Long An: Rice output 2020 estimated over 2.8 million tons

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - Pham Van Canh suggests the agriculture sector and the localities to implement measures to cope with the risk of drought, water shortage and salinity intrusion in the dry season 2020-2021

According to the report of the agricultural sector, by 2020, the situation of salinity intrusion is sooner, deeper, wider and more prolonged than the previous years. The province focuses on measures to prevent and combat drought and salinity, so the damage is low (estimated by one tenth compared to 2016).

In 2020, the total sowing area is estimated at 498,293 hectares, equaling 98.4 percent compared to 2019, the whole year yield is estimated at 56.2 quintals per hectare, an increase of 1.4 quintals per hectare compared to 2019; production of 2,800,104 tons, up 25,186 tons, reaching 103.7 percent of the plan (2.7 million tons). In which, high quality rice is estimated at over 1.4 million tons.

In 2020, about 41,000 hectares of crops will be affected by drought and salinity. In addition, for fruit trees due to lack of irrigation water and the impact of unseasonal rains and fungal growth, about 2,513 hectares reduce their productivity and totally lost.

In addition, the agricultural sector assessed the livestock and poultry husbandry situation and the prevention and control of aquatic animal diseases was relatively stable. Outbreaks occurred small, detected and controlled in time, not spread on a large scale.

By 2021, the province will focus on all conditions to overcome the unfavorable weather conditions for intensive farming and epidemic control; shifting crop structure to suit production conditions; completing the goal of implementing the hi-tech Agricultural Development Project in association with the restructuring of the agricultural sector in order to increase profits, improve the efficiency and quality of commodity agricultural products.

The rice crop is targeted at 222,000 hectares, striving for the whole year 2021 rice output to reach over 2.7 million tons; vegetables of all kinds, with an area of 6,000 hectares and an output of 113,900 tons; Sesame area is 3000 hectares, yield 2500 tons.

Rice production 2020 is estimated at over 2.8 million tons

To ensure the successful implementation of the 2020-2021 winter-spring rice crop, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - Pham Van Canh proposed the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to coordinate with departments, branches of the province, the People's Committees of districts, town and city to implements measures to respond to the risk of drought, water shortage, and salinity intrusion in the dry season 2020-2021 in the Mekong River Delta in Directive No. 36/CT-TTg dated September 11, 2020 and Conclusion meeting of the Prime Minister with localities in the Mekong River Delta on proactively coping with the risk of drought and salinity intrusion in the dry season 2020-2021; to focus on leading and timely directing agricultural production in the winter-spring crop 2020-2021 to ensure the completion of the assigned targets.

Accordingly, Northern districts should focus on speeding up the complete sowing of winter-spring rice crop 2020-2021 in December 2020. The southern districts should pay attention to the areas susceptible to high tide and saline intrusion, so switch to short-term crops and apply economical irrigation solutions to ensure sufficient water for crops. In particular, areas affected by salt water intrusion in 2019-2020 in districts of Tan Tru and Thu Thua, Tan An city, and so on are completely sowing the winter-spring rice crop 2020-2021 in November 2020 and will not sow after November 30, 2020./.

By Huynh Phong – Translated by Duc Tam

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