Nghe An farmers actively prepare the land and plant seedlings for summer-autumn crop production.

At this time, farmers in Yen Thanh district are actively preparing the land for summer-autumn rice cultivation. Mr. Tran Minh in Bac Thanh commune (Yen Thanh) said: His family has harvested 4 sao of rice fields and is currently taking water into the fields to plow and sow rice.summer-autumn rice.

Farmers in Yen Thanh district are actively cleaning their fields to prepare for the summer-autumn rice crop. Photo: Van Truong

Mr. Le Van Hong - Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Yen Thanh district shared: The whole district has harvested over 90% of the spring rice area, and at the same time, the communes are actively preparing the land to sow over 12,800 hectares of summer-autumn rice. Up to now, the whole district has prepared over 5,000 tons of fertilizer and seeds for the people, from around June 1st, all communes will go to the fields to sow summer-autumn rice.

Speeding up land preparation progress in Dien Xuan commune (Dien Chau). Photo: Van Truong

Also in Dien Chau district, many communes plowed the land at night to ensure the crop schedule, some communes used the canal system with water to serve the rice seedling watering. According to the report of Dien Chau district's Department of Agriculture: This summer-autumn crop, Dien Chau district planted over 7,500 hectares of rice. Up to this point, the whole district has prepared the land about 70% of the area, and has planted over 350 hectares of rice.

Farmers in Dien Chau district take care of rice seedlings for the summer-autumn crop. Photo: Van Truong

Mr. Nguyen Tien Duc - Head of the provincial Department of Cultivation and Plant Protection added: This year, the whole province planted 81,000 hectares of summer-autumn rice, and has so far harvested over 90% of the spring rice area, taking advantage of the harvest to prepare the land and plant seedlings. The area of ​​land for summer-autumn has been plowed over 65% of the area, some plain districts have planted over 2,000 hectares of rice. Basically, localities have prepared enough seeds and fertilizers for farmers to produce the summer-autumn crop.