Taking advantage of rainwater, Nghe An highlands prepare land for winter-spring rice cultivation

These days, in Chau Tien commune, Quy Chau district, people are actively preparing the land to plant the winter-spring rice crop. Ms. Sam Thi Lan in Hoa Tien 1 village shared: Since the beginning of June, it has rained a lot in the highlands, so the entire field is full of water. Currently, the family has finished preparing the land, planted 1/3 of the field, and is expected to finish planting the winter-spring rice crop in the next 4 days.

Mr. Sam Thanh Hoai - Chairman of Chau Tien Commune People's Committee said: This year's crop is very favorable, with a lot of rain so the fields and streams are full of water. Taking advantage of favorable weather, the commune mobilized over 150 tractors, and the whole commune has completed 252 hectares of land preparation, sown over 110 hectares of rice, and transplanted about 10 hectares. It is expected that the crop production will be completed in the next 10 days.

To proactively source water, the commune promptly directed the villagers to maintain 165 water wheels, placed in the Hat River and streams to irrigate rice. In addition, in key rice communes such as Chau Binh and Chau Hanh, the villagers have planted seedlings and prepared the land for rice cultivation.

A representative of the Department of Agriculture of Quy Chau district said: This crop season, the whole district of Quy Chau planted about 1,850 hectares of rice. Since the beginning of the season, the weather has been rainy all day, so it is very favorable for production.

So far, the people in the district have finished planting rice seedlings, the seedlings are growing well, and the land preparation progress has reached over 90%. Currently, some areas have been planted. This year, the district has introduced short-term pure rice varieties to increase economic value per unit area.

Communes propagate and mobilize people to focus on caring for and balancing fertilizers for rice to grow well after sowing and planting, as well as doing a good job of investigating, detecting, predicting, and forecasting rice pests and diseases. Repair damaged irrigation works, dredge and clear canals.

The district has 14 large and small reservoirs, 82 dams and headworks, and the water level at the dams and reservoirs is currently at over 65%. To ensure irrigation water, the Quy Chau Irrigation Enterprise has planned to place field oil pumps in streams in communes with difficult water sources to pump water.

Similarly, in Que Phong district, after the rain, the fields here are flooded.

Mr. Vi Van Thanh in Tien Phong commune said: Every year the fields are dry, this year there is a lot of rain, the fields are full of water so the land preparation is very fast. My family has finished preparing 2 sao of land, and is currently renting land to other households.

In the fields of Tien Phong commune, people plant rice seedlings right in the field. The rice seedlings are carefully cared for, protected, and covered to prevent damage from rats.

Mr. Vo Khanh Toan - Party Secretary, Chairman of Tien Phong Commune People's Committee said: This year's crop, the whole commune planted 252 hectares of rice. Due to favorable rainwater sources, the whole commune has completed 80% of the land preparation and the seedlings have appeared. The water sources of the three reservoirs including Chom Bay, Long Quang, and Phai Hua all have reached over 70% capacity, meeting the needs of over 150 hectares of rice. For the remaining area, if the weather is hot and dry, Que Phong Irrigation Enterprise will coordinate with the people to place field oil pumps and mini pumps along the river to irrigate the rice.

According to the report of the Department of Agriculture of Que Phong district, this year's crop, the whole district planted over 2,500 hectares of rice. Currently, people are focusing on land preparation with progress of over 50%. It is expected that by June 20, rice will be planted simultaneously, ending the crop on July 20.

Right from the beginning of the crop, Que Phong district allocated over 400 million VND to maintain and repair intra-field canals in Chau Kim and Tien Phong communes... to avoid water loss and ensure water supply for the winter-spring rice fields.

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This year's crop, the whole province planted over 29,000 hectares, mainly concentrated in mountainous districts such as Quy Chau, Que Phong, Con Cuong, Tuong Duong... Different from last year's crop, when Nghe An had about 2,000 hectares that could not be sown.
This year, it has rained a lot in mountainous districts, so most of the land has been prepared for planting. According to the crop calendar, the planting season starts on June 15 and ends on July 20, but some localities have already finished preparing the land and started planting. The agricultural sector continues to direct the districts to review the areas of winter-spring rice with difficulties in water resources that can be converted to other crops.

Mr. Nguyen Tien Duc - Head of Department, Department of Cultivation and Plant Protection