Nghe An: Mobilizing all forces to urgently harvest summer-autumn rice to avoid storms

With the forecast of only a few days left before storm Conson hits, Mr. Nguyen Van Hai's family in Hung Trung commune, Hung Nguyen district has just finished harvesting 5 sao of rice.

"Green home is better than old field"is the "motto" of production in the summer-autumn crop, and now there is a storm coming, so even though the rice is not fully ripe, he still hires a harvester.

Mr. Nguyen Van Hai's family in Hung Trung commune, Hung Nguyen district rented a rice harvester. Thanks to having enough harvesters, the summer-autumn rice harvest progressed very quickly. Photo: Phu Huong

“The storm is only a few days away, and it will definitely rain heavily. If we keep the fields open, the rain will cause a worse harvest and harvesting and drying will be much more difficult. Luckily, we can still rent a machine because many other communes have already finished harvesting,” said Mr. Hai.

According to Mr. Le Viet Hung - Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Hung Nguyen district, as of September 9, the whole district still has 1,300 hectares of summer-autumn rice that have not been harvested, concentrated in the communes of Hung Tay, Hung Yen Bac, Hung Yen Nam and Hung Trung...

“These past few days, we have directed the communes to make a concerted effort to focus on harvesting summer-autumn rice in all areas that are 70% ripe, even using harvesters in the evening to do so.racewith the weather. However, there are still many areas of green rice, only about 50% ripe, so they cannot be harvested yet.

Farmers in Nam Dan district focus on harvesting summer-autumn rice. Photo: Phu Huong

Being a low-lying area, the failure of the summer-autumn rice crop due to flooding is not a strange thing for farmers in Kim Lien commune, Nam Dan district. Although it has been raining in the area for the past few days, as soon as the rain stops, people gather in the fields to harvest.

While hurriedly loading rice onto the truck, Mrs. Nguyen Thi Hong in Hamlet 3, Kim Lien Commune, said: If it rains continuously for a few days, this entire field will be deeply submerged in water. A few days ago, I tried to wait for the rice to ripen, but today I have to harvest because the storm is coming in a few days. "The harvested rice will be spread on the floor, turned on the fan to prevent mold, and wait for the sun to dry it," said Mrs. Hong.

Taking advantage of the rain to stop, people went to the fields to harvest rice before the storm arrived. Photo: Phu Huong

While localities in the Northern Irrigation System have basically harvested summer-autumn rice, in some southern districts such as Hung Nguyen, Nam Dan, Nghi Loc, due to late planting, there are still many areas that have not been harvested.

Before the forecastbig stormLanding on the mainland caused heavy rain, localities focused on mobilizing machinery, quickly harvesting rice areas that were 70% ripe.

Provincial leaders and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development inspected the production and harvest of summer-autumn rice in Hung Nguyen district. Photo: Phu Huong

However, according to Mr. Nguyen Van De - Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, about 10% of the province's summer-autumn rice area is still green and cannot be harvested too quickly.

“Localities and irrigation units need to coordinate closely and prepare to operate pumping stations and projects.drainage,"Lower the water level in the fields to protect the summer-autumn rice and winter crops. In areas that can be isolated, build embankments, and in areas with drainage systems, focus on clearing the flow to ensure quick drainage," Mr. Nguyen Van De emphasized.