(VOVWORLD) - In response to changing climate and markets, farmers in Dak Lak province have begun intercropping various types of plants in their coffee orchards. The tactic has boosted their income, provided windbreaks, and reduced the vulnerability of their coffee trees to drought and other weather extremes.

(VOVWORLD) - Almost every village in Vietnam has at least one well, an indispensable part of the classic Vietnamese rural tradition of banyan tree, well, and communal house yard. A village well doesn’t just provide water for the villagers’ daily use. It has a spiritual significance in the village’s culture. In this week’s Village Life, photographer Le Bich, who has visited 200 villages and photographed 300 wells will talk to us about communal wells.

(VOVWORLD) - The COVID-19 pandemic has taken its toll on Hanoi’s agriculture sector. To support farmers, businesses and cooperatives in the capital city have expanded distribution channels.

(VOVWORLD) - The women of Knia hamlet in Dak Lak province are devoted to preserving traditional brocade weaving so that the craft doesn’t die out. They’ve been using social networks to promote and sell their products as an additional way to earn money.

(VOVWORLD) - In recent decades cassava vermicelli have made in Binh Lu village, Lai Chau province, increasingly popular and brought growing profits to local households.

(VOVWORLD) - Plei Bui in Nghia Hung commune is a model new-style rural village among the ethnic minority groups in Gia Lai province. With the Government’s support, the Jarai people who live in the village have been learning new ways to boost their agricultural production and improve life.

(VOVWORLD) - Covering more than 3.2 million hectares of rice farmland, the Mekong Delta annually contributes more than half of Vietnam’s rice production and 90% of its rice exports. This contribution ensures Vietnam’s food security and asserts Vietnam's position in the world as a leading rice exporter. Local officials and farmers have restructured the agricultural sector, appllied technology into production, and built a brand for Vietnamese rice.

(VOVWORLD) - In recent years, women's associations in Dak Lak province have found creative ways to get ethnic minority women more involved in community activities. Locals have lived a better life thanks to these women who, in the traditional matriarchal system among ethnic groups there, are the heads of their families.

(VOVWORLD) - Located 40 km to the west of Hanoi, Duong Lam ancient village in Son Tay town is one of must-visit tourist destinations of the capital city because of its unique historical, architectural, cultural values. In recent years, Duong Lam people have been working to preserve the village’s tourism environment, which is characterized by banyan trees, river wharves, communal house yards, and pagodas.

(VOVWORLD) - Located 9km from the center of Duong Quy commune in Lao Cai province, Tun Tren hamlet is home to 57 Dao ethnic households. Thanks to the attention of administrations at all levels, livestock development projects, and their own efforts, the Dao people have been improving their living conditions day by day.