(Baonghean.vnIn mid-June, people of various ethnic groups in Tri Le border commune, Que Phong district, are actively harvesting the 2014 spring rice crop. In Minh Chau resettlement village, in particular, the Mong people are delighted with a bountiful rice harvest.
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| Border Guard soldiers from Tri Le Post help Mong people in Minh Chau village harvest rice. |
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| Carrying rice back to the village |
This is the second year that 120 Hmong households in the Minh Chau resettlement village have been growing wet rice. The average yield of the 2014 spring rice crop is estimated at about 3.5 tons/ha. Compared to the midland and lowland districts, this yield is significantly lower. However, for the Hmong people, this is a successful harvest. This is because it is only the second year that the Hmong people in Minh Chau village have learned to grow wet rice.
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| The joy of a bountiful harvest |
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| The Hmong people in Minh Chau dry and air-dry their rice right in the fields. |
During the recent spring planting season, Minh Chau village planted over 2.5 hectares of wet rice. According to the plan for 2015 and subsequent years, the Tri Le Commune People's Committee will continue to coordinate with relevant agencies to strengthen measures to expand the area of wet rice cultivation; focus on transferring technology to the people to increase rice yield and quality; thereby gradually improving the lives of the Mong people in the resettlement area.
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| People in Tri Le are actively harvesting the spring rice crop. |
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| A corner of the rice paddy area of the Mong ethnic group - Minh Chau village (Tri Le). |
Tri Le commune is considered one of the localities with the largest rice cultivation area in Que Phong district, with over 300 hectares. This spring crop, the average yield reached 4.9 tons/ha. These bountiful rice harvests have made a positive contribution to poverty reduction for the local people.
Nguyen Son - Hai Thuong
