Speed ​​up progress and close summer-autumn crop production

Summer-autumn crop acreage is low

According to information provided by the Department of Agriculture, Nghe An has so far only planted 35,000 hectares of summer-autumn rice, reaching 56% of the plan; the corn area planted is 2,500 hectares, reaching less than 19%; in particular, the whole province has only planted 68 hectares of peanuts, reaching 9.1%.

Overview of the conference. Photo: Phu Huong

There are many reasons for the slow progress of production. Prices of agricultural materials, land preparation and production costs are all increasing; inspection, supervision and removal of difficulties and obstacles to promote production in many localities are still limited.

However, the main reason is that this year, although the direction and implementation of production was carried out very early, due to unfavorable weather, the spring rice harvest was about 10 days later than in 2021, affecting the progress of summer-autumn crop production.

Leaders of the Department of Finance give their opinions on the issue of supporting farmers and businesses in agricultural production. Photo: Phu Huong

At the conference, many opinions were raised, focusing on discussing solutions for propaganda, mobilization and especially supporting farmers and businesses to overcome difficulties and promote cultivation to achieve the set plan.

Not produce at all costs but by all means

Concluding the conference, comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu requested the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and localities to have fundamental and drastic solutions in directing summer-autumn crop production.

"We must mobilize the entire political system to take action, put the responsibility on the leaders to resolutely direct and accelerate production. Production must not be done at all costs, but must be done by all means," the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee emphasized.

The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested that the entire political system must get involved and uphold the responsibility of leaders in directing the acceleration of summer-autumn production. Photo: Phu Huong

Along with strengthening State management, inspection and strict handling of violations in the production and trading of plant varieties, fertilizers and pesticides; localities also need to come up with solutions to support farmers, arrange human resources and funding to help people speed up the progress of land preparation and summer-autumn rice planting before June 20.

Areas that have been included in the summer-autumn production plan but are not on schedule will be switched to early season production to ensure the plan is met. The Irrigation Department will coordinate to develop a drought prevention plan, a specific and reasonable irrigation plan, ensuring proactive response when drought occurs.

Severe drought in many production seasons has made many people no longer "interested" in summer-autumn production. Photo: Phu Huong

“Currently, the situation of farmers no longer being interested in summer-autumn production is increasingly appearing. In addition to immediate solutions such as propaganda to people, organizations and unions receiving land for production, etc., in the long term, the agricultural sector and localities need to have solutions to increase production value, such as: applying advances in science, technology and techniques; introducing new varieties of seeds with high productivity, quality, resistance to pests and weather, actively converting crop structure on inefficient rice-growing land; promoting production linkages and product consumption for people”, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Hoang Nghia Hieu directed.