Positive effects from 13 large fields in Hung Nguyen

This year, Hung Nguyen district produced 5,641 hectares of rice in the spring crop, with an expected yield of 67 - 68 quintals/hectare, which is considered the spring crop with the highest yield ever.

In order to promote the conversion of crop structure towards commodity production, introduce new varieties with potential yield, high quality and efficiency into commodity production, in the spring crop of 2018, Hung Nguyen district continues to invest and direct the construction of large fields to produce high-quality rice, applying scientific and technological advances to production.

Delegates visit a large field producing high-quality rice in Hung Tien commune. Photo: Phu Huong

Through large-scale field production and demonstration trials to evaluate the yield, quality, and adaptability of rice varieties to supplement the structure, creating conditions to proactively select good varieties for large-scale production.

In addition to the district's funding support, many localities have combined funding to expand large-scale fields. The entire district has built 14 large fields, including 13 fields producing high-quality rice and 1 highly effective corn field, bringing the area of ​​pure high-quality rice to 3,400 hectares/plan of 3,200 hectares; mainly cultivating varieties such as TBR 225, NA6, AC5, SV 181, Thien uu8, SL9...

Visiting a large field model in Hung Yen Bac commune (Hung Nguyen). Photo: Phu Huong

According to general assessment, the models bring high economic efficiency compared to mass production from 16 - 34%. The rice varieties put into production are all adaptable to many different types of soil, continuing to affirm their adaptability in Hung Nguyen fields, good tolerance to intensive farming, high yield and quality potential, suitable for commodity production.

Some varieties have outstanding productivity such as Lam Son 8, NA6. Through large-scale field production, farmers have initially approached new technical processes, high intensification; most of them apply improved rice cultivation (ICM-SRI).

In addition to acknowledging the achieved results, giving a speech at the workshop, Mr. Ngo Phu Han - Chairman of the District People's Committee suggested that it is necessary to continue to clearly identify some limitations in order to have measures to direct and overcome them in the coming time, such as: The direction work in some units is still lacking in determination; some farming households have not properly implemented technical procedures, and have not prevented pests according to the instructions of technical staff, leading to losses due to neck blast and leaf blight.

In the coming time, Hung Nguyen plans to continue allocating funds from economic development sources, integrating investment sources (NTM, ND35) to organize and replicate large-scale field models in the direction of commodity production in the following crops; closely coordinate with associated enterprises to build large-scale fields for commodity production, and purchase products for farmers.