An ethnic Thai farmer in Vietnam's Thanh Hoa Province sold his family's traditional stilt house for around $27,000 and invested more than $19,000 in breeding bamboo rats and civets, hoping to build a new livelihood in a remote border community.

Concerned about the heavy use of fertilizers and pesticides, a farmer in Vietnam's Mekong Delta turned to organic rice cultivation, building a business that now earns him up to VND2 billion ($76,000) in annual profit.

Le Van Sau has built a 5.5ha VietGAP-certified durian orchard that can bring a profit of VND5 billion a year. After 45 years of working with his orchard, he has concluded that the key to successful farming is working alongside scientists.

FIn previous years, acacia trees covered many hillsides in Nam Tra My. They were a familiar choice for local residents because they were easy to grow and required little care. After about five to six years, the trees could be harvested for timber.

After three months growing rice on 1,000 square meters of land, a farmer in Vietnam’s Dak Lak Province was left with just VND35,000 ($1.30) after direct costs.

A couple in central Vietnam is transforming mature loofahs into household goods for overseas markets while creating a new source of income for local farmers.

Earning more than VND20 million per month at a stable job, Do Thi Xuan Dieu decided to resign and return home to research the eggfruit (lucuma) that was falling unharvested in her family's garden.

What began as a modest attempt to earn extra income has turned into a popular attraction in An Giang, where visitors can explore a 3,000-square-meter wild grape garden for free.

A couple in Vietnam’s Quang Tri Province started growing mushrooms for their family 15 years ago. Their venture now spans nearly 8,700 square meters and generates more than $700,000 annually.

A farmer in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta has spent more than 30 years turning repeated setbacks into a fish business that now sells across the country and exports to the US and South Korea.

Holding a stable job with an income of over VND20 million per month in HCMC, Nguyen Hong Phong decided to return to his hometown to run an eel farm.

What began with his pregnant wife craving a fruit he could not find at local markets has grown into a 2,000-tree farm in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, earning farmer Bui Huu Toan up to $19,000 a year in profit from fresh fruit alone.

A HCMC farmer has successfully grown the luxury mango known as the “Egg of the Sun,” selling his first locally grown fruits for $11–23 each.

A H'mong farmer’s decision to replace traditional corn and rice fields with drought-resistant son tra trees is showing how a change of crops can transform livelihoods in Vietnam’s highlands.

Do Thi Xuan Dieu left a job paying more than $750 a month to return to Can Tho and find new value in a fruit often left to fall unwanted. Two years of experimentation later, her dried lekima earned four-star OCOP status.

A farmer in Can Tho is earning around $27,000 a year from an unusual variety known locally as the “chocolate persimmon,” whose dark brown flesh, creamy texture and distinctive flavor are drawing curious visitors to his one-hectare orchard.

Hidden beneath lush green leaves, giant gourds weighing 5-10kg lie across the fields. Grown for seeds worth around $15 per kilogram, the crop is opening up a promising new source of income for farmers in Dak Lak.

Spotted deer farming is emerging as a new economic opportunity for ethnic minority households in central Vietnam, supported by local authorities and market partnerships.

A Ninh Binh farmer is earning a stable income by breeding giant water bugs, an insect prized for its distinctive aroma in Vietnamese cuisine.