Converting nearly 5,500 hectares of rice land to other crops

(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of December 4, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Dinh Viet Hong chaired a meeting to listen to and give opinions on the Planning for converting crop structure on rice-growing land.period 2015-2020.

Attending were representatives of relevant departments such as Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Department of Planning and Investment, Department of Science and Technology...

Mr. Nguyen Van Lap, Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, presented some contents in the draft plan for converting rice-growing land.

Nghe An has the second largest rice area in the North Central region, with productivity and output constantly increasing. The area in 2015 reached 186,551 hectares.

In the trend of changing the structure of agricultural production, food security conditions have been ensured, while limiting the adverse impacts of weather such as floods and droughts on agricultural production as well as based on market demand, from 2013 to present, Nghe An has converted over 4,200 hectares of rice land to other crops, with many conversion models bringing high economic efficiency.

Mr. Pham Van Vinh, Deputy Director of the Department of Planning and Investment, spoke.

From now until 2020, Nghe An plans to convert nearly 5,500 hectares of rice-growing land to other crops and aquaculture. Of which, 306 hectares of land for one rice crop and 5,150 hectares of land for two rice crops (3,685 hectares will be converted to one rice crop - one vegetable crop and 1,466 hectares will be completely converted to other crops).

It is expected that in the period of 2016-2020, the total area of ​​other crops converted from rice land is 7,500 hectares, of which corn is 3,562 hectares, vegetables and flowers are 791 hectares, aquaculture is 1,206 hectares, in addition there are sesame, animal feed plants, soybeans...

By 2020, rice area will decrease by about 7,500 hectares, rice output will decrease by 41-42 thousand tons, corn will increase by 15-16 thousand tons, and soybeans will increase by 550-600 tons.

Since 2013, Nghe An has converted over 4,200 hectares of rice land to other crops.

Concluding the meeting, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee stated: Converting crop structure on rice land is not only on inefficient rice land but also on favorable rice land to achieve higher economic efficiency.

The conversion must ensure the goal of increasing the value of output and income on rice-growing land, increasing income for people while still ensuring food security for both the short and long term. The conversion of rice land to other crops must follow the principle of not losing suitable conditions for growing rice again, not causing pollution and degradation of rice-growing land and not damaging irrigation works serving rice cultivation.

Phu Huong