The current rat hunting season has offered a good chance for many farmers in Hanoi’s outlying district of Thach That to earn money.

Hundreds of people in Canh Nau, Di Nau commues in Thach That are flocking to local fields for hunting rats. Each kilo of rat meat is sold at between VND100,000 (USD4.54) and VND120,000 (USD5.45), more expensive than pork or chicken.

The rat hunting season often lasts from the lunar month of September to the lunar month of December after the summer-autumn rice crop. During this time, many households in Canh Nau can earn around VND1 million (USD45.4) per day. Tiếp tục đọc “Hanoi farmers earn big during rat hunting season” →