(Baonghean.vn) - The recent record cold has caused hundreds of hectares of direct-sown rice in Nghi Loc and uncovered seedlings in Vinh City to freeze to death. Farmers are worried about where they will get rice seeds to start the spring crop again.
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| Mr. Bui Minh An's family in Hamlet 12, Nghi Hoa Commune, Nghi Loc lost more than one hectare of rice that had just been sown and sprayed with herbicide 4 days ago. |
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| Mr. Bui Minh An is looking for seeds that have sunk completely into the mud. He said the weather is too cold for the seeds to "surface" anymore. |
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| "The seeds sown for nearly a week have rotted. The entire direct-sown rice area of Nghi Hoa commune has been frozen to death, with 115.3 hectares of rice and 33.6 hectares of early-planted rice. The commune is asking higher authorities to support pure rice varieties such as NA2, LH12, NA5... ", said Mr. Dang Tho Thieu, Vice Chairman of Nghi Hoa commune. |
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| Rice sown in Nghi Phuong was also flooded. |
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| The entire Nghi Loc district is currently suffering from the cold, with 300 hectares of rice dying, 500 hectares needing to be replanted, and 50 hectares of newly sown peanuts also damaged. In the photo: Corn in Nghi Trung Nghi Loc has fallen over. |
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| Meanwhile, in hamlet 6 Nghi Kim - Vinh city, the rice seedlings burned to death because they were not covered with plastic. |
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| The seedlings in hamlet 11 Nghi Kim were frostbitten, the tips turned black and could no longer be planted. |
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Nghi Loc District and Vinh City are asking communes and hamlets to go to the grassroots to update farmers on their losses, find solutions to restore production, and find solutions to prevent cold for rice, crops, and livestock and poultry. They are asking hamlets to count the losses and register seeds with the commune and district to find solutions to provide seeds for farmers to replant. Farmers also hope to receive seed support to compensate for recent losses. In the photo:Farmers in Hamlet 6 Nghi Kim's cabbage crop was damaged by frost during Tet. |
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