Keeping the famous vegetable and spice fields safe in Ha Tinh, Vietnam

Under the influence of heavy rain, people in La Xa spice vegetable village (Tan Lam Huong commune, Thach Ha, Ha Tinh) are gathering in the fields to drain water and protect vegetable beds. As a household with a large vegetable growing area of the La Xa Vegetable Cooperative Group, every heavy rain Mr. Pham Van De (63 years old, La Xa hamlet) is worried by the characteristics of the most inhospitable spice plant. drown. Mr. De said: “After the rains for the past few days, my wife and I went out to the fields to clear the canals and ditches to drain water for the vegetable beds. Although the water has not reached the root, we have to take the initiative to do it first because if it rains for a long time as forecast, the water will not drain in time, which will affect the vegetable crops." According to Mr. De, his family grows 5 sao of vegetables and spices such as basil, cinnamon, marjoram, perilla, etc. The monthly income from harvesting vegetables is about 12-15 million VND. The ...