Tuong Duong farmers 'rob the sun' to harvest rice
(Baonghean.vn) - The historic flood in early October caused many fields of Tuong Duong farmers to sprout before they could be harvested. Taking advantage of the sunny weather, people quickly harvested the rice to use as feed for livestock and poultry.
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| After more than a week of continuous rain, the weather in Tuong Duong district has begun to clear up. Farmers in Tam Dinh and Tam Thai communes have taken advantage of this opportunity to harvest rice and salvage what is left of the summer-autumn rice crop. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| According to records, in the Quang Phuc village field, Tam Dinh commune (Tuong Duong), almost all the rice sprouted due to being soaked in water for a long time. Ms. Lo Thi Nhan, residing in Quang Phuc village, said: "This crop, my family planted more than 1 sao of rice. The heavy rain caused the rice to be submerged in water. When the rain stopped, I took the opportunity to visit the field and was heartbroken, everything had sprouted. I felt sorry for the loss so I harvested it to feed pigs and chickens." Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| Heavy rain and strong winds in recent days have caused many rice fields to collapse and be flooded. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| “Before the rain, the rice was still green, I thought we would harvest it in a few days. Who would have thought that the rain for nearly 10 days has caused my family's rice to break and sprout almost 100%. Now I can't harvest by hand, I have to pick each flower and bundle them to bring home to feed my animals,” said Ms. Lo Thi Kho, Quang Phuc village. In the photo: Ms. Kho is trying to pick each flower of rice. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| The entire Tam Dinh commune has a rice growing area of over 70 hectares, but only over 3 hectares have been harvested. Due to prolonged heavy rains, the entire unharvested area was severely damaged and sprouted. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| Not only Tam Dinh people's rice but also many rice fields of people in Tuong Duong are in the same situation. Currently, people just hope for the sun to shine, harvest, dry and store as feed for livestock and poultry. Mr. Lo Van Vuong, residing in Na Tong village, Tam Thai commune said: "My family has a total area of more than 4 sao, due to many days of rain, we could not harvest, causing all the rice to sprout. Now we just hope it will stop raining so we can harvest and dry it to feed pigs and chickens." Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| Currently, the rice harvest is being carried out very urgently. After school, children also go to the fields to help their parents harvest the rice. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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People transport as much as they harvest to avoid sudden afternoon rains. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| According to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Tuong Duong district, the whole district has 935.5 hectares of rice, but currently only about 35% has been harvested. People are busy taking advantage of the sunny weather to harvest the remaining area before another rain occurs. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
