Vietnam: After Tet, farmers in Ba Ria - Vung Tau urgently visit the fields and harvest

Right from the 6th day of Giap Thin Lunar New Year, many salt fields covered with tarpaulins entered the harvest season. The weather in the first days of the new year was favorable, with lots of sunshine and wind, so the third batch of salt output was high, about 30 tons/ha, an increase of more than 10 tons/ha compared to the same period last year. Mr. Nguyen Van Hong, living in An Ngai commune, Long Dien district, Ba Ria - Vung Tau province, was happy when in the first days of the year, the salt harvest achieved high productivity: "This harvest is the third batch, the weather is this year." Favorable but depreciated, but productivity is better than last year." In the rice fields in Ba Ria - Vung Tau province, people are cultivating the Winter-Spring crop. At this time, rice is in the flowering stage, farmers are monitoring the growth of rice plants to promptly detect harmful pests and diseases. Mr. Vo Minh Tam, a farmer in Tam Phuoc commune, Long Dien district, said that visiting ...