Farmers in Vietnam are worried about their cashew crop

In previous years, it started to harvest from mid-January, but this year it is not until February that gardeners start harvesting. The reason is that at the time of flowering, there is unseasonal rain with hoarfrost, causing the flowers to dry and the young fruit to fall a lot. It is estimated that this year's cashew yield will decrease by 30-50% compared to last year's harvest. Productivity drops Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan's family, hamlet 5, Hoa Hoi commune, Xuyen Moc district has 2.5ha of cashews under harvest. Every year in January, things have been harvested, but this year a month later. Yield also decreased by 30% compared to the previous crop. “When the cashew tree blooms and bears fruit, there is prolonged unseasonal rain, the weather is often cold at night and early in the morning, causing the flowers to dry, fall, and fail to bear fruit, and the young peas cannot stand the cold, so they also cannot bear the cold. shed quite a lot. It is expected that this year, my family will ...