Viet farmers get help in selling crops as traders play truant

A fish processing plant in Đồng Tháp Province. Mekong Delta provinces are working on ways to help farmers sell their harvest amid the lack of transport due to Covid-19. – VNA/VNS

HO CHI MINH CITY (Vietnam News/Asia News Network): Authorities in Mekong Delta provinces are helping farmers sell their harvests after they were found struggling amid Covid-19 transport and movement restrictions.

Farmers usually sell their crops and seafood to traders at the farm, but with the restrictions currently in place, the latter are not turning up.