Providing 7 tons of corn seeds to Ky Son people affected by drought
(Baonghean.vn) - To help people reproduce the corn area that died due to drought, on July 23, Ky Son district (Nghe An) organized the provision of hybrid corn seeds to people affected by drought.
The prolonged heat and drought in late May and early June killed many crops and more than 6,500 hectares of corn of Ky Son people.
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| Ky Son district provides corn seeds to people affected by drought. Photo: Lu Phu |
Ky Son district is actively distributing and transporting more than 7,048 kg of corn seeds to people in 16 communes that suffered crop losses due to drought at the beginning of the last crop season. The corn seeds provided to the communes this time are hybrid corn LVN 10, invested by the People's Committee of Ky Son district, with a total capital of over 514 million VND. These corn seeds will help people reproduce the areas that were killed by people's previous planting.
To speed up the distribution of the above corn seeds, the People's Committee of Ky Son district supports all transportation costs to the centers of the communes that are provided with corn seeds.
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| Many corn fields died in Nghe An due to the recent drought. Photo courtesy |
