May 25, 2017 | 12:18 (GMT+7)
Northern provinces enjoy bumper Winter-Spring rice harvest
The Northern region from Thua Thien-Hue province northward reaped a bumper harvest in the 2016-2017 Winter-Spring rice crop for the 10th consecutive year, heard a conference held in Thanh Hoa province on May 24.
Bumper crop in Northern provinces
Northern localities grew rice on 1,145,000ha in the crop, down 10,500ha year-on-year, and harvested an estimated 7.12 million tons of rice, with an average productivity of 6.22 tons per ha.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development attributed the bumper crop partly to favorable weather.
In the upcoming summer crop, Northern localities plan to plant rice on 1,308,000ha in the hope of producing around 6.57 million tons.
As the crop is vulnerable to storms and floods, the Ministry advised farmers to use short-duration rice varieties and localities to prepare extra rice seedlings in case of damage.
Local agricultural sectors are also required to get anti-flood plans ready to minimize losses.
Source: VNA