Many upland rice fields in Ky Son are at risk of being lost after floods.
(Baonghean.vn) - Due to the impact of continuous rain and floods in recent days, many upland rice fields of farmers in Ky Son district have been damaged by landslides, erosion and washing away, many households are facing the risk of serious food shortages.
In 2018, Ms. Ngan Thi May's family in La Ngan village, Chieu Luu commune planted over 50 kg of rice seeds. According to Ms. May, with this amount of seeds, her family annually harvests from 40 to 50 bags of new rice. This is considered the main source of income for the family throughout the year. However, while the rice plants were growing well, after storms No. 3 and No. 4, half of Ms. May's upland rice area had yellow leaves and then died, making Ms. May very worried.
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| Many areas of upland rice have died, causing farmers to worry. Photo: Lu Phu |
Mr. Moong Binh Tu, Deputy of La Ngan village, shared: "Currently, in the village, every household's rice field has dead rice, even in some households, more than half of the rice field has died. People are very worried, in addition to the fear of hunger, they are also worried about not having new rice to worship their ancestors according to custom."
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| Ms. Ngan Thi May, La Ngan village, Chieu Luu commune said that currently, nearly half of her family's upland rice has died. Photo: Lu Phu |
According to Mr. Mac Van Man, an officer in charge of agriculture in Chieu Luu commune, after receiving information that many fields of upland rice of local people in the commune had died en masse, the commune officers went to check and verify.
Not only happening in Chieu Luu commune, currently, communes such as Huu Kiem, Pha Danh, Huoi Tu, also have many fields with a large amount of dead rice. |
| An officer in charge of agriculture inspects the area of dead rice in Chieu Luu commune. Photo: Lu Phu |
According to Mr. Chuong Van Anh, a land officer of Muong Ai commune: "Currently, the commune is making a list to report to the district to ask for funding to support the people because currently, people are facing many difficulties due to the impact of the recent floods."
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| In addition, rice leaf roller disease is also developing, with the risk of outbreak in these areas. Photo: Lu Phu |
Upland rice is the main food crop of ethnic minorities in the mountainous district of Ky Son in particular and mountainous people in general, contributing significantly to ensuring food for the people. In 2018, farmers in the mountainous district of Ky Son planted over 6,750 hectares of upland rice, which is currently in the stage of heading and flowering. However, with the current phenomenon of mass upland rice deaths, many areas are at risk of total loss, so hunger is very likely to occur.
