(Baonghean.vn) - The intense heat in recent times has prevented 150 hectares of Gay tea of Cao Son commune, Anh Son district from being harvested. The yield of the areas that can still be harvested has also decreased. Cao Son commune residents are facing many difficulties.
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| This is the second year that Mr. Pham Viet Thin in Hamlet 4, Cao Son Commune has witnessed tea trees not being harvested due to the heat. This year, 1/3 of the 1 hectare area cannot be harvested because it cannot grow. |
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| Mr. Pham Viet Lien, an agricultural extension officer of Cao Son commune, said: The whole commune has 530 hectares of Gay tea, of which 150 hectares are not harvested due to the prolonged heat. Although there has been rain recently, the amount of rain is insignificant, causing many areas to have yellow leaves and some tea areas to die. |
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| The bare tea hills cannot grow due to drought. Cao Son tea growers are facing the risk of a failed tea season. |
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| The tea leaves are yellow and burnt, Cao Son people cannot harvest because even if they sell, no one will buy. |
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| Tea areas burned yellow due to drought |
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| The biggest difficulty for tea growers in Cao Son commune is that the tea hills are far from water sources. Moreover, the tea hills are concentrated on high ground, so drilling or digging wells for irrigation is difficult. People are applying the method of tea fermentation to prevent drought, but if the hot weather continues, this method will not be effective. |
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