Do Luong farmers estimate to earn nearly 100 billion VND in net profit from high-quality rice

From intensive cultivation of the main rice varieties AC5 and TBR225, concentrated in the communes of Yen Son, Van Son, Thinh Son, Hoa Son, Tan Son, Lac Son, this year the average yield of spring rice in Do Luong is estimated at 3 quintals per sao, about 6 tons/ha.

The area of ​​high-quality rice in Do Luong district reached 2,700 hectares, an increase of more than 400 hectares compared to 2017. Photo: Ngoc Phuong

According to Mr. Le Van Luc - specialist in charge of crops, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Do Luong district, "Currently, the price of high-quality rice is 10,000 VND/kg, each sao of rice is sold for 3 million VND. To achieve high-quality rice productivity, farmers have invested in seeds, fertilizers, land preparation and sowing costs 1.2 million VND/sao, which means each sao of rice has a net profit of 1.8 million. The total income of farmers in the district is estimated at 97.2 billion VND from 2,700 hectares of high-quality rice."

According to the experience of Do Luong farmers, in this spring crop, people have sown and planted using an improved method, using only 2 kg of seeds per sao, while in previous crops, Khang Dan rice used up to 5 kg of seeds per sao, and Thien Uu used 3 kg of seeds per sao. This method of sowing and planting has shown to reduce seed costs, ensure productivity, and reduce pests and diseases due to the lower density of rice plants.

The expansion of high-quality rice growing area in Do Luong has contributed to increasing farmers' income nearly twice as much as growing normal rice varieties./.