Protect newly planted rice and vegetables

By July 20, Hai Phong city had planted about 58,000 hectares of winter-spring rice, reaching 71% of the plan.

Farmers in Nam Sach commune ( Hai Phong city) pump and drain water from their fields into the internal canal system to lead to the river outside.

According to the Department of Cultivation and Plant Protection of Hai Phong City, by July 20, the city had planted about 58,000 hectares of winter-spring rice (71% of the plan), of which the western region planted about 48,000 hectares (90% of the plan), the eastern region about 10,000 hectares (35% of the plan).

Hai Phong City has now planted 12,050 hectares of summer-autumn vegetables (78% of the plan), mainly corn, squash, eggplant, leafy vegetables, and spices.

Regarding fruit trees, the whole city has 2,490 hectares of longan trees ready for harvest, about 5,200 hectares of banana trees ready to bloom, 2,800 hectares of guava trees in bloom, 1,170 hectares of grapefruit trees and 535 hectares of dragon fruit in the young fruit stage.

If heavy rains exceed 100 mm, approximately 10,000 hectares of newly sown rice may be flooded and at risk of being affected. Many fruit tree areas are at risk of being damaged if the storm winds are at level 9-10 or higher.

On the morning of July 20, Comrade Luong Thi Kiem, Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Hai Phong City, inspected the work of preventing storm No. 3 (storm WIPHA) and protecting production in two communes Hop Tien and Truong Tan in the West of Hai Phong. He noted that the locality should coordinate with relevant units to pump and drain water from the main canals into the river, to prevent the storm circulation from causing heavy rains and flooding agricultural production areas. He also advised people to temporarily stop planting and growing summer-autumn vegetables. He also arranged forces to support people in tying and reinforcing fish cages on the river.

Farmers in Truong Tan commune (Hai Phong city) reinforced their greenhouses to grow melons in anticipation of possible damage caused by storm No. 3.

For greenhouses and net houses, urgently harvest melons and vegetables when they are due, and reinforce them by tying them down to prevent heavy rain and strong winds from collapsing the greenhouse frame, causing production damage. After the storm has passed, promptly clean the fields and reorganize production, ensuring the planting season, especially for the winter-spring rice area.

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Source: https://baohaiphongplus.vn/bao-ve-lua-mua-moi-cay-rau-mau-416818.html