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| According to the reporter's records in mid-May, many rice fields in Yen Thanh district were bustling with harvesters returning to serve the rice harvest for farmers. This is also the locality with the earliest spring rice harvest in Nghe An. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
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| According to data from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Yen Thanh district, this spring crop, the district planted nearly 13,000 hectares, making it one of the localities with the largest spring rice acreage in the province. The average yield is expected to be 6.5 - 7 tons/ha. It is now the beginning of the harvest season, and it is expected to be harvested in about a week. Photo: Quang An |
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| Currently, harvesters have been mobilized by communes to serve the spring rice harvest needs of the people. In Trung Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district, there are more than 10 harvesters registered with the local government to harvest rice for the entire commune. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
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| When operating, the harvester's rotating wheel will roll the rice flowers inside, stripping all the grains and leaving only the straw behind. In recent years, the application of mechanization in production and harvesting has been deployed simultaneously in localities across the province, helping to speed up progress and reduce labor for people, especially harvesting in the hot season. Photo: Quang An |
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| After being threshed, the rice grains will be packed into bags right on the machine for easy transportation and to minimize spillage. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
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| Mrs. Thai Thi Dinh, hamlet 2, Lien Thanh commune said: "My family has 10 sao of rice fields. Because my children work far away, every harvest season, I have to hire machines and people to transport the rice home. This year, although the weather is not very favorable, the rice crop is still good, so everyone is excited...". Photo: Xuan Hoang |
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| Farm trucks loaded with rice were quickly tied up and transported home, taking advantage of the sunny weather to dry the crop. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
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| After harvesting, the field owner will pay the harvesters "fresh" wages right at the field. According to a survey in Yen Thanh district, the price of harvesters ranges from 160,000 - 240,000 VND/sao, depending on many factors, the most important of which is whether the harvesting area is far or near, the terrain is flat or subsided... This year, the price of gasoline is high, so the price of harvesting rice is also higher than in previous years and farmers also sympathize and accept this price. Photo: Quang An |
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| During the harvest, in addition to being paid, some homeowners also provide drinking water and fruits for the harvesters, increasing their resistance to the intense heat. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
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| Although most fields are now harvested by machines, in some areas, due to difficult terrain or households not having the means to rent machines, they still harvest by hand, transporting each bundle of rice home and using machines to thresh the rice. Photo: Quang An |
This springNghe AnAbout 90,000 hectares of rice have been planted, some areas have entered the early spring rice harvest such as Yen Thanh, Dien Chau, Quynh Luu... This year's spring crop has basically favorable weather, the total yield of the province is estimated at 65 - 68 quintals/ha.
