Environmental news
06/03/2026SCALING UP THE GREEN AGRICULTURE MODEL: LESSONS FROM THOSE WHO SUCCEEDED
After the project “Air Pollution and Open Burning in Agriculture in Vietnam,” implemented by GAHP in collaboration with VACNE with funding from Defra, alternative models to open burning in agriculture in Vietnam have demonstrated that rice straw is not “waste” that needs to be discarded, but rather a resource capable of generating economic and environmental […]
Environmental news
23/01/2026FROM STRAW TO MONEY: BIOMASS PELLET MODEL IN RURAL AREAS
Vietnam is one of the world’s top rice-producing and exporting countries, ranking second globally, with straw output of 45–50 million tons each year, mainly concentrated in the Mekong Delta and the Red River Delta. However, of this enormous resource, only about 18% of straw is properly collected and utilized, while nearly 80% is wasted or […]
