(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 was so cold that the seeds could not "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, with 115.3 hectares of rice and 33.6 hectares of early-planted rice. The commune is asking superiors 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 planted 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 the damage situation of farmers, have solutions to restore production, have solutions to prevent cold for rice, crops and livestock and poultry. Ask hamlets to count the damage and register seeds with the commune and district to have solutions to provide seeds for farmers to do again. Farmers also hope to be supported with seeds to compensate for the recent damage. In the photo:Farmers in hamlet 6 Nghi Kim suffered a loss of cabbage due to frost during the Tet holiday. |
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