Nghe An: 14 localities receive support to buy winter crop seeds
(Baonghean.vn) - In order to promote the effective winter crop production movement, the People's Committee of Nghe An province has just decided to allocate budget to support the production of corn, vegetables and potatoes with product consumption linkage.
Accordingly, the provincial budget levelsupportThe maximum for localities to buy seeds for winter crop production in 2021 is 2.5 billion VND.
Of which, support of 1 million VND/ha for corn seeds and various vegetables grown on rice land; support of 5 million VND/ha for buying potato seeds to grow potatoes in association with product consumption, so that localities can organize seed purchases to support producers.
There are 14 localities benefiting from this policy: Dien Chau, Yen Thanh, Quynh Luu, Hoang Mai Town, Nghi Loc, Nam Dan, Hung Nguyen, Do Luong, Thanh Chuong, Thai Hoa Town, Quy Hop, Anh Son, Con Cuong and Tuong Duong.
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| Corn brings high economic efficiency in the winter crop in Anh Son. Photo: Thai Hien |
Mr. Nguyen Van De - Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, said: "These are localities with a growing winter crop production movement, with a large area of the above crops. Along with other policies, this support aims to contribute to changing awareness and changing the thinking of farmers inproduction of goods, create jobs, increase income, contribute to promoting household economic development, shift the agricultural economic structure and gradually realize the goal of shifting from agricultural production thinking to agricultural economic thinking; build advanced new rural areas".
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| Vegetable growers in Hung Dong commune, Vinh city are preparing to resume production after heavy losses due to floods in the 2020 winter crop. Photo: Phu Huong |
According to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, every year, winter crop production contributes 7-8% of the province's annual grain crop output. However, this is a crop that often encounters complex weather conditions.floodsoften occur, affecting production; making people not interested in winter crop production; winter crop area in recent yearsdeclinequite strong
In particular, the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak and increasingly complicated developments have caused input materials to increase, while unstable agricultural product prices have affected farmers' reinvestment in production./.
