Support 50% of summer-autumn rice seed price in low-lying areas

(Baonghean.vn) - Currently, farmers in Hung Nguyen district (Nghe An) are focusing on planting summer-autumn rice to avoid flooding. The district has a policy of supporting 50% of the price of rice seeds for low-lying areas.

At this time, communes along Lam River such as Hung Long, Hung Linh, Hung Xa, Hung Phu, Hung Chau... (Hung Nguyen) are focusing on planting summer-autumn rice. Due to the characteristics of low-lying fields that are often flooded during the rainy and stormy season, before harvesting winter-spring rice, people proactively plant seedlings, transfer manure to compost, and immediately after harvesting, pump water and hire machines to till the soil so that the summer-autumn rice can be harvested in time before the rainy and stormy season.

Ms. Le Thi Dung in hamlet 3, Hung Xa commune (Hung Nguyen) proactively planted seedlings early to do the summer-autumn crop, in time to harvest before the rainy and stormy season. Photo: Thanh Tam

According to the plan, Hung Nguyen district will produce 4,500 hectares of summer-autumn rice, striving to complete the area before June 10.

Recognizing that this crop always faces difficulties such as drought and floods affecting productivity and output, right from the beginning of the crop, the district has directed the Irrigation Enterprise and cooperatives to inspect and repair 92 pumping stations, proactively pump water early, store water sources on the canal systems to create sources for spring rice harvest, take water, and prepare the land for summer-autumn planting.

800 hectares of deep-lying rice fields are supported by Hung Nguyen district with 50% of seed price to produce summer-autumn rice. Photo: Thanh Tam

Along with proactive irrigation water sources, seed and fertilizer suppliers have also transported thousands of tons of fertilizer and hundreds of tons of various seeds to the communes to supply to farmers for production.

Mr. Hoang Duc An - Head of the Agriculture Department of Hung Nguyen district said: To ensure the success of summer-autumn production, the district has directed localities to organize the winter-spring rice harvest and pump water in time for people to prepare the land. The district has a mechanism to support 50% of the price of summer-autumn rice seeds for 800 hectares of low-lying and highland areas with difficulty in getting water.

Thanh Tam