People in the highlands of Nghe An take advantage of every rain to go to the fields to sow the winter-spring rice crop.
Xuan Hoang•July 5, 2025 10:32
In July, when the first rains of the season pour down on the mountain slopes, the people of Nghe An highlands are busy planting the winter-spring rice crop, with the hope of a bountiful harvest.
In the highland communes of Nghe An, from the end of June until now, ethnic people have begun to enter the peak season of planting winter-spring rice. Unlike the plains, where the irrigation system is basically complete, in the highlands, irrigation water mainly depends on natural streams and rain, so when there is rain, people rush to the fields to plow the land and plant rice. In the photo: Mong people of Tri Le commune plant winter-spring rice on terraced fields. Photo: Xuan HoangMr. Lo Minh Diep - Chairman of Tri Le Commune People's Committee said that the whole commune planted over 400 hectares of rice in the winter-spring crop, of which 100% was pure rice. Some main rice varieties: domestic sticky rice, 97 sticky rice and some other pure rice varieties. Photo: Xuan HoangMr. Ly No Cha in D1 village, Tri Le commune, planted 7a terraced fields this season, using sticky rice. Mr. Ly No Cha said that the whole family has been working the land and planting rice for the past 3 days, and is expected to finish planting on July 5. Photo: Xuan HoangThanks to the State's support policies, along with the people's investment, most of the rice fields in the highlands have been mechanized in land preparation. Photo: Xuan HoangIn Chau Tien commune, for more than a week now, people have been taking advantage of every rainy day to plow and prepare the land for planting the winter-spring rice crop. Mr. Nguyen Tien Hung - Chairman of Chau Tien Commune People's Committee said: The whole commune has planted 705 hectares, currently people have planted about 70% of the area. Photo: Xuan HoangAlong with speeding up the planting progress, localities also actively propagate to farmers to proactively respond to the situation during the rainy and flood season, and at the same time do a good job of predicting and forecasting the situation of pests and diseases in a timely manner to achieve the best results in crop production. Photo: Xuan HoangFor people in the highlands, due to the characteristics of terraced fields, they cannot take the initiative in irrigation water, so they follow the local instructions to sow rice seedlings for transplanting. Photo: Xuan HoangAlong with rice varieties, farmers have also gradually applied step-wise soil preparation techniques to prevent erosion and retain moisture; and used organic microbial fertilizers to increase soil fertility and reduce dependence on chemical fertilizers. Photo: Xuan HoangMr. Nguyen Xuan Truong - Secretary of the Party Committee of Chieu Luu commune said that this crop, the whole commune planted nearly 45 hectares, in the first days of July, people went to the fields to prepare the land and plant rice. Photo: Xuan HoangDespite many difficulties, the winter-spring rice crop is still the greatest hope for the people in the highlands. Each grain of rice sown is not only the crystallization of sweat and effort, but also a symbol of attachment to the land and the cultural identity of mountainous agriculture. Photo: Xuan Hoang
