The combined model of cucumber production under the solar array of Mr. Chau Hon’s family brings a profit of 200,000 VND/day. Photo: Hong Diem Sustainable development model In 2018, the Green Innovation Development Center (GreenID) conducted research and put into practice a model combining agricultural production and solar power. According to GreenID, the model is designed according to the standards of rooftop solar power installed on construction sites, greenhouses planted under the guidance of Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) with a capacity of 45kwp installed on 400 square meter area. With a capital of over 900 million VND, the model will be completed and connected to the power grid in December 2020. To ensure plant efficiency, below the photovoltaic panels are designed at a distance of 1-2m. On average, the system produces 103kwh of electricity per day. In the first 3 months of 2021, 4,471kwh of electricity will be produced from this model (equivalent to 22 million VND). This is the first model with the participation of 3 parties (people, businesses and non-profit organizations). Accordingly, the enterprise will withdraw support capital in the first 10 years, then will hand over the entire system to GreenID and households participating in the model. After 20 years, the model will be handed over to households for management. The installation of solar panels above combined with growing vegetables and colors below not only creates additional income from selling electricity, but also makes the most of the arable land area, resolving conflicts in the use of resources. raw land. In fact, the crops grown underneath the electric panels have higher yields and better product quality. The model is expected to open up new directions for local agriculture. Truong Kien Tho, Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of An Giang province, said that this is a model that brings dual benefits, when combining agricultural production with solar power, helping people have clean electricity. , develop local agricultural production, and bring stable income for farmers. Open up a new direction Realizing the economic benefits that the model brings, Mr. Chau Hon (40 years old), from An Hoa hamlet, Chau Lang commune, Tri Ton district, An Giang province boldly and the research team developed the model on the land of family. From the beginning of 2021 up to now, the research team has cooperated with the project team and Mr. Hon’s family to experiment with water spinach and cucumber plants to calculate the appropriate level of cover under the solar panels and compare. with growing plants outside. The results show that, grown according to the above model, both plants grow well and give higher yields than those grown outside. “The research results of the pilot model will be documented to share with stakeholders and promote the process of promulgating appropriate policies for the development of a combined model of agricultural production and solar power. God. We will survey and replicate the model in areas with suitable conditions in An Giang province,” said Mr. Truong Kien Tho. Mr. Chau Hon excitedly said: “Compared to growing outside, cucumbers are grown under shaded solar panels, with very few pests and diseases, the plants grow well, the fruit setting rate is high, the fruit is even and the fruit is uniform. beautiful, yield higher than growing cucumber outside about 30%. On average, every day, I sell about 30-40 kg for 6,000 VND/kg, I earn about 200,000 VND, much more leisurely than rice production. Ms. Pham Thi Nguyet, Vice Chairman of Chau Lang Commune People’s Committee said, Chau Lang is a mountainous commune with special difficulties with more than 62% of the population being Khmer, the poverty rate is still over 3.4%. People mainly depend on agricultural production. The development of agriculture in combination with solar power has initially helped farmers change their traditional farming practices and adapt to new farming techniques to create dual incomes on the same land area. This is a model that can help many farmers get out of poverty and become well-off. “However, the replication of the model faces many difficulties due to high investment costs, the arable land of many households in the commune is far from the national power transmission line, so at present, this model has only been implemented. experience with Mr. Chau Hon’s family. With the benefits that the model brings, hopefully in the near future, there will be policies to develop this model” – Ms. Nguyet pondered.

Cho Moi district has installed landslide warning signs, barricades to prevent people and vehicles from entering the area at risk of landslides. (Photo: Thanh Sang/VNA) On the afternoon of June 15, information from the People’s Committee of An Giang province said that the Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Binh signed Decision No. 1289/QD-UBND declaring an emergency situation of landslide on the banks of Rach Ong Chuong section. km16+250-km16+300, Provincial Road 946 in Cho Moi district. Before that, around 8:30 a.m. on June 8 at the area Km16+250, near Xa Mach bridge, Provincial Road 946 (Cho Moi district, An Giang province) a landslide occurred on the banks of the Ong Chuong river with a length of about 50m and 2m deep into the roadbed. The landslide has completely collapsed the roof of the roadbed and is in danger of spreading, affecting traffic safety. According to Decision 1289, the People’s Committee of An Giang province requested the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of the province to zone areas at risk of particularly dangerous landslides, to put up signs of particularly dangerous landslides, to set up safety corridors. safety and organize the monitoring and monitoring of landslides, timely report proposals to the Provincial People’s Committee. In particular, the People’s Committee of Cho Moi district is responsible for monitoring landslides, promptly handling the relocation of people and properties out of areas at risk of particularly dangerous landslides; notify and put up landslide warning signs, barricades to prevent people and vehicles from entering areas at risk of landslides; coordinate with units to arrange guard forces to closely monitor landslide developments and maintain security and order in the area. The Provincial People’s Committee also requested the Provincial Department of Transport to coordinate with the Provincial Police and relevant units to organize the channeling and regulation of waterway and road traffic through the landslide area. The Provincial People’s Committee assigned the Department of Transport to urgently select a qualified and experienced consulting unit and construction contractor, and organize the formulation of urgent handling plans; mobilize forces and materials for urgent handling in accordance with law. Relating to the landslide area Ong Chuong canal , section Km16+250-Km16+300 on Provincial Road 946, before that An Giang Department of Transport also announced to limit the load and regulate traffic for all kinds of vehicles that need to circulate on the route. Provincial road 946 and Ong Chuong river from 14:00 on 11/6. Accordingly, only two-wheeled vehicles and rudimentary vehicles are allowed to pass through the landslide area. The remaining means of transport when wishing to go from Long Xuyen city to Cho Moi and other nearby localities or vice versa, they need to move in the direction of Provincial Road 944 and Provincial Road 942. Load capacity of less than 100 tons is circulated on the Ong Chuong river route. The landslide on the north bank of Cai San canal affects people’s traffic. (Photo: Thanh Sang/VNA) On the morning of June 15, the North bank of Cai San canal at Thoi Thanh hamlet, My Thanh ward, Long Xuyen city, An Giang province also had a serious landslide, affecting traffic in the area. The landslide section has a length of about 10m, a width of 2m, located at the end of the embankment route, built by the Construction Investment Project Management Board of Agriculture and Rural Development in An Giang province in 2019-2020. The location of the landslide threatens the traffic route in the area. Mr. Luong Huy Khanh, Chief of the Standing Office of the Steering Committee to Respond to Climate Change – Disaster Prevention and Control and Search and Rescue in An Giang Province, said that the cause of the landslide north bank of Cai San canal was initially determined. determined due to the influence of the flow of the curved river, eddy water, and the impact of water transport. “After the North bank of Cai San canal was eroded, the Steering Committee for Climate Change Response – Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and Search and Rescue in My Thanh Ward, Long Xuyen City, coordinated with local people to cooperate with the local people. install barriers at the landslide location, reduce traffic loads, hang warning signs, install warning lights,” added Mr. Khanh. Cai San canal, the section from Nam Su canal to Sau Ba canal, My Thanh ward, Long Xuyen city, was assessed by An Giang province as being particularly dangerous, causing direct danger to residential areas. concentrate. From 2019 to present, Cai San canal The section from Nam Su canal to Sau Ba ditch has 4 subsidence events, serious landslide . An Giang province has determined the cause of Cai San canal landslide due to the area located on the bend, strong current pressure close to the shore in the pouring season. In addition, due to the opposite bank in Thot Not district, Can Tho city, where there are many milling factories with many waterway vehicles circulating, turning around, causing the water current to slam on the shore of An Giang, causing landslide. In the past time, the People’s Committee of An Giang province has invested in building embankments to urgently overcome landslides of Cai San canal from Nam Su canal to Sau Ba canal, in order to stabilize the shoreline, ensure waterway traffic and ensure traffic safety. The road is convenient, gradually stabilizing life, helping people feel secure to develop production, contributing to the development of the local economy…/.

Rice prices fluctuate in opposite directions Specifically, for ordinary rice in Long An, the price is 6,900 VND/kg; Tien Giang is 7,750 VND/kg; Dong Thap is 6,550 VND/kg; An Giang is 5,900 VND/kg… For long-grain rice, the price in Long An is 7,300 VND/kg; Tien Giang is 7,950 VND/kg; Dong Thap 7,100 VND/kg; An Giang 6,000 VND/kg… With rice prices, today is mixed. Specifically, the new NL IR 504 rice increased by 100 dong, to 7,900-8,000 dong/kg; new TP IR 504 rice reduced by 200 dong, to 8,800-8,900 dong/kg. While plate 1 IR 504 is stable at 7,900-8,000 VND/kg and gold bran is stable at 7,650 VND/kg. Traders said that today, the purchasing demand of warehouses has not prospered, in general, raw rice has returned to hybrid rai. ST rice types are sold well, prices are stable. Similarly, the types of rice sold at the market in An Giang also continued to be stable. Specifically, sticky intestines 14,000 VND/kg; fragrant rice diced 18,000 – 19,000 VND/kg; Jasmine 14,000 VND/kg; common white rice 14,000 VND/kg; Miss Hoa 16,200 VND/kg; Squirrel is usually 14,000 VND/kg, white rice is usually stable at 11,000 – 12,000 VND/kg, Japanese rice is 24,000 VND/kg; Nang Nhen rice 20,000 VND/kg; Thai squirrel 17,000 VND/kg… On the world market, the export price of rice today suddenly decreased slightly by 5 USD/ton for 5% broken rice. Accordingly, 5% broken rice is 483-487 USD/ton. Other types of rice continue to stand still, including: 25% broken rice 463-467 USD/ton; 100% rice price 418-422 USD/ton; Jasmine 563-567 USD/ton. Along with the adjusted Vietnamese rice price, the Thai rice offering price was also adjusted down by 1 USD/ton for 5%, 25% and 100% broken rice varieties. Currently, this country’s rice is recorded at 25-31 USD/ton lower than Vietnam’s rice of the same type. It is the lower Thai rice price that is creating great competitive pressure for our country’s exporters because buyers are turning to other rice exporters who are offering cheaper prices.

Ka Tum cake shell is knitted from young palm leaves The first time I knew about Ka Tum cake, I suddenly thought of the fairy tales that my mother used to tell me in the past. They always attract listeners right from the title. And so is the Ka Tum cake. Looking at me pinching my lips, pronouncing the name of the cake according to the tone of the language of the Khmer ethnic group, artisan Neang Phuong laughed and explained: “In Khmer, Ka Tum means pomegranate cake”. This is a sacred cake, conveying the desire for a full, affluent and full life. So only on traditional New Year days such as: Chol Chnam Thmay, Bonh Dolta, Bonh Oc-om-bok… do the Khmer people make this cake to offer to heaven and earth. And only O Lam land in Tri Ton district still makes this kind of cake, so Ka Tum becomes a “rare, hard to find” specialty in the land of An Giang jaggery. Ka Tum cakes are meticulously perfected by artisan Neang Phuong Having been taught the craft of wrapping by her mother since she was a girl, up to now, artisan Neang Phuong has been attached to the Ka tum cake of his people for 40 years. Is it because of that, that in the whole O Lam commune, no one has ever surpassed her reputation of skillful hands and good bakers. In the process of making a cake, the hardest part is making the crust, which is introduced by artisan Neang Phuong as creating a unique characteristic for Ka Tum cakes. Ka Tum cake shell is made from young jaggery leaves, cannot be made of old leaves because old leaves will be hard and hard to bend, no fragrance and green color is too dark and unsightly. The leaves after being picked up will be washed, then peeled off piece by piece and begin the process of knitting into a pomegranate shape, with flowers blooming on top. The ratio of the cakes must be the same, not the big ones, the small ones, if carelessly tied, the cake will not have its shape. So it can be said that this is the most difficult and time consuming stage. Artisan Neang Phuong who won the gold medal in the Southern Folk Cake Festival 2016 “Make this cake, every step is difficult. Peeling is already difficult and elaborate, when it comes time to put the filling, it becomes even more difficult. Even though it’s difficult to make, I still like this cake very much, because it’s beautiful, small and cute, “smiling artisan Neang Phuong. Although she is proficient and familiar with her hands, because of the small shape of the cake, the mouth of the shell is narrow, so it takes a long time to put the filling inside, so she can only make about 100 cakes a day. In the past, the Khmer people often made Ka Tum cakes with Chol Ho sticky rice, which had a very fragrant growing time of six months and even soaked the rice overnight. Now, everything “payroll” in the cake has been simplified more or less, you can use regular sticky rice combined with white beans, sugar, salt and coconut milk. After wrapping the cake, people boil it for a period of 30-45 minutes depending on how big or small the cake is. When the cake is cooked, take it out, blanch it in cold water, and let it dry. Artisan Neang Phuong fervently passed on Ka Tum cake making to the young generation of O Lam When completed, Ka Tum has a light yellow color, the cake inside is not sticky, the sticky rice is soft, smooth and fragrant mixed with fatty panther coconut milk, making visitors from far away fall in love. It is because of that wonderful taste that in the Southern Folk Cake Festival held in 2016, Ka Tum cake won the Gold medal. Realizing that traditional cultural values ​​are being cared for and promoted again, in recent years, artisan Neang Phuong has devoted himself to teaching the recipe and how to make Ka Tum cakes to the young generation of O Lam, contributing part of preserving the identity and culture of the Khmer nation.

The famous beef porridge restaurant for 20 years in An Giang. (Illustration) An attractive bowl of porridge makes her brand Yen. (Illustration) The owner of the porridge shop is Ms. Hong Yen, who has been with the profession for 20 years. She shared that she wakes up at 4:30 every day to prepare ingredients such as beef intestines, beef, bean sprouts…. The intestines must be washed thoroughly with salt water to avoid fouling. Particularly, the pot of porridge must be stewed for about 1 hour until smooth. To get a bowl of this quality porridge, Ms. Yen has to get up at 4:30 am. (Illustration) Beef intestines are put in the pot at the same time as rice to soften because the intestines take a long time to cook. Finally, the blood is poured in. This is also the most important stage because when the water has just boiled, the chef must be very skillful and precisely timed to pour so that the blood does not swell, spongy, lose its taste. Season to taste more MSG, fish sauce, salt is done. The highlight that makes a difference in the bowl of porridge is the use of Cambodian rice and congee leaves. Cambodian rice when cooked porridge is soft, flexible and more fragrant than ordinary rice. And chrysanthemum is considered a specialty of An Giang, grown a lot in Tri Ton district. The fruit is similar to a lemon, but has a rough, long-lasting fragrance that is light and refreshing. A little thinly sliced ​​wish leaves makes the porridge richer and more fragrant. Porridge is cooked from Cambodian rice, when seasoning, the owner adds a little chopped coriander leaves. (Illustration) A full meal costs less than 30,000 VND including a bowl of porridge with beef intestines, blood, rare beef, brain, marrow, encrusted … more green onions and herbs on top. In particular, this porridge is not only served with bread, but diners also get a free portion of fresh vermicelli, enough for a full breakfast. This strange combination makes many people “round eyes and flat eyes”. When eating, diners squeeze a slice of fruit to create a mild sour taste, dip the heart, meat … with ginger fish sauce is the standard.

Famous tourist attractions not to be missed when visiting Can Tho include: Ninh Kieu Wharf, Cai Rang Floating Market – the busiest market in the West, Tay Do Night Market, Binh Thuy Ancient House… The tourism strength of Bac Lieu is eco-tourism, sea tourism with unique natural landscapes such as bird garden, longan garden… Dong Thap province has many tourist attractions and historical sites, including 1 national monument, especially Go Thap relic site, there are 12 national historical and cultural relics and 49 provincial relics. An Giang has some typical landscapes such as: That Son (Seven Mountains), Tra Su Melaleuca Forest, Bung Binh Thien, Thoai Son Lake, Gieng Islet (Cho Moi)… Referring to Ben Tre is referring to the green coconut land, Ben Tre coconut also makes specialties that captivate diners. Famous specialties such as: coconut candy, coconut worms, coconut mouse, fried snails with coconut milk, banana chips, coconut wine or the famous My Long rice paper craft village, the famous Son Doc puff pastry. This land has the folk jokes of Uncle Ba Phi full of legends. The quite famous specialties in Ca Mau such as U Minh snakehead fish sauce, Rach Goc Ba Khac, Bai Boi blood cockles, etc. In addition, U Minh Melaleuca forest, Floating market are also tourist attractions when visiting Ca Mau. .

Fruit and vegetable prices fell sharply Similarly, in the Mekong Delta, vegetable prices also tend to decline sharply. Choysum is priced at 18,000 VND/kg, down 3,000 VND/kg, 18,000 broccoli is down 3,000 VND/kg, water spinach is priced at 12,000 VND/kg, down 2000 VND/kg, white cabbage is 13,000 VND/kg, down 2000 VND/kg. eggplant 11,000 VND/kg, reduced 1000 VND/kg, chickpeas 20,000 VND/kg reduced 2,000 VND/kg, green onions 20,000 VND/kg, bitter melon 25,000 VND/kg, gourd 15,000 VND/kg, okra 20,000 VND/ kg… Prices of some fruits continued to decline, fragrant mangoes, four-quarter mangoes, and Taiwanese mangoes were sold by farmers in buckets to traders and fruit collectors from 5,000-6,000 VND/kg, Cat Chu mangoes. The price is 10,000 VND / kg, acacia mango costs 5000 VND / kg. Hoa Loc mango price also dropped sharply to 20,000 VND/kg, down 4000 VND/kg. Price of green skin pomelo grade 1 is 30,000 VND/kg, type 2 is 25,000 VND/kg… Seafood products, fresh meat prices are stable. Giant freshwater prawn is 250,000 VND/kg, white meat catfish is 35,000 VND/kg, farmed snakehead fish is 50,000 VND/kg, red tilapia is 45,000-48,000 VND/kg, tilapia is 28,000 VND/kg Tilapia is priced at 32,000 VND/kg, a discount of 2,000 VND/kg. The price of meat also remained stable at 120,000 VND/kg for pork leg, 140,000 VND/kg for bacon, 240,000 VND/kg for beef. Ready-made whole chicken is priced at 125,000-135,000 VND/kg, ready-made whole duck is priced at 77,000-82,000 VND/kg… Particularly, the price of piglets also decreases according to the price of live pigs. In Can Tho City and Hau Giang Province, Vinh Long, An Giang, Dong Thap, Ben Tre… Breeding pigs of 12-15 kg/head are sold by many households and breeders for 2-2.3 million. VND/head, while in the same period last year, the price was up to 2.8-3 million VND/head, even higher. The price of piglets fell sharply due to the increased supply of piglets in many localities and affected by the decrease in live hog prices.

Aphids is a type of beetle, most commonly found in Bay Nui, in two districts of Tinh Bien, Tri Ton (An Giang) and the southwestern border region. Aphids reproduce in large numbers at the beginning of the rainy season and last for about a month. This time is usually from April to May of the lunar calendar, depending on whether the year rains sooner or later. In the past, leafhoppers were considered harmful insects for farmers because they often bite young shoots, especially in mango, mulberry, and cashew trees… But recently, people in the border areas have discovered it. how to fry aphids, turn this insect a delicious and nutritious dish. Since then, many people have sought to hunt to process aphids into a unique delicacy, notably the deep-fried mealybugs. The beetle has a beetle-like shape, the size of a thumb, brown cockroach wings, short body, wings, very hard head and legs, but soft and round body. The sage beetle is dry, does not bite like some other insects. The people of this country consider this a “unique” dish, only eating for 1-2 months a year. Therefore, new beetles become a specialty. The way to catch leafhoppers during the day is to pick up cow dung, dry buffalo dung and burn it for smoke to rise to the sky. After a while, the beetles smelled the smell and just flew away, dancing in the smoke. People kept holding brooms to beat the bugs to the ground and then put them in baskets. Hunting beetles at night is simpler and more gentle. The catcher just needs to hang a bright lantern right under the mango tree, where there are beetles gathering on the tree. Just a few minutes later, the light-loving beetles were flying and falling on the ground. The Bay Nui leafhopper is larger than a thumb with a characteristic shape of the beetle, so it looks “difficult to swallow”. However, when they have passed through the hands of the housewives in the mountains, they seem to have completely molted. In the past, beetles were considered the food of the poor. But today, this insect has become a specialty, becoming a favorite dish not to be missed in restaurants and pubs. Just like how to process rice crickets, nymphs or scorpions, hoppers only need to be cleaned by removing wings, legs and gutting, then rinsing with warm water mixed with salt. Then, the cook marinated the beetles with sugar, MSG, pepper, and garlic for about 20 minutes, then caught the pan to fry until crispy. The food stalls and restaurants will have a beautiful presentation, while the dishes of the people in the countryside are simple and rudimentary, but the taste is also crispy, fragrant, fatty, and not inferior. People who know how to make aphids when removing their intestines will not squeeze all their eggs, because the eggs are very delicious and fatty, once eaten, they will remember forever. Crispy fried beetle can be served with raw vegetables, tomatoes, cucumbers and salt and pepper with lemon. Just like eating fried scorpions, people who eat aphids for the first time often feel scared because the animal is ugly and the color is not fresh and attractive. The eater just needs to put it in his mouth to bite, the taste will immediately spread, the fat of the meat penetrates into each tooth root, not mixed with any other flavor. Photo: IT. Invite readers to watch the video “Smoked land – Strange dishes of Vinh Phuc people”. Source: VTV3.

The price of leafy vegetables skyrocketed Similarly, in the Mekong Delta, the price of green vegetables also increased sharply. The price of collard greens was 18,000 VND/kg, an increase of 4,000 VND/kg compared to yesterday, broccoli was priced at 18,000 VND, increased by 4,000 VND/kg, water spinach was priced at 14,000 VND/kg, increased by 3000 VND/kg, and dried vegetables were 12,000 VND/kg. an increase of 2,000 VND/kg, white cabbage 15,000 VND/kg, eggplant 13,000 VND/kg up 1000 VND/kg, chickpeas 22,000 VND/kg up 2000 VND/kg, green onions 22,000 VND/kg… Prices of some fruits kept a slight downward trend. In Can Tho City and many provinces in the Mekong Delta such as Hau Giang, An Giang, Dong Thap… fragrant mangoes, four-quarter mangoes, and Taiwanese mangoes are sold in buckets by farmers to traders and fruit collectors only from 5,000-6,000 VND/kg, while mango selection of grade 1 costs 7,000-8,000 VND/kg. Mangoes are being sold in buckets by farmers to traders at around 10,000 VND/kg; Hoa Loc sand mango sells in buckets for 15,000-22,000 VND/kg. Grade 1 green-skinned pomelo costs 30,000 VND/kg, type 2 costs 25,000 VND/kg, lemon 10,000 VND/kg, jackfruit 12,000 VND/kg. Seafood prices are stable. White meat catfish costs 35,000 VND/kg, farmed snakehead fish costs 48,000 VND/kg, red tilapia costs 54,000-48,000 VND/kg, tilapia costs 28,000 VND/kg, tilapia costs 32,000 VND /kg, discount 2000 VND/kg. The price of meat also kept stable at 120,000 VND/kg for pork leg, 140,000 VND/kg for bacon, 240,000 VND/kg for beef, 2300 VND for industrial chicken eggs/egg, 2200 VND for duck eggs/egg…

Mubarak Mosque in An Giang is designed in the form of a large building, with many long and straight corridors, the main colors are blue and white. (Photo: Pham Hau/VNA) Mubarak Mosque in An Giang seen from above. (Photo: Vu Sinh/VNA) Every year, Mubarak Mosque in An Giang has 3 major holidays; The birthday celebration of the Prophet Mohammed, the founder of Islam, on March 12 of the Islamic calendar is called the feast of Mulút; The New Year of the Cham people, Hari Raya on October 1 of the calendar; Fasting Ramadan from September 1 to 30, Muslim calendar. (Photo: Vu Sinh – VNA) Mubarak Mosque (An Giang) seen from the inside to the gate. (Photo: Pham Hau/VNA) With the unique architecture, bold cultural identity of the Cham people and the traditional festivals typical of Islam, Mubarak Mosque was recognized as an artistic architecture on December 5, 1989. (Photo: Vu Sinh/VNA) The space inside the Mubarak Mosque is designed to be large and has many doors and 8 sturdy pillars placed in balance, which is a gathering place for people to come to pray. (Photo: Pham Hau/VNA) Mubarak Mosque in An Giang is designed in the form of a large building. (Photo: Vu Sinh/VNA) Mubarak Mosque in An Giang seen from above. (Photo: Vu Sinh/VNA) The cemetery of the Cham Muslims in An Giang province is located close to the cathedral, there are buried many floors, regardless of social relationships – rich or low through large or small graves, but simple. just that everyone lay down only one grave lice. (Photo: Pham Hau/VNA) The space inside the Mubarak Mosque in An Giang, with the main colors being blue and white. (Photo: Pham Hau/VNA) Mubarak Mosque (An Giang) seen from the inside to the gate. (Photo: Pham Hau/VNA) Mubarak Mosque in An Giang is designed in the form of a large building, with many long and straight corridors. (Photo: Pham Hau/VNA) Mubarak Mosque in An Giang is designed in the form of a large building, with many long and straight corridors, the main colors are blue and white, along the corridors are decorated walls with motifs and lines. Words are taken from the bible. (Photo: Vu Sinh/VNA)

According to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the current situation of pollution of plastic and plastic waste in our country is very serious, the amount of plastic waste and plastic bags in Vietnam accounts for about 8-12% of the waste. domestic snake. The amount of plastic waste, plastic bags discharged increases year by year, causing serious harm to the ecological environment. Plastic is a compound made to last forever, yet up to 33% of all plastic items, such as water bottles, plastic bags and straws … are used only once and then discarded. According to experts’ calculations, plastic bottles of water have decomposition time after 450-1,000 years; straws (decomposes after 100-500 years), plastic cups (decomposes after 50-200 years), plastic bags / plastic bags (decomposes after 500-1,000 years), diapers / diapers (decomposes after 250 years) -500 years) … An Phu youth join hands to protect the environment Responding to the “Anti plastic waste” movement, all levels and branches in the province have implemented many practical activities. For the education and training sector, up to now, many units have built propaganda and coordination plans to disseminate at the unit, through regular meetings of unions; branch meetings, school council meetings, activities under the flag, extra-curricular activities, extracurricular activities … thereby raising awareness of staff, teachers, staff and students. Limiting the use of plastic waste to protect the environment. Many schools have combined to implement the movement “Small Plan” to collect plastic waste to sell scrap to help students in difficult circumstances. Through that, to educate students about environmental protection awareness and compassion. Many units, schools also collect plastic waste to recycle as school supplies and household activities. Many schools have organized movement activities: contests, skits … with the content “Anti plastic waste”, the risk of pollution of plastic and plastic bags in order to change behavior, proceed to eradicate the habit. Use hard-to-biodegradable plastic bags, single-use disposable plastic products. In order to contribute to sustainable environmental protection, the Department of Education and Training orientates schools to continue implementing education integrating environmental protection into the following subjects: ethics, nature – society, civic education, student study, geography … at appropriate extracurricular activities. Schools proceeded to arrange a separate plastic waste container with other types of waste in the unit for easy collection. On the other hand, educate the habit of restricting the use of plastic waste for members of the unit and students. Continuing to organize propaganda and mobilization of staff, teachers, staff and students to change their behaviors, habits of using disposable plastic products, hard-to-decompose plastic bags, contributing to minimizing pollution. environment, protecting human health and ecosystems. Extensive propaganda about the “Anti-plastic waste” movement for all staff, teachers, staff and students, and at the same time mobilizing relatives to “say no to plastic bags and used plastic products 1” times ”. Organize movements: contests, skits … to change, eventually give up the habit of using hard-to-biodegradable plastic bags, single-use hard-to-biodegradable plastic products. Implement education to integrate environmental protection contents into subjects: ethics, nature – society, civic education, biology, geography … into extracurricular activities suitable to each grade level. , each student object. Limiting the use of disposable plastic products that are difficult to decompose and actively looking for disposable plastic product alternatives in the activities of agencies and units. Encourage each officer, teacher and employee to uphold their sense of responsibility, actively participate in and organize anti-plastic waste activities with specific and practical initiatives and actions. Change habits, say no to disposable plastic products, plastic bags through shopping, living, working, daily labor; using environmentally friendly products instead. Actively participate in environmental protection activities in the place of residence by the smallest actions, such as: sorting, recycling, reusing waste, using raw materials, fuel …

Sharing about her new product, Ms. Lai expressed: “Consumers now tend to reduce sweetness and care more about health … I think, fruit peel, especially grapefruit peel are not only processed. making jam to “play with”, but also used to support a number of diseases, such as: reducing blood fat, fatty liver, reducing cholesterol, clearing neck, supporting digestion … After that, I started to produce dried grapefruit peel jam to support health ”. Ms. Lai aims to achieve OCOP standard for the products of pomelo peel and kumquat in the future Also using grapefruit peel as jam, but the pomelo peel product of Mrs. Lai is not dried but only dried. When eating grapefruit peel, you can still feel the full flavor of grapefruit, keep the green color of grapefruit like when you first picked it, bite into a piece of grapefruit that is both flexible and fragrant, making people remember. Any journey to new things is also challenging and arduous, as is the case with Ms. Lai. Initially experiencing, researching to launch new products, Lai herself has failed many times. Just a small process of processing the wrong product with the wrong formula will spoil the experimental batch of dried pomelo jam. In that process, she both works and learns from experience, and at the same time, continuously corrects the recipe to produce a complete product. With a high determination to bring to the market a new product line, Ms. Lai does not stop researching, so it takes a long time for the pomelo peel jam and dried kumquat to be successful. When it comes to grapefruit peel, the process of processing bitter ingredients is not easy. In the grapefruit peel contains a large amount of essential oils. This is the ingredient that makes up the characteristic flavor of the product. But this is what causes the product to be bitter if not handled properly. According to Ms. Lai, the selected pomelo peel material must be a new, fresh shell. Do not choose shells that have been wilted, rotten, or have black spots on the surface. It can be said that the choice of raw materials greatly affects the color and taste of the finished product. Towards OCOP products in the future, Ms. Lai determined that the dried fruit jam or kumquat must be clean from the ingredients to the table, so, right from the selection of ingredients, Ms. Lai is very strict. With the jam of pomelo peel and pomelo peel, she chose to be the quality green skin pomelo variety of a business household buying and selling rice, Hung Hanh rice variety, the product has been assessed and recognized by the province as 3-star OCOP standard. “The plasticizing process is the most important. Because just keep low heat, just have to stir your hands evenly on the stove. Just a little negligence, the peel of grapefruit or kumquat will be dry and hard, not finished as expected. To make 1kg of dried pomelo peel jam, it takes 4 grapefruit fruits. With the selling price of 350,000 VND / kg of dried fruit jam / kumquat, my product is very attractive. Through the survey, many people believe that if the jam is delicious, high quality and brings health benefits, the price is “slightly” better than the market, they also accept it. Through the launch at the booth “OCOP products accompanying consumers in An Giang in 2021” took place from January 8 to January 10, 2021 at the pedestrian street of Ho Chi Minh City. Long Xuyen, my 2 products are favored by consumers. Since then, I have continuously orders. Currently, on average, each month, I sell to the market more than 20kg of pomelo peel jam, dried kumquat, on holidays and Tet, I have increased a lot ”- Mrs. Lai confided. Ms. Lai has invested in a small plastic dryer which costs 7-8 million VND. When making products, she hires some local idle workers (preferably disabled) to pack and pack for 10,000 VND / kg. Currently, her products have been tested by the Quality Control Center (Can Tho City) with no preservatives, no color products, no chemical residues, no plant protection drugs, and at the same time certified. food safety hygiene products.

The palm fruit grows in clusters, resembling coconuts but smaller. The female palm leaves fruit from 50 to 60 per tree, while the male palm has no fruit. (Photo: Vu Sinh / VNA) Jaggery is a precious gift from mother nature to the Seven Mountains region of An Giang, not only enriching the produce here, but also contributes to a very simple and poetic beauty. (Photo: Vu Sinh / VNA) The juice of jaggery can be used as a very delicious beverage, this water has a fragrant, sweet taste that is favored by many people. But the main product made from this juice is palm sugar. (Photo: Pham Hau / VNA) On the top of the jaggery tree, there are many flower hoses, people often cut the shower, then use a bamboo stick to clamp it, tie the tube to the top of the flower cluster to catch water. (Photo: Vu Sinh / VNA) The palm tree is mainly for drinking water or for making sugar. (Photo: Vu Sinh / VNA) Jaggery rice (pulp) used to eat with water from the palm of jaggery is a very good and nutritious beverage. (Photo: Vu Sinh / VNA) Palm juice is not obtained from the fruit, but is harvested from the flower of the plant. The water has a mild sweet taste, served with white opaque, fragrant, fatty, without added sugar, ice still creates a cool feeling, is a very good and nutritious beverage. (Photo: Vu Sinh / VNA) Jaggery rice (pulp) used to eat with water from the palm of jaggery is a very good and nutritious beverage. (Photo: Vu Sinh / VNA) The magnificent palm trees among the vast green fields in Tinh Bien. (Photo: Pham Hau / VNA) Harvesting jaggery requires good health and hardship. (Photo: Pham Hau / VNA) The profession of climbing the palm tree is called the profession “eating rice on the ground, working in the sky” requiring health and hard work. (Photo: Pham Hau / VNA) The rows of green jaggery, reaching high in the middle of the field, smeared with new rice smells. (Photo: Pham Hau / VNA) In the afternoon sun, the rows of palm trees are silhouetted against the sky, bringing a sad look but a strange charm. (Photo: Pham Hau / VNA) Jaggery is a straight tree, with an average lifespan of up to 100 years and can reach up to 30m. (Photo: Vu Sinh / VNA) Palm trees are planted with seeds and are suitable for dry hills and mountains. After 20-25 years of planting, the mature tree is 5-7m high, has a trunk diameter of 30-40cm, and leaves are long and green like coconut leaves. The Khmer plant a lot of jaggery in the garden and back home for drinking water, baking or making sugar for domestic use. (Photo: Vu Sinh / VNA) The palm fruit grows in clusters, resembling coconuts but smaller. (Photo: Pham Hau / VNA)

The OCOP Product Festival 2021 has 24 provinces and cities nationwide OCOP festival is held with the scale of nearly 150 booths of businesses, cooperatives, production establishments, craft villages … The stalls are arranged in 4 zones. Area 1 displays and exhibits OCOP products, with a scale of about 40 booths Zone 2, with the scale of more than 20 booths, Zone 3, with the size of more than 20 booths, Some typical fish sauce dishes of An Giang province An Giang alone has dozens of fish sauce products In which, many fish sauce products achieved OCOP Many OCOP products, typical products of 4 provinces and cities in the ABCD Mekong cluster (An Giang, Ben Tre, Can Tho, Dong Thap) Cereals, an OCOP product of Can Tho City This OCOP festival is really a strong driving force to promote the supply-demand connection between producers and consumers. This is an opportunity for units to introduce, advertise, expand markets and connect trade; Orientation of product production development according to market development needs OCOP product of Ca Mau province Dried shrimp is one of the OCOP products, which is also a specialty of Ca Mau province. A corner of a booth displaying OCOP products of Dong Thap province Mango – an OCOP product, Dong Thap province Mango products of Cho Moi district. In particular, the culinary culture space, about 14 stalls, introduces the delicacies of districts, towns and cities in An Giang province. Pancakes Pancakes served with vegetables in Bay Nui region./.

Chairman of Provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Binh (second, from right) visits OCOP booth A lot of visitors came to OCOP Festival Total sales at the festival reached about 20 billion. Along with the OCOP products of An Giang (Thao An black musk tea, Kim Loan snakehead, Vuon Ba Ba sticky mango, Tran Gia palm sugar, Tien Anh almond cake …), many OCOP products and specialties provinces with high sales volume, such as: Co Hoan rolls (Dong Thap); sausage Kim Hue (Long An); Dak Lak coffee; cocoa powder, coconut candy, coconut fiber, coconut nectar of Tra Vinh; Soc Trang pia cake; Bac Lieu dried shrimp; The whole family, Lang So vermicelli (Quoc Oai), Ba Vi milk cake, incense of Xa Kieu incense craft village, Bac tea, Tam That herbs of Hanoi; Tay Ninh rice paper; Ca Mau fish ball; products processed from lettuce, fish lettuce and celery in Lam Dong … OCOP Products Festival and typical goods of provinces and cities in 2021 attracted nearly 150 booths of businesses, cooperatives, production establishments, craft villages of 24 provinces and cities in the country. This is the first event to be held in An Giang.

HAGL has to rely on a last-minute penalty to overcome An Giang in the National Cup photo: Huu Pham HAGL “howling” On the Pleiku field, forecasts were all about an easy victory for HAGL in the match against An Giang. Coach Kiatisuk Senamuang’s team is leading the LS V-League 2021 with 25 points after 10 matches. They have a series of 9 unbeaten matches, including up to 6 consecutive victories. In contrast, An Giang is at the bottom of the First Division table. In front of an underrated opponent, coach Kiatisuk Senamuang took off the main team of HAGL except for the position of midfielder Huu Tuan. In addition to the 3 foreign soldiers such as Brandao, Kim Dong Su and Memovic that are not used according to the National Cup regulations, the players with the highest performance of HAGL such as Cong Phuong, Van Toan, Luong Xuan Truong … all attended. be. With home advantage, HAGL soon overwhelmed An Giang right from the start. However, the HAGL attack line proved to be quite deadlocked before the large defensive play of An Giang. In the first half, HAGL only created a really dangerous situation in the 16th minute when Bao Toan finished the ball and hit the visitors’ post after the assist of Chau Ngoc Quang. The rest of the time, the HAGL strikers, despite the efforts, could not reach the visitors’ goal. At the beginning of the second half, coach Kiatisuk launched Tuan Anh on the pitch to replace Dong Trieu to increase creativity for the midfield. HAGL’s ball lanes were sharper, but the real opportunity still didn’t come. Suddenly happened in the 72nd minute when Van Hop finished tossing the roof of the home team’s net. Before that, An Giang had a quick counterattack on the right wing before the ball was thrown inside. The early defeat made coach Kiatisuk and BHL home team startled. Six minutes later, coach Kiatisuk sent four players Van Toan, Minh Vuong, Nguyen Trung Dai Duong and Van Thanh into the field to increase their attack power. HAGL pushes up the squad to put pressure on the opponent. In the 85th minute, Van Toan was fouled in the penalty area and brought a penalty of 11 meters to HAGL. On the penalty spot, Van Thanh defeated goalkeeper Thanh Nha, bringing a 1-1 equalizer for HAGL. HAGL’s 2-1 victory was set in the 90 + 1 minute with a goal from Nguyen Trung Dai Duong. The struggling victory against An Giang will probably help coach Kiatisuk to have more “data” to prepare for the HAGL in the front stage. Enemy forces, exhaustion Also in the afternoon, the first round of the National Cup had 4 other matches, including: Pho Hien-Song Lam Nghe An, SHB Da Nang-Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Hong Linh Ha Tinh-CAND and Can Tho-Becamex Binh Duong. Due to having to put effort into the V-League front, which is fierce, the V-League representatives all keep the pillars on the bench. In addition, since the First Division teams do not use foreign soldiers, the V-League teams must also let foreign soldiers outside. This has significantly reduced the strength of the V-League teams. At Hoa Xuan Stadium, SHB Da Nang only won 1-0 against Ba Ria-Vung Tau. Song Lam Nghe An even disappointed when he lost 0-1 to Pho Hien. Similarly, Becamex Binh Duong was held 1-1 by Can Tho, and then lost 2-4 in the penalty shootout. Hong Linh Ha Tinh is the only representative of the V-League to win convincingly, with a score of 4-2 against CAND. The central team, after breaking up with coach Pham Minh Duc, is playing excitedly under the guidance of coach Nguyen Thanh Cong. Today, the first round of the National Cup will continue with 4 other matches between Dak Lak-Dong A Thanh Hoa, Binh Dinh-Long An, Quang Nam-Saigon and Hai Phong-Binh Phuoc. The opening ceremony will take place at Quy Nhon Stadium in the match between host Binh Dinh and Long An. According to the announcement from the Organizer, this match will hold a lucky draw for fans with a reward of 1 Bamboo Airways domestic ticket worth 5 million VND. The best player in the match will receive 2 domestic flight tickets with 1 Bamboo Airways First Class card worth VND 85 million. Sponsorship news

In addition to the number of starting players, clubs must have an extra force to prepare for situations that arise and injuries. In the V.League, teams usually have 25 to 30 players. HAGL also registered 26 players for this season. To win the V.League championship, coaches often have to maximize the capabilities of both the main squad and the reserve team. HAGL almost maintained an immutable roster after 10 rounds. Photo: Minh Chien. Official and reserve spreads After 10 rounds of V.League, no club has the difference in time between the main roster and the reserve team as much as HAGL. 6 HAGL players who have played all 10 games this season are Nguyen Van Toan, Nguyen Cong Phuong, Washington Brandao, Vu Van Thanh, Nguyen Huu Tuan and Huynh Tuan Linh. The other 5 people with 9 matches are Kim Dong-su, Damir Memovic, Nguyen Phong Hong Duy, Luong Xuan Truong and Tran Minh Vuong. They form a group of 11 main soccer players of coach Kiatisuk. All 11 people have more than 800 minutes in the V.League. Minh Vuong, who is the least player in this group, also has 750 minutes. In the opposite direction, 16 other HAGL players only played a total of 824 minutes, slightly better than Minh Vuong. The huge difference in the number of minutes played between the main and the reserve players led to the difference in contributions to the club. The first 11 people scored 19 goals for HAGL in the V.League. The remaining 16 people did not have one. Kiatisuk is doing very well with the main rock team. But the capacity of the reserve group has not been nearly verified. Or rather, they were not given a chance to show their abilities. We have too little data on Trieu Viet Hung, Nguyen Van Viet, Chau Ngoc Quang … under Kiatisuk. I don’t know how they will perform, what role they will play even though they are both national players, their qualifications are acknowledged. The 600-minute gap between the main team and the reserve team deepens the qualification gap between the two sides. Kiatisuk is not making full use of his abilities, while limiting the reserve group’s progress. More importantly, this will make it difficult for HAGL in the long distance race. In the V.League, HAGL is the only team that has this way of using this user. The second team Viettel also has players who play 900 minutes like Tran Nguyen Manh, Hoang Duc, but they also have players who kick 500, 600 minutes like Pedro Paulo or Jahongir Abdumuminov. The ability to use coach Truong Viet Hoang allows backup names like Vu Minh Tuan, Nguyen Trong Dai to find their own place. The proof is that Minh Tuan has scored and Trong Dai often shines when he is given the opportunity. If users like HAGL, Hanoi club in the 2019 season can hardly fight on 4 fronts. And players like Truong Van Thai Quy, Dinh Tien Thanh or Ngan Van Dai will forever stand in the dark. Kiatisuk needs to prepare for a situation in which Cong Phuong cannot play. Photo: Minh Chien. What team formation does HAGL play with An Giang? But this is just one shortcoming of HAGL. The top of the V.League table proves that Kiatisuk is still correct. He did a great job with the main squad and needed to achieve the same thing with the reserve team. The match against An Giang in the National Cup qualifier on the afternoon of April 23 was an opportunity for him. In the past, the big V.League did not take this tournament seriously. Almost certainly, Binh Duong, Da Nang, Thanh Hoa will launch the reserve squad. If you cannot do the same thing, defeating An Giang cannot be the complete victory for HAGL. Every team wants to beat HAGL now, not only An Giang. Coach Trinh Van Hau (An Giang) From the day V.League returned on March 14 to the match against An Giang, HAGL will play 9 matches in 41 days, averaging 4.5 days / match. They will play 3 more matches with the same intensity. In addition to the continuous travel schedule between the North and South ends and a tense gathering of Vietnam, how many of HAGL’s crystal feet will remain? To avoid that scenario, Kiatisuk will have to think of the reserve team. But how will those players who rarely play? Quang Nho, Bao Toan, Ngoc Quang only have a total of 57 minutes this season. How will they play if they get on the pitch for 90 minutes? Remember, apart from 11 main positions, no other player has scored for HAGL. No team can win the V.League with just 11 people, including HAGL. The confrontation with An Giang this afternoon will partly show Kiatisuk’s solution, which will greatly affect the fate of HAGL on the championship race. Kiatisuk: ‘Xuan Truong is the key player of HAGL’ Captain HAGL explained the reason why Xuan Truong cried after the match with the Hanoi team and praised the pupil.

Coming to Dong Lai Zen Monastery (Tinh Bien town, Tinh Bien district, An Giang province), Buddhists are always served vegetarian pancakes free of charge. At this monastery, the kitchen is almost unceasingly red with fire. To meet the needs of visitors from all over the world, 10 craftsmen take turns pouring pancakes from morning to evening. Everyday, there are 1,000-2,000 people going to the monastery, and on holidays or weekends the number of people can reach 5,000-10,000. In the kitchen, the monastery arranged 3 trusses. The bakers are professional and skilled when pouring 10 pans without burning. The kitchens here are all local people, working voluntarily. Just sitting for nearly an hour, Mr. Dao Quoc Han (53 years old, in Phu Xuan hamlet, Tinh Bien town) said that he had worked here for more than 10 years. Everyday, he works as a hired helper for his family. In his spare time, he goes to the monastery to pour pancakes for the Buddhists. According to Mr. Han, sitting around 10 very hot furnaces, if you do not have health, it will be difficult to do. To pour 10 pans at the same time do not burn requires the worker to do it continuously. Mr. Ho Van Nhan, another pancake maker, said that in 1999, when Buddhists came here to make offerings, the teachers thought of making vegetarian pancakes to entertain guests. At first doing little, but gradually finding it delicious and being supported by many people; Since then, the monastery has maintained and made pancakes more and more. A vegetarian pancake Thanks to the free banh xeo activity serving visitors from afar, this monastery is becoming more and more popular and popular. Guests want to enjoy the cake, just hold a plate lined up around the pan rings, the chef will bring the cake from the hot pan and bring it to the spacious and cool dining area to enjoy. Visitors enjoy the pancake Pancakes are made from rice flour, coconut water, tofu, green beans, served with classic cotton and forbidden mountain vegetables. From the usual vegetarian ingredients found in many places, the chef of Dong Lai Zen Monastery has created a delicious and delicious cake. Residents volunteered to split firewood to help the monastery to maintain the furnace for making banh xeo.

Stemming from the research on the model combining agricultural production and solar power in 2018, the Green Innovation and Development Center (GreenID) continues to do field research to pilot the model in An Giang province. The selected place is the cultivated land of Mr. Chau Hon’s family, Khmer household in An Hoa hamlet (Chau Lang commune, Tri Ton). The model was implemented by GreenID and Climate Sense Co., Ltd. (Climate Sense) from May 2020, with the support of the Management Board of the Sustainable Energy Development Project in An Giang province, Department of Agriculture and Development. Tri Ton district rural area and Chau Lang Commune People’s Committee. The model is designed according to the standards of rooftop solar power installed on construction works, tree-growing houses and instructions of EVN (Vietnam Electricity) with a capacity of 45Kwp, installed on an area of ​​400m2. of Mr. Chau Hon’s family. The model is completed and the grid is connected in December 2020. To ensure the efficiency of the plants underneath, the solar panels are designed with the right spacing, to ensure the growth of the plant variety. This is considered the first model with tripartite cooperation (people, businesses and non-profit organizations). The benefit sharing mechanism is discussed, agreed and harmonized among the participants. Agricultural production and sub-system farming activities are calculated and tested as soon as the system is completed with a number of short-term crops to assess growth and economic efficiency of the system. paradigm. The solar model associates agricultural production with double efficiency According to GreenID, the profit from the model will be divided among the parties according to the proportion of capital contribution invested. The disbursement period for Climate Sense is in the first 10 years because Climate Sense capital is meant to support initial investment. After 10 years, the whole system will be handed over to GreenID and households for management and use. After 20 years, GreenID will hand over to households full ownership. This model is expected to bring many multilateral financial benefits to the participants and facilitate as well as a typical model to call for more investors to expand. Farmers are excited Since commissioning in early 2021, the power generation portion is monitored remotely on the phone application. As recorded, the sunniest day, the model produces about 246Kwh of electricity and the lowest is 43Kwh on the day. On average, the system produces 103 kWh of electricity per day (as of April 7, 2021). Every month, electricity will record the indexes and payout on the amount of electricity sold to the investor’s account. From January to March 2021, the project has sold more than 4,471 kWh of electricity, equivalent to over VND 22 million. In this joint venture model, all participants benefit from the project. All profits earned from the sale of electricity to EVN will be distributed to the parties to the investment according to the profit sharing structure agreed upon by the parties in the joint venture cooperation contract. Joining the model, Mr. Chau Hon’s family and the project planted some new crops to test new crops for research. From January to April 2021, the research team collaborated with the project team and farmers to experiment with water spinach and cucumber to calculate the suitability of plants under solar panels and compare them with planting. outside. In fact, plants in the shade under solar panels grow well because they retain moisture, avoid direct sunlight due to extremely sunny weather and improved farming techniques. “I planted cucumber from February to 2021, the plants grown in a greenhouse under the panels outperform the control field outside, the fruiting rate is quite stable. Currently, my family harvests more than 30kg of cucumber per day. The fruit has a nice design and is long, fresh and delicious, highly appreciated by customers ”- Mr. Chau Hon said excitedly. Deputy Director of Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Truong Kien Tho said that the combination of agricultural production and solar power is a new model, showing initial efficiency. “When looking at the pictures of the panels covering the agricultural land, many people think it is impossible to cultivate. However, when choosing suitable crops, productivity and quality are higher. In the same arid land, farmers can keep an income from farming while also earning a monthly electricity bill. This is a model that can help many farmers to escape poverty sustainably and get better-off ”- Mr. Tho assessed. The model of installing solar cells combining agricultural production below helps generate additional revenue from selling solar power, making the most of arable land to increase income, and reduce conflicts in use. use of land resources. Some crops benefit from increased coverage, resulting in higher yields and better product quality

Inauguration of a model combining agricultural production and solar power. The model will be deployed from May 2020, completed and connected to the grid in December 2020, exploiting electricity from the beginning of 2021. Solar power system with a capacity of 45kwp, installed on an area of ​​400m2, Below is a plant membrane house. Photovoltaic panels are designed with suitable spacing, ensuring the growth of plants. On average, the system produces 103kwh of electricity per day. From January to March 2021, the project has sold more than 4,471kwh of electricity, equivalent to more than VND 22 million. Underneath the panel system, farmers experimentally planted cucumbers. Cucumbers grown in the model had a higher fruiting rate than the outside control field. The fruits were long, beautiful, and the average fruit was harvested more than 30kg per day. Mr. Truong Kien Tho, Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of An Giang province, said that this is the first model of combining agriculture – solar power with a tripartite cooperation between people, businesses and teams. non-profit organizations are conducted in An Giang. The model helps farmers have dual income sources, increases production efficiency in a sustainable direction. The positive test results have proved the suitability and feasibility for replication. Farmers grow cucumbers in a net house, with solar panels above. Delegates visit the model.

The program offers 26 promising rice varieties for farmers to choose Most of the varieties selected are adapted to climate change After visiting the fields, the program interviewed farmers to know how they chose rice varieties Farmers answered the questions of the program The characteristics of promising rice varieties are hard, high yield, good quality rice, meeting export demand This is a cooperation program between Can Tho University and An Giang province in the current period. This cooperation aims to help 224 seed groups in the province, select and create promising rice varieties, and then the program supports farmers to do the following procedures, proposing to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. receiving nationwide circulation. The program gave 26 promising rice varieties for farmers to choose. Accordingly, the majority of farmers choose rice varieties 1,2, 9 and 26. On the basis of the evaluation of promising rice varieties, the institute will do the following procedures to support farmers to carry out the manual procedures. received nationwide circulation and named new rice varieties.

State Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan spoke at the meeting.

On April 16, the delegation of the State President’s Office led by Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan, member of the Central Committee of the Party came to An Giang to meet key officials of the province.

At the meeting, Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan expressed his deep gratitude to Uncle Ton and his father’s generations for pouring blood and blood to build the homeland, the An Giang Party Committee added wealth and strength. Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan highly appreciated the term of Party Committee of An Giang province in recent years. With the unanimous determination of the Provincial Party Committee and the people, An Giang’s economy prospered and created some premise for the next development. That is economic growth, from indicators, indicators and competitiveness shown on the means of objective assessment of organizations, businesses and people, most recently the projects. attracting large investors ..

Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan said that the image of An Giang’s economic development was sharper, attracting investors. In addition, the quality of life of the people has been improved, not only in terms of economy, but also in terms of infrastructure, transportation, and urban areas. Social security work has become An Giang’s beauty in joining hands unanimously helping households encountering landslides.

In addition, the Provincial Party Committee continued to promote the solidarity tradition of many generations. In particular, this term is more unanimous in performing political tasks, unanimous in economic development, calling for investment promotion, implementing social security, preventing and combating Covid-19 epidemic …

The scene of the meeting.

Besides, An Giang still has limitations such as not overcoming economic bottlenecks, not making big breakthroughs like other provinces. Despite many progress, the economic development ground of An Giang compared to the region is only average and lower than the national average. Therefore, An Giang must strive twice as much to be able to travel with the whole country and rise above.

Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan gave three goals An Giang Party Committee had to strive for. Specifically, with economic development, the quality of life of people is also improved. The cultural life, spirit and peace of the people should be focused. Due to its specificity, An Giang does not have high growth and development as fast as other provinces with advantages, but the provincial Party Committee may set a target for the happiness of the people. Third, the Provincial Party Committee is cleaner and stronger, promoting good traditions and pride, to be able to lead the people in the new period.

Before that, on April 15, Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan led to offer incense to commemorate Uncle Ton at President Ton Duc Thang memorial area in My Hoa Hung commune, Long Xuyen city, An Giang; visiting and giving 20 gifts to policy families in My Hoa Hung commune; Visiting and giving gifts to Vietnamese heroic mother Ta Thi Bai, 91 years old, living in Vinh Nguon ward, Chau Doc city.

The State Vice President graciously visited, encouraged and sent his best wishes to the Mother and relatives, expressing his deep gratitude to the Mother for the dedication and sacrifice of blood and blood to her relatives for independence and freedom. of the Fatherland, homeland construction, development of the country.

Attending the meeting were Deputy Chairman of the Office of State President Phan Thi Kim Oanh; Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Le Van Nung, Deputy Secretary and Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Binh.

The scene of meeting and working.

Mr. Le Van Nung, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee congratulated and acknowledged the contributions made by Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan to the Party Committee, government and people of An Giang province. The contributions of Ms. Vo Thi Anh Xuan during her time in An Giang, especially more than 6 years as Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, have made an important contribution to bringing An Giang Party Committee, government, people and homeland more and more prosperous and developed.

Speaking at the meeting, Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan expressed her gratitude to her homeland, the Party Committee, the government and the people of An Giang province. At the same time, they also shared about the past working history in An Giang.

State Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan makes a speech.

Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan stated that An Giang’s economy has gradually prospered, creating a premise for the next stage development from economic growth, competitiveness … Vice President highly appreciate business organizations and individuals, especially from the Group’s projects and enterprises who have come to An Giang.

That is the accumulation of the whole term has created a flourishing step for the new term to build on. The quality of life of the people is also improving, essential infrastructure, traffic, and urban prosperity. Economic development models from urban to rural areas also have many changes.

The leader of An Giang province presented flowers to Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan.

However, in recent years, An Giang still has many bottlenecks in socio-economic development that have not been removed. Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan said that, in the coming time, An Giang needs to build and set goals: The economy must be better off; cultural, spiritual and happy life for all people; at the same time building a qualified human resource; There must be good people, people who can respond well to tasks, people who understand local customs, customs and traditions to make the best of those things.

Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan emphasized: “We have not overcome the bottlenecks in the economic development of the locality. Therefore, we must be concerned, thinking that the new stage of development requires the leadership of the Party Committee to be higher in order to be able to lead the political system and towards the people. I hope you all unite, unanimously to perform important political tasks and try to do together ”./.

Scenes of the meeting of the Steering Committee for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 in An Giang province. (Photo: Thanh Sang / VNA)

After recording 2 cases of illegal entry from Cambodia to Vietnam through Long Binh international border gate positive for SARS-CoV-2 (BN2746 and 2747), on April 15, the Steering Committee for the Prevention and Control of the COVID-19 epidemic in An Giang province discussed measures to prevent and control the COVID-19 epidemic in the face of complicated epidemics on the other side of the border.

The quick report of the Medical Center of An Phu district, An Giang province shows that the survey results have a total of 11 cases of close contact with the two above patients. In all these cases, when in close contact, they wore a mask, sat at a distance of more than 2m and the medical staff wore protective gear.

The An Phu district health center also recorded 141 cases of F2.

Currently, F1 cases have been quarantined by the Quick Response Team of An Phu district, An Giang province in coordination with the medical center of Khanh An commune and Long Binh town to immediately quarantine and take samples for COVID-19 testing according to regulations. .

Director of An Giang Disease Control Center Pham Thanh Tam suggested conducting spraying and disinfection of vehicles carrying objects, Long Binh Border Guard Post, medical quarantine station and accommodation room of the case suspected COVID-19 infection.

Chairman of the People’s Committee of An Giang province Nguyen Thanh Binh highly appreciated the functional forces of An Phu district for promptly quarantining, locating and tracking in time cases of close contact with nearly 2 cases of COVID-19; require the provincial health sector to speed up construction Field hospital in Chau Thanh district to well serve the work of isolation and treatment; avoid cross-contamination in health facilities.

The Department of Health must have timely support to the An Phu District Medical Center in terms of equipment and experience in treating COVID-19 disease …

The Chairman of the People’s Committee of An Giang province also asked the border guards to assume the prime responsibility for, together with the military and police forces, to build a backup force, ready to replace the frontline force to ensure good defense. COVID-19 epidemic prevention, in which border forces are the core and communes, wards, border districts need to focus on building a volunteer force to jointly prevent and fight epidemics …

On the afternoon of April 15, the police of Hon Quan district, Binh Phuoc province handed over a smuggler, contacted people who illegally entered from Cambodia to Vietnam to quarantine the COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control medicine. regulations.

Previously, Hon Quan district police coordinated with Traffic Police Division, Department of Economic Police Department of Binh Phuoc province to patrol and control anti-smuggling on Highway 13.

Arriving in Thanh Binh commune, Hon Quan district, the competent force detects that the car 51A-087.95 has suspicious signs, so stop the vehicle to conduct administrative inspection according to regulations.

Over inspection, the competent force discovered that the vehicle had transported 6,500 packs of cigarettes with the JET and HERO brands. Subject claimed the name Duong Hoang Nhan (51 years old, living in Ward 12, Vung Tau city, Ba Ria-Vung Tau province).

Duong Hoang Nhan claimed to control a car from Ho Chi Minh City border area Cambodia and Vietnam (in Bu Dop district, Binh Phuoc province) buy smuggled cigarettes and sell for profit. Here, Nhan came into contact with smuggled tobacco transporters from Cambodia to Vietnam.

Facing the complicated development of the COVID-19 epidemic in Cambodia, Hon Quan district police handed over the object of Duong Hoang Nhan to the Steering Committee of COVID-19 epidemic control in Hon Quan district for medical isolation according to regulations. ; at the same time, to coordinate with the health sector in tracing and spraying disinfectants of goods, means of transport, and places where the subjects went.

The case is being investigated and handled by Hon Quan district police in accordance with law./.