Quynh Luu farmers re-produce vegetables after the flood

(Baonghean.vn) - The recent floods have submerged hundreds of hectares of vegetables in the coastal areas. Taking advantage of the sunny weather, people have rushed to the fields to overcome the consequences and prepare the land to continue planting the new vegetable crop.

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The heavy rain combined with floodwaters flooded the entire area of ​​green onions and various vegetables. According to vegetable growers in Quynh Luu, in the past 2 months, due to storms and floods, people have suffered huge losses; on average, 1 sao of green onions cost 10 million VND.

According to statistics from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Quynh Luu district, the whole district has about 1,900 hectares of vegetable area. About more than 200 hectares of vegetables were damaged, of which Quynh Bang had 40 hectares, Quynh Minh had 30 hectares, Quynh Luong had 60 hectares; the rest were scattered in some mountainous communes such as Tan Son, Quynh Tam..., with an estimated loss of nearly 20 billion VND.

After the water receded and the weather was sunny, people in the coastal areas gathered in the fields to overcome the consequences of the flood and proceed to prepare the land to plant a new crop of vegetables.

People go to the fields to plow the land, make higher ridges, clear the drainage system in the fields, drain water quickly when the rain and flood last long, and at the same time prepare the land for planting the new crop.

Farmers in Quynh Luu are planting a new crop of vegetables; it is expected that they will be able to harvest the products in about a month. Photo: Viet Hung

Mr. Dau Duc Nam - Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Quynh Luu district said that in order to promptly overcome the consequences caused by natural disasters, the district is propagating to the people to quickly stabilize production and enter the new vegetable crop. At the same time, directing agricultural cooperatives to have plans to dredge canals and clear the flow in vegetable fields; reviewing the entire area of ​​vegetables damaged by floods to have support policies for farmers.

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