Do Luong farmers estimate to earn a net profit of nearly 100 billion VND 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 per sao is estimated at 3 quintals, 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 crop sector, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Do Luong district said: "Currently, the price of high-quality rice is 10 thousand VND/kg, each sao farmers can sell 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 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 been planting using improved methods, each sao only uses 2 kg of seeds, while in previous crops such as Khang Dan rice variety used up to 5 kg of seeds/sao, Thien Uu used 3 kg of seeds/sao. This method of planting shows that it saves on seed costs, ensures productivity, and reduces pests and diseases due to the lower density of rice plants.

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