Tan Ky spring rice achieves highest average yield ever

Spring rice harvest in Nghia Dong commune, Tan Ky district. Photo: Xuan Hoang

This spring crop 2023, the whole districtTan KyNearly 4,797 hectares were planted, reaching 100.36% of the plan. Right from the beginning of the season, local authorities at all levels have propagated and directed farmers to plant according to the province's crop calendar.

By early June, farmers in the district had finished harvesting spring rice. According to the assessment of the district's Department of Agriculture and Rural Development,spring riceThis year, in general, all localities have bumper crops, some localities have high productivity such as Nghia Thai, Nghia Dong... exceeding 70 quintals/ha, some places have reached over 75 quintals/ha. Some hybrid rice varieties planted in Tan Ky district have high productivity such as Thai Xuyen, Nhi Uu 986, Q.Uu 6...

Many hybrid rice varieties planted in Tan Ky district this spring crop have yielded over 7 tons/ha. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Mr. Le Viet Quy - Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Tan Ky district said that this year's spring rice yield reached an average of 68.5 quintals/ha - the highest ever. There are many factors to make a successful spring crop, in which, reasonable arrangement of rice variety structure and good application of intensive farming process are the most important factors.

Accordingly, the district has structured new rice varieties into production, and localities have applied SRI improved rice cultivation techniques to nearly 2,000 hectares; the irrigation system has been invested in more synchronously, so 100% of the cultivated area is irrigated. The direction of authorities at all levels has been closer and more focused, especially in land accumulation and promoting mechanization in production. In particular, in the process of rice care, farmers have invested more appropriately.

Due to the characteristics of terraced fields in some communes of Tien Ky, Huong Son, Dong Van, Tan Hop..., people have to harvest by personal means. Photo: Xuan Hoang

The success in this spring crop production for Tan Ky district is of great significance, contributing to the completion of the 2023 agricultural production plan; ensuring food for people and creating motivation for people to actively produce the next crop./.