Rice seed production area in Nghe An has income 1.5 times higher than normal rice.

(Baonghean.vn) - Along with mass production of varieties according to the structure, Lien Thanh commune, Yen Thanh also focuses on expanding the scale of rice seed production towards commodities, in order to increase income value per unit area.

These days, the harvest of winter-spring rice is bustling in the fields of Lien Thanh commune. Farmers are excited because this year's rice harvest is good and the price of rice seeds is very high. In Lien Giang hamlet alone, in the last spring crop, people expanded the area to 15 hectares to intensively cultivate rice seeds according to the commune's contract.

As soon as the harvest is complete, seed rice is purchased by seed companies at a price 1.5 times higher than that of regular rice. This is the fourth year farmers have produced seed rice commercially, bringing high economic efficiency.

Farmers in Lien Thanh commune are in the rice seed harvest season.

Mr. Hoang Van Khang - Lien Giang hamlet, Lien Thanh commune shared: His family has 6 sao of rice fields all producing rice seeds, with 2 types of rice seeds DT66 and Khang Dan 18 super purebred. Thanks to proper care according to technical processes, the yield of one sao is over 4 quintals, with the current selling price of 550 thousand VND/quintal for Khang Dan variety; DT 66 rice has a high price of 730 thousand VND/quintal. Thus, one sao has an income of 2.2-2.9 million VND, the value is nearly 1.5 times higher than that of normal rice.

Seeds are cared for according to technical processes, achieving high productivity and quality.

Farmers in Lien Thanh commune said: Growing rice seeds has many advantages, the most important is that the fields are planned in a zoning, the land preparation is synchronized, convenient for mechanization in production and harvesting. Especially when sowing and transplanting, it will be at the same time, with the same type of seed in the same field, so it is easy to care for and limit pests and diseases.

During the harvest season, there are agricultural service cooperatives that work closely with companies to purchase and consume products. After only 3 days of importing seeds, people will be paid in full, creating peace of mind and excitement for people in intensive production.

This spring crop, Mr. Phan Doan Nga's family - Lien Giang Hamlet, Lien Thanh Commune produced 2 hectares of rice seeds. During the spring crop, they produced 7 tons of seeds, earning nearly 50 million VND.

In recent years, many rice seed production fields in Lien Thanh commune have been planned and expanded in area according to each production season. Accordingly, every year, the Commune People's Committee coordinates with a number of reputable companies to supply nearly 1,000 tons of various types of seeds.

In the spring crop of 2016 alone, the whole commune has nearly 170 ha/400ha planned to produce high-quality rice seeds, out of a total of 400 ha of rice production. The rice varieties grown by the people for seeds are: Bac Thom, DT66, Khang Dan 18, Q5, Thien Uu 8, and N97. Lien Thanh commune strives to supply the market with over 550 tons of various seeds. Currently, 1 quintal of rice seeds costs 750 thousand VND. Thus, in this year's spring crop production, farmers in Lien Thanh commune will have an income of over 4 billion VND.

Bo Ro field - one of the intensive rice cultivation areas in Lien Thanh commune

Mr. Tran Xuan Huong - Vice Chairman of Lien Thanh Commune People's Committee, Yen Thanh said: Seed production by farmers in the commune not only contributes to increasing income value per unit area but also proactively sources seeds right in the locality. The Commune People's Committee has supported the Cooperative with raw materials and land to build warehouses, build drying ovens, and brand logos. Striving for the summer-autumn crop of 2016, the locality will have rice seed products packaged with product brands, directly supplying to markets in and outside the province.

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