Mineral misery: Vietnam salt farmers battered by imports, climate 0 SHARES Share it! But the farmers say life is tough on the fields where they toil during the annual harvesting season from January to June. “In the past we didn’t make losses in salt production, now there are losses,” the 60-year-old told AFP, wearing two hats to shield from the searing morning sun. But unpredictable demand is not all Vietnam’s salt farmers are up against. “Climate change really has had an impact because salt production needs stable weather,” the 57-year-old farmer told AFP.

Source: Manila Bulletin May 19, 2019 03:00 UTC