Mr. Son: Drilling wells to combat drought for tea plants.

(Baonghean.vn) - At this time, tea growers in Anh Son district are proactively implementing measures to combat drought.

The family of Mr. Duong Thanh Hoang in Thang 8 village, Dinh Son commune, recently invested 60 million VND to drill two wells in their garden and purchase six mobile sprinkler nozzles to irrigate their 1.5 hectares of tea plantation.

Mr. Hoang said: "The mobile sprinkler system is simple yet effective. The water pipes are detachable, making it convenient to move. After watering one row for a few hours, we move to another row, ensuring that the entire tea plantation area is evenly watered."

Many households in Dinh Son commune (Anh Son district) have invested in mobile sprinkler irrigation systems. Photo: Huyen Trang.

The entire Anh Son district currently has 2,587 hectares of tea plantations concentrated in the communes of Hung Son, Long Son, Dinh Son, and Cam Son… The district has invested in the construction of 11 irrigation projects in the area, including 5 large reservoirs and 6 electric pumping stations.

Mr. Le Viet Thuat, residing in Thang 8 village, Dinh Son commune, has recently adopted both sprinkler irrigation and flood irrigation methods. Photo: Huyen Trang

At the same time, local people drilled wells right in their tea gardens to apply the mobile sprinkler irrigation model. This is a modern irrigation technique that saves water but is highly economically efficient, especially effective during the dry season. In addition, people also apply manual flood irrigation methods or mulch the tea plants with straw...

Many people in Anh Son drill wells to get water for irrigation right on their tea hills. Photo: Huyen Trang

Mr. Phan Van Hoi, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Dinh Son commune, added: To protect the newly planted tea area and ensure the good development of over 100 hectares of commercial tea, people in the commune have proactively invested in a mobile sprinkler irrigation system and applied manual flood irrigation methods. However, due to the high cost of drilling wells and installing sprinkler systems, ranging from 20 to 40 million VND, many farmers are facing considerable difficulties.

Thanks to timely and coordinated drought prevention measures, the area of ​​industrial tea cultivation in Anh Son district has remained stable. Photo: Huyen Trang

In Hung Son commune, the locality with the largest tea growing area in the district, people are also implementing similar solutions. Mr. Nguyen Huu Hoan - Vice Chairman of the Commune People's Committee - said that the commune currently has 470 households participating in tea cultivation with a total area of ​​over 540 hectares; each year supplying nearly 4,500 tons of fresh tea buds to processing factories, earning over 14 billion VND. In addition to solutions from the people, the commune utilizes the system of reservoirs and dams to create humidity, and is also developing an irrigation project for tea plants.

Huyen Trang