Gia Lai: Urgently restore vegetable production after floods

(GLO)- The recent floods have caused heavy damage to vegetable growing areas in Gia Lai province. Immediately after the water receded, businesses, cooperatives and farmers urgently restored production to soon have green vegetables to supply the market.

Urgently restore operations

Yuuki Farm Joint Stock Company (Thiet Tru Quarter, An Nhon Ward) suffered about 550 million VND in damage due to storm No. 13 and the subsequent floods. As soon as the floodwaters receded, the Company mobilized workers to clean up mud, plow, disinfect, and add organic fertilizer to restore 8 hectares of land. More than ten days ago, the Company planted the first batches of vegetables after the storm and floods.

Yuuki Farm Joint Stock Company (An Nhon ward) is making efforts to restore vegetable growing areas to supply the market. Photo: Minh Nhat

Mr. Trinh Hung Cong - Director of Yuuki Farm Joint Stock Company - said: "We have to recalculate the crop structure to suit the post-flood soil conditions, prioritizing short-term vegetables to supply the market in time.

Before the floods, every day, the Company stably supplied 300 kg of vegetables and 500 kg of tubers, distributed not only within the province but also to many provinces and cities such as: Da Nang, Quang Ngai, Khanh Hoa, Hanoi ... But currently, the Company can only sell 20-40 kg/day, mainly mustard greens, Malabar spinach and some types of spices.

Despite the sharp decrease in output and the scarcity of vegetables, Yuuki Farm Joint Stock Company still maintains the same vegetable selling price as before the flood, while narrowing the market, only supplying in An Nhon and Quy Nhon wards to meet immediate needs.

According to Mr. Cong, if the weather is favorable, in about a month, the Company will restore the supply as before, focusing on short-term vegetables.

During the recent flood, Phuoc Hiep Agricultural Cooperative (Tuy Phuoc Bac commune) also suffered heavy damage. The entire 13.5 ha crop area of ​​the cooperative was flooded for many days, of which 8 ha of vegetables and tubers were completely lost.

After the flood, the Cooperative quickly cleaned the fields and added organic fertilizer and bio-fertilizer to improve the soil. Afterwards, the members of the Cooperative quickly planted short-term vegetables to supply the market in time.

Members of Phuoc Hiep Agricultural Cooperative quickly restored production to soon supply vegetables to the market. Photo: Minh Nhat

Previously, Phuoc Hiep Agricultural Cooperative supplied about 300-500 kg of vegetables to the market every day; currently the output is only 70-80 kg/day but the selling price is still kept stable to support consumers.

Mr. Pham Long Thang, Director of the Cooperative, shared: “The cost of recovery after the flood increased by 10-20% compared to normal production, including seed and fertilizer costs… Despite the heavy damage, we quickly restored production to ensure the supply of green vegetables to the market in the last months of the year.”

Efforts of farmers in the western province

In the vegetable growing area of ​​Ayun Pa ward, nearly 10 hectares of vegetables were flooded from 1.2 meters to more than 2 meters. When the water receded, people took advantage of the opportunity to improve the land to grow vegetables in order to have enough supply to the market in early 2026.

Mr. Nguyen Van Tai (residential group 21, Ayun Pa ward) took the opportunity to restore his vegetable garden after the two recent floods. Photo: Lac Ha

Mr. Nguyen Van Tai (resident group 21, Ayun Pa ward) said: "People are very miserable. Every year when heavy rains cause the Ba River to rise, this area becomes a "flood center". My family planted mustard greens, lettuce, onions, and cilantro for nearly 2 weeks, then the first flood came, and half of the vegetables were ruined.

Before we could take care of them, the second flood came and swept away the remaining vegetable beds that were ready to be harvested. We will clean up as the flood recedes. If we don't get up quickly, we won't be able to make it in time for Tet."

Taking advantage of the sunny weather, Mr. Le Duc Luong (resident group 21, Ayun Pa ward) was also busy clearing mud and plowing the land. His family had 3 sao of vegetables waiting to be harvested and sold, but they lost everything after 2 consecutive floods.

“The soil after the flood was hard and lacked nutrients, so I had to combine many methods to improve it. After that, I planted short-term vegetables such as mustard greens, water spinach, and lettuce to sell in time for Tet,” said Mr. Luong.

A few hundred meters from Mr. Luong's garden, Mrs. Dinh Thi Huong (resident group 21, Ayun Pa ward) is also busy taking care of the cabbage beds that were just sown a week ago.

She shared: “My family had just sown 10 rows of mustard greens, water spinach, and lettuce when the flood came. As soon as the water receded, the family had to plow the land again, fertilize, and immediately get seeds to sow. Many types of vegetable seeds cost 10,000-20,000 VND/kg more than before the flood. Finding seeds was very difficult because many other places were also severely damaged.”

Ia Sao commune is one of the areas that was deeply flooded, causing severe damage to many vegetable fields. Mrs. Hoang Thi Nguyen's 5-sao vegetable garden (Hoang 1 hamlet, Ia Sao commune) was also submerged in mud for many days.

“At this time every year, I collect vegetables to sell wholesale to markets. But this year, after two storms and floods, looking back at the garden makes me feel sad. For the past week, my family has been clearing mud, making ditches, tilling the soil, and then sowing seeds again. If the weather is favorable, in about 1.5-2 months, the vegetable garden will be ready to serve people during Tet,” Ms. Nguyen confided.

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