Dong Thap

Dong Thap grows flowers, fish, and rice across 3,376 square kilometers of Mekong Delta waterways. Sa Dec's ornamental horticulture spans 2,735 hectares producing 12 million products from 2,000 varieties—a century-old flower cultivation tradition now anchoring agritourism with 72 farm experience sites. The 2nd Sa Dec Flower Festival (2025) gathered 900+ products from 54 communes.

Pangasius production ranks first in the Mekong Delta at 500,000+ tonnes annually, exported worldwide. Rice farmers now earn VND 28 million/hectare under sustainable practices that cut emissions 3.13 tonnes CO2-equivalent per cycle. The 1-million-hectare sustainable rice project's pilot models achieved 20–30% cost reduction, 10% yield increase, and 20–25% income growth through halved seed use, 30% less nitrogen, and 30–40% irrigation savings.

1.7 million residents inhabit the "rice bowl" province—Vietnam's agricultural heartland pursuing "pure as lotus soul" tourism branding. However, 2025 brought price pressure: paddy prices dropped VND 2,000–2,500/kg year-on-year to VND 5,200–5,500 as global markets shifted. By 2026, Dong Thap tests whether sustainable premiums and agritourism can offset commodity price volatility.