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Inside Dak Lak’s giant gourd fields grown for seeds, not fruit

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.

Once seen only on TV, spotted deer transform lives in central Vietnam

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

Vietnamese farmer turns giant water bugs into profitable business

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

Man gives up good job to start tourism venture raising catfish on rafts

Giving up a job in the import-export sector, Duong Ke Hien of Can Tho City returned to his hometown to raise fish on rafts on the Hau River.

Farmer brings South Korean grape know-how home to Thanh Hoa

After five years working at a South Korean vineyard, Nguyen Huu Huan returned to Vietnam with grape varieties, farming know-how and a plan to build his own high-tech farm.

Young farmer finds success with Shine Muscat grapes in Ha Tinh

Against central Vietnam’s harsh weather, a young farmer has successfully grown Shine Muscat grapes on Ha Tinh’s hills, creating a new source of agricultural income.

Thai ethnic youth turns borderland chili farm into billion-dong business

A young Thai ethnic entrepreneur in Dak Lak has turned a small family chili plot into a 10-ha export production area that brings in billions of dong each year.

Harvesting 40kg of tea a day: Co Hon villagers escape poverty

Amid the rolling mountains of Vietnam's northwestern region, when the first rains arrive after weeks of dry weather, Co Hon village in Muong Lan Commune, Dien Bien Province enters its annual tea harvesting season.

From a US$267 loan to a thriving apple snail business

Five years after launching a small apple snail farm, a Tay couple in Tuyen Quang has transformed their lives, building a new home and securing a brighter future for their children.

Leaving Hanoi behind, couple finds success raising bamboo rats at home

After leaving stable factory jobs in Hanoi, a couple in Nghe An built a thriving bamboo rat farm that now generates hundreds of millions of dong each year.

Luong Quoc Doan re-elected President of VN Farmers’ Union for 2026–2031 term

Luong Quoc Doan was re-elected President of the Vietnam Farmers’ Union for the 2026–2031 tenure at the first meeting of its Central Committee held on June 8 following the union’s ninth National Congress, which concluded in Hanoi the same day.

Vietnam’s mountain sturgeon farmers battle rising costs and shrinking profits

Natural spring sturgeon, once prized for its premium quality, is struggling to compete with cheaper imported fish in Vietnam’s market.

Vietnamese farmers work through the night amid 40C heatwave

Extreme heat topping 40 degrees Celsius in Nghe An has forced farmers to endure hours under blistering sun, with many choosing to work in the fields at night to avoid the punishing temperatures.

Vietnam salt farmers endure brutal heat to harvest white gold

Under the scorching summer heat in central Vietnam, salt farmers in Hoa Loc commune of Thanh Hoa province continue working relentlessly across dazzling white salt fields, racing against the sun to harvest each precious grain.

How a Can Tho startup turned turtle farming into a tourism business

After years of self-learning and experimentation, a young farmer in southern Vietnam now earns stable income from softshell turtles.

“Barefoot inventor” and global ambitions

Pham Van Hat is best known as the creator of the made-in-Vietnam “Seed Sowing Robot,” now exported to 15 countries, alongside dozens of practical inventions that have eased labour for thousands of farmers.

Early lychee harvest hit hard as premium fruit prices triple

Early-season lychee production in Bac Ninh has been hit hard this year, with output dropping by more than half and pest outbreaks creating an unprecedented gap between premium and lower-grade fruit.

Medicinal herb farming transforms Mong families’ lives in Sa Pa

In Sa Pa, fields of blooming Actiso are doing more than coloring the mountains purple - they are helping Mong families build new homes and send children abroad to study.

University valedictorian returns to countryside to build thriving farm

In 2013, with outstanding academic achievements, Cao Thi Lien from Hai Phong graduated as valedictorian of Hanoi Architectural University.

How Ninh Binh turned mountain goat into a billion-dong industry

Behind Ninh Binh’s famous mountain goat dishes is a decades-long journey of farmers, chefs and entrepreneurs transforming a local specialty into a national brand.