Mekong Delta: All efforts to help farmers harvest rice, reduce damage

04/08/2023 15:51

More than a week has passed since Typhoon No. 2 passed, but tens of thousands of hectares of rice fields ready for harvest in the Mekong Delta are still flooded. For the areas where rice has been flattened, farmers in many places risk losing everything due to the high cost of manual harvesting.

To minimize losses for farmers, the authorities and agricultural sectors of the Mekong Delta provinces are urgently implementing various support solutions, such as: clearing and expanding drainage systems in the fields; operating flood control pumping stations at full capacity; mobilizing local forces to help people harvest and thresh rice… Reporters from SGGP newspaper were present in many localities to record these activities.

In Soc Trang province , approximately 4,000 hectares of rice ready for harvest have been flattened. The photo shows widespread rice lodging in Nga Nam town.

Farmers harvest rice after receiving assistance from local authorities in pumping out water from their fields.

People in Soc Trang are using water pumps to drain water from their rice fields, which are about to be harvested.

People wade through the water to harvest rice.

Rice crops in Ca Mau province were submerged in water for a long time, leading to reduced yield and grain quality.

Farmers in Ca Mau harvest rice crops submerged in water.

The drainage system in Soc Trang is operating at full capacity to save flooded rice fields.

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/dbscl-tong-luc-giup-nong-dan-thu-hoach-lua-giam-thiet-hai-post700273.html