Lam Dong, Feb. 14 -- The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Central Highland province of Lam Dong will provide financial support for Lac Duong district's farmers whose coffee trees were damaged by hoar frost.

Nguyen Van Chau, deputy director of the department, said the department will also provide facilities to monitor the temperature and humidity. In damaged coffee areas not suited to coffee cultivation, farmers are encouraged to switch to other crops like fruit.

On February 6 - 7, hoar frost occurred in Lac Duong district's Da Chais, Da Nhim and Da Sar communes, causing damage to leaves and fruit of coffee trees and other crops.

About 434ha of coffee and 34ha of other crops of a total of 800 households in the thre...