Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee encourages farmers to have successful summer-autumn production

On the morning of June 1, the provincial working delegation led by Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Xuan Duong inspected the actual situation in Nam Dan, Nghi Loc and Do Luong districts to direct the spring crop harvest and the summer-autumn crop planting. Accompanying him were Mr. Dinh Viet Hong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and leaders of relevant departments and branches.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Xuan Duong and the delegation watched the processing and incubation of summer-autumn rice seeds of Mrs. Pham Thi Mau's family in Hamlet 11, Nam Giang Commune (Nam Dan). Photo: Xuan Hoang

In Nam Giang commune, Nam Dan district, the delegation met and encouraged farmers after harvesting spring rice, actively applying mechanization to prepare the land and sow summer-autumn rice.

According to Nam Dan district data, last spring crop, the whole district planted more than 6,600 hectares, with an average rice yield of 67 quintals/hectare, the highest ever.

The inspection team operates and regulates production water at Nam Dan 2 sluice. Photo: Xuan Hoang

At Nam Dan 2 sluice - a project that was put into operation in early May, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee reminded the management unit, Nam Irrigation Company, to operate the sluice and regulate water in a timely and appropriate manner to provide irrigation water for farmers producing summer-autumn crops as well as other crops.

Every year, in the summer, many pine forest fires often occur in Nam Dan district, so the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee reminded the Nam Dan Special-Use Forest Management Board to strengthen patrolling and guarding, mobilize maximum forces to protect the forest, in order to minimize forest fires.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Xuan Duong encouraged people to apply mechanization in production to speed up progress. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Do Luong district planted more than 8,000 hectares of rice in the last spring crop. According to the report of the district People's Committee, the local spring rice yield was very high, 68 quintals/ha. The encouraging thing is that of these, there were 2,500 hectares of high-quality rice, with a selling price of 10,000 VND/kg of rice, so farmers' income was higher than that of regular rice varieties.

Through meetings with farmers in Van Son and Thinh Son communes (Do Luong), the delegation highly appreciated the close guidance of local authorities throughout the rice production process of the last spring crop to achieve high productivity. Especially the structure of high-quality rice varieties, ensuring productivity and increasing income for farmers.

The delegation met with farmers in Nghi Kieu commune (Nghi Loc) to learn about spring rice production. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Compared to other localities, Nghi Loc district at this time, in addition to actively harvesting spring rice, people also take advantage of taking care of hundreds of hectares of various vegetables. Visiting the 40-hectare vegetable field in Nghi Long commune, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Xuan Duong acknowledged the investment of farmers in growing melons, especially some households investing heavily in growing vegetables and melons in greenhouses.

At the end of the inspection in 3 localities, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Xuan Duong assessed: It can be said that the spring rice crop in the whole province has achieved comprehensive success in terms of productivity and quality, thanks to the localities' restructuring of new high-quality rice varieties, adapted to the conditions of each locality. Not only rice, other crops also grow well with high productivity.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Xuan Duong visited the summer melon field in Nghi Long commune (Nghi Loc). Photo: Xuan Hoang

Regarding the upcoming summer-autumn crop, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee said that farmers have 3 advantages. These are: High determination from the successful spring crop; Services for fertilizer, water, machinery... are ready, speeding up production for farmers and the weather is favorable, ensuring enough water for irrigation.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Xuan Duong also requested all levels and sectors, especially the Agriculture sector, to regularly stay close to the grassroots to grasp the summer-autumn production situation, including rice, other crops and livestock, to promptly detect and direct difficulties for farmers under possible conditions, aiming for a successful summer-autumn crop.

Localities also need to speed up the construction of irrigation works to ensure prevention during the upcoming storm season.