Ky Son: More than 5,000 hectares of corn and upland rice cannot germinate

(Baonghean.vn) -Prolonged drought has prevented more than 5,000 hectares of corn and upland rice in Ky Son district from germinating. In that situation,Ky Son District People's Committee has allocated reserve budget to support seeds for people.

Thousands of hectares of corn and upland rice have failed to germinate due to prolonged heat.

During the recent heat wave, 2,074 hectares of corn and 3,356 hectares of upland rice in Ky Son failed to germinate. This meant that farmers’ crops were delayed by nearly a month. Meanwhile, in previous years, at this time, the rice was in the weeding and care stage and the corn had 5-6 leaves.

It's early July but the fields in Ky Son are still as dry as a roasting oven under the peak sun.

To help people continue to sow rice and corn, the District People's Committee has recently allocated budget to support households affected by drought. Mr. Bui Tram - Chairman of the District People's Committee said: based on the statistical data of the communes, the District People's Committee will initially allocate the reserve budget to buy corn seeds to support people to continue sowing, and the current rice seeds are being proactively provided by the people. Although the season is late, the district has directed the communes to propagate to people to sow when the weather is favorable, not to go to the fields to sow on the hottest days.

People's rotational crop areas are being heavily affected by the weather.

With the corn and rice areas damaged by the heat, it is estimated that Ky Son had to spend the budget to buy 41 tons of corn seeds, worth about 2 billion VND, and people had to continue to spend hundreds of tons of rice seeds. With the unusual weather developments, it is predicted that there will be a crop failure in the year.Ky Son. This reality is having a huge impact on the lives of people in this remote mountainous district, one of the most disadvantaged areas in the country.

Although it is hot, many people still go to the fields to sow rice.

Xuan Hoang