality, low-carbon rice in the Mekong Delta by 2030.