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Former health worker turns organic rice farmer, earns $76,000 a year
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.
Vietnam shrimp farmer earns $1.5 million a year with high-tech covered ponds
A Mekong Delta farmer who began raising shrimp 25 years ago now runs six high-tech farms covering 45 hectares, using mesh-covered ponds and closed-loop systems to earn about $1.5 million in annual profit.
