In early July, on the terraced fields in the border district of Ky Son, people are going to the fields to enter the new crop season.
At this time, the terraced fields in communes such as Na Ngoi, Nam Can, Keng Du… of Ky Son district have begun to be watered. This is also the time when people take advantage of their time to go to the fields to plow. Photo: Dao ThoIn Nam Can commune (Ky Son), for many years now, in order to limit the burning of forests for farming, the government and people have reclaimed many areas of wet rice for cultivation. Currently, the whole commune has more than 47 hectares of wet rice grown in terraced fields on hillsides or valleys. Photo: Dao ThoTo reduce labor, the Thai, Mong, and Kho Mu ethnic groups in Ky Son district have long introduced machinery into wet rice production. This is a major step that has changed the lives of people in the border area. Photo: Dao ThoMr. Ho Ba Po - Chairman of the Farmers' Association of Nam Can commune said that the main source of water is taken from streams and streams and flows from high fields to low fields, so the water in the terraced fields is always regulated to ensure rice is planted on time. Photo: Dao ThoThe rice seedlings in Noong De village (Nam Can commune) have grown green and lush, people are taking advantage of the opportunity to shovel the seedlings into the fields. Photo: Dao ThoNoong De village has the largest rice field area in Nam Can commune with 32.5 hectares. “For the past few days, we have been taking advantage of the cool weather to go to the fields to sow rice in time for the harvest. Thanks to this rice field, my family no longer has to worry about food. We have to try our best,” said Kha Me May Then in Noong De village. Photo: Dao ThoIn Noong De village, people gather in one family's field to plant rice, then move to another family's field as a way to help each other with the work. Photo: Dao ThoIn addition to plowing and harrowing, men in the border areas are also very skilled at planting and harvesting. Photo: Dao ThoThe terraced fields have been planted next to the small stilt house that people built to rest after each working day. Photo: Dao Tho
