The Department of Crop Production in Vietnam recommends that farmers limit sowing glutinous rice and medium-quality rice in the autumn-winter crop

According to the report of the Department of Crop Production, the total sowing area in the whole Southern region in the summer-autumn crop 2022 is 1,575 million hectares, a decrease of 20,000 hectares; yield was estimated at 57.12 quintals/ha, increasing by 0.64 quintals/ha; output is estimated at 9.0 million tons, down 13,000 tons compared to summer-autumn 2021. In which, the Mekong Delta sows 1,493 million hectares, the yield is estimated at 57.14 quintals/ha. Mr. Le Thanh Tung - Deputy Director of the Department of Crop Production (MARD) said that the Department has requested localities to thoroughly implement the motto of mass sowing, concentrated and quick in each region on the basis of water supply. for production and forecast of avoiding planthoppers by regional plant protection agencies and local plant protection agencies. At the same time, the localities based on the forecast of water source and water quality for production and forecast of rice consumption have arranged ...