Viet Nam

Vietnamese farmers forced to work at night to avoid rising daytime temperatures

A farmer plants rice on a paddy field during early morning to avoid the heat in Hanoi, Vietnam June 25, 2020.

Vietnamese farmers are working at night to avoid rising daytime temperatures caused by climate change. Image: REUTERS/Kham

Ha Minh Nguyen
Economist, Development Research Group
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A farmer plants rice on a paddy field during early morning to avoid the heat in Hanoi, Vietnam June 25, 2020.
Productivity has halved since rice farmers started working at night.l Image: REUTERS/Kham
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