Mekong Delta learns to ‘live in peace’ with saltwaterVietNamNet Bridge - Ten years ago, Vietnam began calling upon farmers to restructure agricultural production, but no considerable changes have occurred. Ten years ago, Vietnam began calling upon farmers to restructure agricultural production, but no considerable changes have occurred. Meanwhile, Vietnam is one of the countries most affected by climate change.The rise in seawater level will submerge 50 percent of the rice fields in Mekong Delta under saltwater in several decades.The Mekong Delta is the rice granary of the country, the major source of rice supply for domestic consumption and export. In 2012, Vietnam exported 7.72 million tons. A MARD report showed that shrimp export turnover has increased from $1.5 billion in 2007 to $3.2 billion in 2016.

Source: VietNamNet News February 21, 2017 01:30 UTC