Ha Tinh: Seasonal race to restore production after the flood in Vietnam
Radish
Vietnam
Published Nov 6, 2020
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In the days after historic floods, the weather was still murky, but the sandy area along the coast of Thach Ha, Cam Xuyen and Ky Anh districts was dry, so farmers urgently went to the fields to restore their production. In the 12.5-hectare field of growing vegetables, tubers and fruits on the sand, farmers in Bac Van, Thach Van commune, Thach Ha district all raced against the seasons to "salvage" what was lost.
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Ms. Nguyen Thi Hang said that people in Bac Van village have experience growing vegetables and tubers on the sand for many generations, so just dry weather can restore production. "We should have harvested a batch of radish today, but the last flood flooded the area to be harvested," Ms. Hang said. Although the floodwaters did not flood the house, but destroyed the whole 2 sao of radish in her family. After the flood, she assisted families with heavy floods to clean their houses, then enlisted in the fields to re-plow the soil, sow new batch of radishes. Radish varieties have a growth time of 50 - 55 days, so they will be supplied to the market before Tet. Mr. Nguyen Van Bang, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Thach Van commune, said that promoting the strength of winter crop production on coastal sandy soil, right from the beginning of the Thach Van crop, people have directed farmers to expand the area of vegetables, tubers and fruits in concentration area and home ...
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