Nghe An has harvested more than 6,500 hectares of 'flood-evaded' summer-autumn rice.

Sunny and favorable weather

This summer-autumn crop, Mr. Phan Van Minh's family in Hamlet 6, Xuan Thanh Commune (Yen Thanh) has finished harvesting 7 sao of rice. "There are several sao located in deep, low-lying fields, so we can be assured of harvesting before the rain. This year, the sun was strong until the end of August, so harvesting and drying were very favorable," Mr. Minh said excitedly.

Xuan Thanh commune has 346 hectares of rice, of which the area of ​​deep-lying areas is about 80 hectares, concentrated in the fields of Con Chay, Quan Chau, Dong Bun, Doi Me... Ms. Do Thi Quy - an agricultural officer of the commune said: Up to now, the whole commune has harvested about 90% of the area. Normally, we direct and advise people to harvest early in flooded areas, when the rice is 70% or more ripe. But this year, according to forecasts, there will be no rain or storms in August, so people have to wait for the rice to ripen to harvest to ensure productivity and quality.

The entire Yen Thanh district has about 3,000 hectares of low-lying (flooded) areas, concentrated in the communes of Vinh Thanh, Vien Thanh, Long Thanh, Xuan Thanh...

According to Mr. Nguyen Van Duong - Vice Chairman of the District People's Committee: "Previously, the district's production schedule often set these areas to be harvested before August 30 or September 5. However, in recent years, due to complex, unpredictable and irregular weather conditions, we have set a goal of striving to harvest before the rainy and stormy season. By August 31, the entire district had harvested nearly 3,000 hectares of summer-autumn rice, the flood-affected communes have basically finished harvesting and will complete it in the next few days."

Green house than old field

On August 30, Mr. Mai Dinh Quang in Thai Nguyen brought the machine to the Hung Nguyen field to harvest as requested. "The field of Hamlet 9, Chau Nhan Commune is just ripe today. After harvesting in Hung Nguyen, we will go to Thanh Chuong and some other districts, go to Thanh Hoa and then come back to harvest rice in Thai Nguyen," said Mr. Quang. He harvests for the people at the price of 170,000 VND/sao. Having invested 600 million VND to buy the machine 3 years ago, each year his "harvesting team" earns about 150 - 200 million VND before deducting expenses.

Harvesting started on August 27, so far, Mr. Au Dang Van's family in Hamlet 9, Chau Nhan commune outside the dike (Hung Nguyen) has basically finished harvesting, and will harvest 2 more sao at the weekend, waiting for the rice to ripen. Normally, Mr. Van does not wait for the rice to fully ripen, only about 70% ripe before harvesting for fear of losing it due to floods. Some years, 1 sao of rice only yields 50-70 kg. However, this year the rice ripens early, the sun is strong, so all of his sao of rice are fully ripe before harvesting. Likewise, if for many years, Mr. Ho Van Hiep - Police of Hamlet 7, Chau Nhan commune had to go to the fields to help people harvest rice, this year, the sun is dry, the weather is favorable, so he only goes to the fields to monitor the situation, and protect the security of the harvest season. According to Mr. Hiep: People themselves contacted to rent harvesters, the price was agreed, in general, so far the harvest has been favorable, the "supply" of harvesters is sufficient.

By August 31, Hung Nguyen district had harvested about 100 hectares, mainly concentrated in Chau Nhan and Hung Thanh communes and scattered in Hung Thong commune... The "flooded" area was about 600 hectares, concentrated in the outer communes such as Hung Tay, Hung Yen Bac, Hung Trung...

Ms. Phan Thi Giang - Deputy Head of the District's Department of Agriculture and Rural Development said: This year, due to the lack of water at the beginning of the season and rotating power outages, the season was pushed back. It is expected that the outlying communes will start harvesting in about 20 days and will strive to finish before September 28.

Nghe An has more than 8,700 hectares of rice in low-lying areas, concentrated in Yen Thanh district with 3,000 hectares, Dien Chau district with 2,000 hectares, Nghi Loc district with nearly 1,400 hectares, Hung Nguyen district with nearly 600 hectares... By August 31, in these localities, people had harvested more than 6,500 hectares, mainly in Yen Thanh district with nearly 3,000 hectares, Dien Chau district with more than 3,000 hectares, localities such as Nghi Loc, Hung Nguyen, Quynh Luu have also begun harvesting...

"Up to now, the weather is basically sunny and favorable, but the coming time is forecast to be complicated, so localities and people need to pay attention to weather forecasts to proactively harvest summer-autumn rice in time, avoid losses due to floods, especially in flooded areas. "Flood escape" needs to follow the harvest motto "green at home is better than old in the field".

Mr. Nguyen Tien Duc - Head of the Department of Crop Production and Plant Protection of the province recommends.