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

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 finished harvesting 4 sao of rice fields, and is currently taking water into the fields to plow and sow rice.summer-autumn rice crop.

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 implementing the land preparation stage to plant 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 plant 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 growing. According to the report of the Dien Chau district Agriculture Department: 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 for about 70% of the area, and 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 Crop Production 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, and some delta districts have planted over 2,000 hectares of rice. Basically, localities have prepared to supply enough seeds and fertilizers for farmers to produce the summer-autumn crop.