Long An promotes high technology application to become a major rice granary

Applying drones to spray chemicals and fertilizer helps farmers save time and ensure health safety.

Improve productivity and quality of rice

According to Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the total cultivated rice area since the beginning of 2024 is estimated at more than 276,381 hectares, reaching 55% of the plan, equal to 102% over the same period in 2023. Of which, the collected planned area is 225,399.6 hectares, the average (dry) yield is estimated at 66.21 tons/hectare, output is over 1.49 million tons, reaching 51.5% of the plan (2.9 million tons), equal to 107.9% of the same period.

In Tan Hung district, in the Winter-Spring crop of 2023-2024, the district implemented a high-tech application model on rice at Hoa Phat Agricultural Cooperative (Vinh Chau B commune) with an area of 120 hectares. Farmers participating in the model are provided with training, guidance on farming processes, supported with seeds, micro-organic fertilizer, seeding costs, and have output covered by the cooperative. From actual implementation, many farmers find that this model saves costs, with rice productivity reaching 8-8.5 tons/hectare, 1-1.5 tons/hectare higher than other models, thereby helping farmers increase their profits. Not only that, high-tech rice production also reduces environmental pollution, balances the field ecosystem and adapts to climate change.

Deputy Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Tan Hung district - Phan Van Ni said that according to the 2024 Summer-Autumn crop production plan, the district will replicate the high-tech rice production model in communes: Hung Dien and Hung DienB, Hung Ha, Hung Thanh, Vinh Chau A, Vinh Chau B, Vinh Buu, Vinh Dai, Vinh Loi, Vinh Thanh, Thanh Hung, with a total production area of about 11,800 hectares. Farmers participating in implementing the model will be supported with costs to buy rice seeds, fertilizers, plant protection drugs and regularly participate in training and transfer of science and technology.

In Thanh Hoa district, up to now, the application of high technology on rice has been deployed by the district on more than 3,662 hectares, reaching 103% of the target for the 2021-2025 period. According to the Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Thanh Hoa district - Nguyen Kinh Kha, in order to deploy and implement high-tech application on rice effectively, in recent times, the district has promoted propaganda and scientific - technology transfer to the people. In addition, the district also invested in many dredging projects for canals and ditches, developing electric pumping systems, building dikes, focusing on production links, etc.

In the Winter-Spring crop of 2023-2024, the district implements a high-tech application model on rice at the 4.0 Agricultural Production and Trade Service Cooperative (Thanh Phuoc commune), with a total implementation area of 126.6 hectares. Rice used in the model are sticky rice varieties IR4625 and OM18. Participating in the model, farmers can use certified rice varieties, with a sowing amount of 80-120kg/hectare, organic fertilizers; reducing chemical fertilizers; using drones to sow, fertilize, and spray pesticides; implementing alternate wet and dry watering techniques, avoiding burning straw and other synchronous techniques to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, etc.

Farmers in Thanh Hoa district apply tray transplanting machines

In addition, when participating in the model, farmers also receive 30% support for the cost of rice seeds, microbial organic fertilizers, and new generation urea fertilizers, with a total supported cost of about 4 million VND/hectare. During the production process, farmers also participate in training sessions and instructions on how to use organic fertilizers and pesticides in rice cultivation according to VietGAP direction; applying integrated pest management and advance rice farming processes.

“Through evaluation of the model, the average rice yield is about 8 tons/ha, 100-500kg/ha higher than fields outside the model, the output price is from 7,800-8,000 VND/kg, equal to that outside the model. image. Although the profit difference is not much compared to outside the model, the model aims to guide farmers to produce in a safe direction, with little impact on human health and the environment, thereby continuing to expand the area in the future. high-tech rice planning area, creating a large safe commodity rice market, meeting quality requirements for export" - Mr. Nguyen Kinh Kha said.

The fourth largest rice granary in the Mekong Delta

Long An currently ranks fourth in the Mekong Delta region in terms of rice output, with nearly 3 million tons/year. Currently, the whole province has more than 50,300 hectares of high-tech rice fields (striving to 60,000 hectares). Of which, there are more than 11,500 hectares applying mechanization and advanced techniques.

Recently, the province's agriculture sector has actively supported farmers to promote mechanization and application of technical advances in rice production to increase productivity, quality and lower product costs; encouraged farmers and businesses to grasp and access new scientific and technological achievements, especially 4.0 technology, to apply in production.

The whole province currently has more than 50,300 hectares of rice using high technology in production

Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development - Nguyen Thanh Truyen informed: "The Provincial Agriculture Sector determines that in the coming time, we will continue to propagate and help farmers gradually change their awareness and shift their thinking from agricultural production to agricultural economy associated with improving efficiency, competitiveness and adaptation to climate change. At the same time, the sector will continue to support the development of cooperatives, cooperative groups, and linkages to consume agricultural products; focus on digital transformation and investment in irrigation works to serve high-tech production areas."

It can be said that through the implementation of building high-tech application models in rice production, farmers can see the effectiveness of using certified rice varieties, the advantages of reducing the amount of seeds in sowing, and applying synchronous mechanization from planting, fertilizing, spraying, harvesting, etc.Thereby, the province's high-tech rice area is increasingly expanding, and rice productivity and quality are increasingly improving./.

By Minh Tue - Translated by Q. Thien

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