Vietnam: Farmers in Tay Ninh decided not to abandon their fields, waiting for the opportunity to increase the prices of agricultural products after the epidemic

Last summer-autumn rice crop, farmers in Ben Cau district faced many difficulties from harvesting to consuming. Mr. Dinh Ngoc Thao in Long Thuan commune said, rice ripened all over the field right after the Covid-19 epidemic. Moreover, the continuous rains caused the rice fields to be flooded. Many people in the commune cannot go out to cut rice due to social distancing. Farmers have to rely on the local youth force to help harvest. The selling price of rice decreased while the prices of fertilizers and drugs increased. Rice growers are very concerned about having to invest in a new crop. The next crop is unknown, but farmers cannot leave their fields fallow. Mr. Thao continues to sow more than 2 hectares of rice. Along with Mr. Thao, many other farmers in the field of Long Thuan commune are simultaneously planting new crops. People start to fertilize or replant areas where rice grows sparsely. "The government of Ben Cau district is trying to "green" the Covid-19 infected area, ...