Vietnam gives rice farmers a chance to grow income in forests


Nguyên Văn Thắng sits next to an acacia tree in his plantation in Tiên Kiên Commune, Phú Thọ Province. — VN/ANN

HANOI (ANN): Rice farmers in the northern province of Phú Thọ have had their lives turned around after being given the all-clear to use land designated for forestry production.

Phạm Văn Quế, chief of Village 11 in Tiên Kiên Commune, said more than 100 households in the village used to mainly rely on rice fields to make ends meet, and barely managed to live from day to day.

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