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Woman quits good job to turn Can Tho's eggfruit into a regional specialty

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.

An Giang man turns accidental vineyard into free visitor attraction

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.

From 100 sq.m to $700,000: Vietnam couple builds mushroom business

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.

How a Mekong Delta farmer built a $1 million fish business

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.

Quitting good job, young man returns home to ‘rescue’family's eel farm

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.

Vietnamese farmer turns wife’s pregnancy craving into profitable fruit 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.

Japan’s luxury ‘Eggs of the Sun’ mangoes take root in HCMC

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.

H'mong farmer turns mountain orchard into thriving livelihood

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.

Can Tho entrepreneur turns fallen lekima fruit into a four-star product

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.

Can Tho farmer earns $27,000 a year from unusual ‘chocolate’ persimmons

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.

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.