Posts tagged as: Lao Fruits

Water shortage takes melons off the menu

The low level of the Mekong River since February has prevented farmers in Simmano village, Hadxaifong district, from growing cantaloupe melons, resulting in a shortage of the fruit in Vientiane markets. “No farmer wants to grow cantaloupes for sale because irrigation systems are unable to pump water from the Mekong because the level of the [...]

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