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Nghe An highlands in the rice harvest season

Tuyen Dinh - Huu Vi• November 1, 2023 12:57

(Baonghean.vn) - August and September of the lunar calendar is the rice harvest season in the mountainous region of Nghe An. This is the happiest time of the year and is also associated with the hardships of highland farmers.

bna_nương ray (1).JPG — Upland rice is the most important food of the Thai, Mong, and Kho Mu people in districts such as Tuong Duong, Ky Son, etc. - mountainous areas with steep slopes, making it difficult to cultivate rice. From the third and fourth lunar months, people begin to clear the fields, and sow rice in the fifth and sixth lunar months. The upland rice harvest season takes place in the ninth and tenth lunar months. This is considered the happiest time of the year and is also quite tiring. People have to go to the fields early in the morning. Sometimes they have to sleep in the fields to harvest the rice. Photo: Huu Vi

bna_nương ray (2).JPG — Upland rice is also quite erratic, with some years yielding and some losing. This year, rats have caused a number of farmers in Nhon Mai commune, Tuong Duong district to lose everything. In addition, the increasingly poor soil is also the reason for the decline in upland rice productivity. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

bna_nương ray (8).JPG — The tool used to cut the rice fields is a small sickle-like knife attached to a wooden handle. With this tool, people can only pick individual grains. Most people still thresh the rice in the fields and carry it back to the village or leave it in the warehouses built next to the fields or houses. Photo: Huu Vi

bna_nương ray (4).JPG — Upland rice is usually glutinous rice with large, round grains. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

bna_nương ray (6).JPG — In Tuong Duong district, Mai Son and Nhon Mai communes... still have a lot of upland rice fields. There are villages without rice fields, and people's food sources depend entirely on upland rice fields. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

bna_nương ray (7).JPG — Although quite precarious, for hundreds of years now, slash-and-burn cultivation has become a custom of many highland villages and has gradually become a unique cultural feature. Many experiences in upland rice cultivation have been summarized in folk songs and proverbs of indigenous people. However, the way of cultivating upland rice for hundreds of years has not changed much. People still have to clear forests to get land for production, and drill holes to sow seeds with a tool that resembles a sharp knife but has a long handle. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

bna_nương ray (5).JPG — A farmer's portion of rice harvest. Photo: Huu Vi

bna_nương ray (9).JPG — Although the farming method has become outdated, in many mountainous areas, upland rice still plays an important role. Photo: Huu Vi

bna_nương ray (11).JPG — In recent times, the area of upland rice cultivation has decreased because today's young generation no longer likes to cultivate the fields. They mainly seek other occupations with better income. However, it may take a long time to eliminate the practice of upland rice cultivation because this is still the main source of food for people in many communes and villages in the mountainous areas of Nghe An. Photo: Huu Vi

Clip: Dinh Tuyen

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