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Continuous rain, people in Nghe An highlands are miserable because of rice germination

Dinh Tuan • May 28, 2025 17:17

Unseasonal rains that lasted right at the rice harvest time have caused many households in the highlands of Nghe An to fall into misery.

1 (2) — In recent days, farmers in Tam Thai commune, the mountainous district of Tuong Duong, have been facing a situation where post-harvest rice has been seriously affected by prolonged heavy rain, causing the drying process to stagnate, with the risk of germination and white mold. Photo: Dinh Tuan

2 (2) — Faced with this situation, many households are forced to find ways to save their rice, such as spreading tarps in front of covered yards, drying them on the floor, or indoors... At the same time, people have to use electric fans to temporarily dry the rice, and regularly turn the rice to limit moisture accumulation. Photo: Dinh Tuan

3(1).jpg — People take advantage of every place to dry rice. Photo: Dinh Tuan

4 (1) — Mr. Vang Tran Nhi, in Can village, Tam Thai commune, Tuong Duong district, said, "I was born and raised here, I have never seen a year where May and June rained as much as this year. Before, it rained for only one session, but this year it rained for a whole week, making it very difficult to dry rice." Photo: Dinh Tuan

5 (1) — In the absence of drying machines, farmers are forced to use manual methods such as using electric fans to dry the rice, fanning and stirring at the same time to dry the rice evenly and avoid mold. The fans are used at full capacity day and night without rest. Photo: Dinh Tuan

6 (1) — Farmers must regularly turn the rice to limit moisture accumulation to prevent mold and germination. Photo: Dinh Tuan

7 (1) — However, this manual measure only partially minimizes the damage, but cannot save it all. Some households' rice has begun to sprout. Photo: Dinh Tuan

“This is a good harvest, but I haven’t had time to be happy yet. Now the newly harvested rice has been rained for several days, using fans to dry it is useless. Looking at the whole field of germinated rice makes me feel sad. Once the rice has sprouted, it can no longer be eaten, now it can only be dried and used as feed for livestock and poultry,” said Mr. Ngan Van Quyen, in Can village, Tam Thai commune sadly. Photo: Dinh Tuan.

Currently, people are sitting on hot coals, just waiting for the sun to shine so they can dry the rice, in order to save the damage. Photo: Dinh Tuan

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