Vietnam: Nearly 2,000 hectares of rice are at risk of crop failure due to saltwater intrusion
Rice
Vietnam
Published Mar 27, 2023
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By appointment again, every step in the middle of the winter-spring crop, about 1,855 hectares of rice in communes and wards in the East of Dien Ban town (Quang Nam) and areas of Hoi An and Da Nang city face the risk of affecting the future. effects and damage due to saline intrusion. To overcome this situation, every year, the functional branch of Dien Ban town always has to maintain the solution of building a dam to prevent saltwater intrusion on the Vinh Dien river, the section through Dien Ngoc ward (Dien Ban town) to "save" rice. However, this year, the source of sand for the construction of works in Quang Nam province is scarce, so up to this point, the saltwater prevention dam has not been deployed. Meanwhile, salinity on Vinh Dien river is rising, reaching 6.5 parts per thousand at one point. Along with the continuous hot weather, thousands of hectares of rice of people in the farming period are at risk of water shortage and crop failure. Mr. Le Xi (residing in Dien Ngoc ward, Dien Ban town) said that this year's winter-spring crop, his family has more than 2 sao of rice, completely dependent on water on the irrigation system of the country.
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By appointment again, every step in the middle of the winter-spring crop, about 1,855 hectares of rice in communes and wards in the East of Dien Ban town (Quang Nam) and areas of Hoi An and Da Nang city face the risk of affecting the future. effects and damage due to saline intrusion. To overcome this situation, every year, the functional branch of Dien Ban town always has to maintain the solution of building a dam to prevent saltwater intrusion on the Vinh Dien river, the section through Dien Ngoc ward (Dien Ban town) to "save" rice. However, this year, the source of sand for the construction of works in Quang Nam province is scarce, so up to this point, the saltwater prevention dam has not been deployed. Meanwhile, salinity on Vinh Dien river is rising, reaching 6.5 parts per thousand at one point. Along with the continuous hot weather, thousands of hectares of rice of people in the farming period are at risk of water shortage and crop failure. Mr. Le Xi (residing in Dien Ngoc ...
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