HCM City, Feb. 15 -- As Vietnam is accelerating its transition to sustainable farming, peat is emerging as a key natural resource for organic fertiliser production.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) estimates that Vietnam holds 7 billion cubic metres of peat across 36,000 hectares, with the Mekong Delta containing the largest deposits.

Peat moisture content ranges from 18% to 58%, with the South Central Coast, Southeast, and Central Highlands averaging 48.5%, while the Mekong Delta has a moisture content of 28.2%. Due to the added drying costs of high-moisture peat for organic fertiliser production, the Mekong Delta - Vietnam's largest agricultural production region - holds a cost advantage in producing peat-based...