Dien Chau produces the earliest winter crop in Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - Currently, Dien Chau has planted 3,550 hectares of winter crops, including 2,000 hectares of corn/2,000 hectares of the plan; 800 hectares of peanuts/700 hectares of the plan; and various vegetables, tubers, and fruits. Up to now, Dien Chau is the only locality that has produced the earliest compared to the whole province.
After harvesting summer-autumn sesame, in early August, farmers in Dien Chau district went to the fields to sow winter peanuts and are the earliest winter crop producers in the province.
Ms. Cao Thi Thu in Hamlet 7, Dien Thanh Commune said: Last winter crop, I planted 2 sao of peanuts, got 250 kg of dried peanuts, some of which were for seeds, the rest were sold for 7 million VND, compared to growing corn, the income was 2-3 times higher. This winter crop, I planted 3 sao of peanuts, and the peanuts have now begun to sprout leaves. The reason we started early is because over the years of production, we have seen that this area rarely floods, the earlier we produce, the earlier we have time to do the spring crop.
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| Farmers in Dien Thinh (Dien Chau) go to the fields to produce winter crops. Photo: Canh Yen |
Currently, farmers in communes with a tradition of growing winter peanuts such as Dien Hung, Dien Hoang, Dien Thanh, Dien Thinh, Dien Ky, Dien Hong, Dien An... are planting 700 hectares of winter peanuts with varieties L14, L20 and Sen Nghe An. As they sow, farmers cover the beds with plastic to prevent erosion when it rains and to protect the peanuts from the cold, and at the same time, raise the beds to prevent flooding during the rainy season.
The advantage of winter peanuts is that they are not broken by storms, so this year the district recommends that people expand the area of winter peanuts. If last year's winter crop was 650 hectares, this year the district plans to sow 700 hectares. Although it is off-season, the yield is lower than the summer crop, but winter peanuts have good seeds, the price is almost double that of spring peanuts, so the economic value is high.
Mr. Phan Xuan Vinh - Vice Chairman of Dien Chau District People's Committee said: The whole district has planted 3,550 hectares of winter crops, of which corn is 2,000 hectares/2,000 hectares planned; peanuts are 800 hectares/700 hectares planned; vegetables, tubers, and fruits of all kinds are 750 hectares/1,000 hectares planned.
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| Peanuts in Dien Chau are mainly produced for seeds for the next crop. Photo: Canh Yen |
According to the schedule, Nghe An's 2019 winter crop: Winter peanuts are sown from August 15 to September 5); Sweet potatoes are planted from September 10 to October 5 on rice fields, and planting is completed before September 20 to ensure the spring rice crop next year; Potatoes: Planted from October 20 to October 30; Rice field fish for the third crop: Localities direct farmers to release seeds from September 1 to October 30, 2019 to ensure the spring rice production of 2020. Up to now, only Dien Chau is the earliest locality to produce compared to the whole province.