High quality pure rice varieties
(Baonghean)This summer-autumn crop, Xuan Thanh commune (Yen Thanh) planted 40 hectares of NA2 rice variety. Ms. Hoa in hamlet 4 said that previously, her family and many households in the hamlet mainly used Khang Dan variety. Although the yield was quite good, the rice quality was poor, with white, broken grains and dry rice. It was not only unpopular with buyers, but also had low prices and poor efficiency.
Knowing about the new rice variety and hearing from some previous producers, last winter-spring crop, she boldly planted 2 sao of NA2 variety and achieved a yield of 74 quintals/ha; this summer-autumn crop, she increased it to 1 sao more. "This rice variety is disease-free and has a short growing period, so it is suitable for the summer-autumn rice season. The quality of pure rice like NA2 from Nghe An has a brand name in the market, the rice quality is delicious, the broken rice rate is low, the variety is proactive, easy to grow, and has good pest and disease resistance." - Ms. Hoa happily said.
NA2 rice variety has affirmed its brand in the market.
NA2 rice variety was selected from the 2007 pure rice variety of Nghe An Agricultural Materials Corporation, which was approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (October 2011) to be expanded nationwide and is being developed and cultivated from Ninh Thuan to the northern provinces. In the 2012 winter-spring crop, in addition to Nghe An, 15/23 communes of Cam Xuyen district (Ha Tinh) cultivated on an area of 423 hectares. In our province, in the 2012 winter-spring crop, there were 9 model fields produced with NA2 variety with a scale of 38 - 100 hectares/field, including the communes of Mon Son, Luc Da (Con Cuong) with a yield of 74 quintals/ha, Nghi My (Nghi Loc) with 80 hectares, with a yield of 76 quintals/ha; Nghi Cong (Nghi Loc) with 100 hectares, with similar yield. This summer-autumn crop, Nghe An Agricultural Materials Corporation has sold over 250 tons of NA2 rice seeds, with 26 model fields in all districts of the province (except Nam Dan).
To serve production and business activities, in addition to investing in the construction of a Research and Testing Plant for Varieties in Kim Lien, Nam Dan, the Corporation has also completed the investment in a commercial rice milling and processing factory with a capacity of 30,000 tons of rice/year in the Southeast Economic Zone (Nghi Long - Nghi Loc).
Company officials said that with the successful selection and widespread replication of high-yield, high-quality, and effective rice products that are being welcomed by farmers and trusted by consumers, Nghe An Agricultural Products Corporation aims to socialize this rice variety, to produce commercial rice associated with model fields, and build new rural areas. The NA2 rice variety is being actively produced by the company at the company's Seed Testing Research Center, annually producing and supplying the market with dozens of tons of pure rice, hundreds of tons of certified seeds to satisfy the production needs of farmers.
Representative of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr. Tu Trong Kim - Head of the Cultivation Department said: Currently, the issue of converting the variety structure from hybrid rice to pure rice varieties with high yield and good quality suitable for the new situation has been researched by the industry. And in fact, right in the province, some rice varieties whose brands have been affirmed and trusted by farmers such as AC5, NA1, NA2, AD9...
The successful selection of new rice varieties, produced right in the province such as NA2, is the basis for us to have more research to gradually take the initiative in production. However, for more convenience, in addition to gradually withdrawing the hybrid rice policy, there should be more preferential policies for hybrid rice, hybrid corn, and pure rice varieties created by organizations and individuals in the province and in the country to both take the initiative in seed sources and reduce cultivation costs.
Thu Huyen
