Thousands of hectares of winter-spring rice production in Nghe An face the risk of being abandoned.
(Baonghean.vn) - Many areas of winter-spring rice in mountainous districts of Nghe An have not been able to be planted due to prolonged drought. Localities hope for rain in the coming time to continue planting the remaining winter-spring rice areas, otherwise they will be forced to leave them fallow, because the end of July is the late season.
Traveling on the roads of Anh Son, Tan Ky, Con Cuong, Tuong Duong districts... on these hot and sunny days, many dry and abandoned fields appear. Many rice fields have been planted but are dry and cracked due to drought.
In the fields of Dong Nay hamlet, Nghia Hoan commune (Tan Ky), many fields are white. Mr. Nguyen Dinh Hung - Chairman of the People's Committee of the commune said that the locality has planted 135 hectares of summer-autumn and winter-spring rice, while 25 hectares of winter-spring rice cannot be planted because the entiredamin the commune has dried up, while it has not rained for a long time. "All three dams in the commune now have only a little water left in the bottom, the locality uses pumps to irrigate the planted rice fields, but not enough to prepare the land for planting," said Mr. Hung.
Mr. Le Viet Quy - Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Tan Ky district said: By July 8, the whole district had planted 3,778 hectares of summer-autumn and winter-spring rice; currently there are 652 hectares of winter-spring rice that have not been planted due to drought. "In July, if there is heavy rain, farmers will continue to work the land.sow"Late-season rice, otherwise we will have to accept leaving the fields fallow, because the dam is no longer able to provide water," Mr. Le Viet Quy shared.
In Con Cuong district, many fields in the communes of Thach Ngan, Mau Duc, Don Phuc... are left empty; besides, many areas of planted rice are now cracked, due to lack of rain for a long time. Mr. Lo Van Ly - Head of the district's Agriculture Department said that currently, Con Cuong has only planted 2,000 hectares of winter-spring rice, while approximately 300 hectares of winter-spring rice production land have not been planted, due to prolonged drought.hothas dried up the streams. Uncultivated areas are concentrated in the communes of Thach Ngan, Don Phuc, Mau Duc...
According to Mr. Nguyen Tien Duc - Head of the Department of Cultivation and Plant Protection, Nghe An's plan is to plant 110,000 hectares of summer-autumn and winter-spring rice. By July 8, the whole province had planted 70,000 hectares, most of which was summer-autumn rice. Winter-spring rice is being planted in mountainous districts, however, because many places do not have water, the land cannot be prepared for planting.
"The crop planting season ends in July, so if there is no heavy rain this July, many localities will not be able to complete the planting plan, which means thousands of hectares will have to be left fallow," said Mr. Nguyen Tien Duc.