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Natural farming: sinking land, rising salinity, how does the Mekong Delta adapt?
• Share of national rice output from the Mekong Delta: 55%, the region's annual supply, according to Báo Cần Thơ on 02/11/2026.
• Share of national rice exports from the Mekong Delta: 90%, of total rice exports, according to Báo Cần Thơ on 02/11/2026.
• Share of national fishery output from the Mekong Delta: 60%, according to Báo Cần Thơ on 02/11/2026.
• Average land subsidence rate in the Mekong Delta: 0.96 cm/year, according to Báo Cần Thơ on 02/11/2026.
The land is sinking and salinity is rising, natural farming is a way to adapt, not a slogan. Do not count certified hectares. Count how much healthier the soil becomes before the saline season.
Healthy soil helps crops withstand salinity better. That is a rule, not a slogan.
Sources
Báo Cần Thơ on November 2, 2026 (workshop by VOAA (Vietnam Organic Agriculture Association) and the SALTA Fund (Netherlands) on sustainable agriculture and adaptation to saline intrusion in the Mekong Delta); Tuổi Trẻ on October 25, 2026 (saline intrusion forecast for the 2026–2027 dry season)
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