As for the policy of increasing 50,000ha of autumn-winter rice (crop 3) in the Mekong Delta (March Delta) of the Department of Crop Production (MARD), the agricultural sector in some localities said that it could not be implemented.
Regarding information, Department of Crop Production (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) plans to increase the area of autumn-winter rice in the Mekong Delta from 650,000 hectares to 700,000 hectares (ie an increase of 50,000 hectares) to catch the opportunity for prices and increased consumption demand. to Dan Viet reporter, Mr. Le Thanh Tung - Deputy Director of the Department of Crop Production said that the area will be increased in each locality "a little bit in each place", not focusing on any one locality.
As for the policy of increasing 50,000 hectares of autumn-winter rice in the Mekong Delta of the Department of Crop Production (MARD), the agricultural sector in some localities said that it could not be implemented. In the photo, farmers in Thoi Lai district, Can Tho city sow rice for the Fall-Winter 2023.
"Although the plan for sowing autumn-winter rice has been around for a long time (before June 2023), but due to the increase in rice prices, the Department of Crop Production recommends trying to increase the area" - Mr. Tung added.
In Can Tho, when asked about increasing the area of autumn-winter rice, Mr. Tran Thai Nghiem - Deputy Director of the City Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. Can Tho said: "Up to now, Can Tho people have finished sowing the autumn-winter rice crop, equivalent to an area of the same period. Therefore, the city will not be able to increase the area of this crop."
Regarding the reason for not increasing the area of autumn-winter rice, Mr. Nghiem said that in fact, in recent times, the price of rice sold by farmers has not increased significantly.
For small rice growing areas such as districts: Binh Thuy, Phong Dien, Cai Rang, the irrigation system for rice is not guaranteed, so it is not possible to focus on sowing much and the actual yield of autumn-winter rice in this region. ineffective, risky. As for concentrated rice growing areas such as in Co Do district, Thoi Lai district, people convert production to crops and aquatic products for better efficiency.
"In the current good market conditions, for the autumn-winter rice crop and the coming winter-spring crop, the city's agricultural sector will promote technical solutions, improve production quality, and associate with consumer companies. consumption, building a better rice brand. The exploitation area has been exhausted and cannot be expanded," added Mr. Nghiem.
In Kien Giang, up to now, farmers in the province have finished sowing autumn-winter rice in 2023. Therefore, it is not possible to increase the area for this crop. "Now it's August, the province no longer sows autumn-winter rice, if sowing more seeds, it will be time to sow the next crop," said Le Huu Toan - Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Kien Giang province.
According to Mr. Toan, each year, Kien Giang province has about 70,000-80,000 ha of autumn-winter rice area. This year alone, the plan is 71,000 ha, so far, sowing has been 74,000 ha, considered as achieving and exceeding the plan.
In Hau Giang, according to Deputy Director of Hau Giang Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Thi Giang, the province has no plans to expand the area of autumn-winter rice. However, it is recommended that people grow rice in the 3rd crop (autumn-winter rice) if there is a solid dike.
Ms. Giang said that Hau Giang has no plan to expand the area of autumn-winter rice because for many years, under stormy conditions, in some areas, unprofitable rice farmers have turned to vegetables and aquatic products for their families. Higher income, more efficiency.
According to calculations, with an average yield of 5.7 tons/ha in the autumn-winter crop, if it is increased by 50,000 hectares, there will be about 325,000 tons of rice, equivalent to about 200,000 tons of rice to increase exports. With the current export price of rice, an additional 50,000ha of autumn-winter rice can bring in more than $100 million from exported rice.
According to the newspaper: danviet.vn