Organic rice wins big in Ky Anh fields

Phu Minh villagers finished harvesting organic rice before May 24.

This spring crop, the large-scale organic rice field combined with fish farming in Phu Minh village (Ky Phu commune, Ky Anh district) used 100% of the ST25 variety for production, with a yield of 5.2 - 5.4 tons/ha, much higher than the spring crop in 2024 (ST24 rice variety and some common rice varieties, with an average yield of only 4.8 - 5 tons/ha).

The current price of rice is 13,000 VND/kg, almost double the normal price. Because of the good harvest and good price, traders come to the fields to buy rice as soon as it is harvested.

The organic rice fields of Phu Minh village are 100% made of quality ST25 rice variety.

Head of Phu Minh village - Hoang Minh Luyen shared: “In 2023, implementing Resolution 06 of the province, Ky Phu commune focused on land consolidation, plot exchange, creating a large 60ha model field to build an organic rice production model in Phu Minh village, in association with Que Lam Group Joint Stock Company, with nearly 60 households participating. Up to now, through 5 production seasons, the model has affirmed its comprehensive effectiveness. Each season, the structure of varieties is reasonable such as: ST25 is selected for spring production, summer-autumn crop often uses Khang Dan, Xuan Mai (to link to supply input materials for vermicelli and cake processing facilities), the production process does not use inorganic fertilizers and pesticides, only organic fertilizers, organic mineral fertilizers, manure composted with microorganisms... Thanks to that, the products always ensure safety and quality".

ST25 rice variety has good quality, is produced organically and safely, so the selling price is very high. As soon as the rice is harvested, traders come to the field to buy it.

Mr. Nguyen Kien Quyet - Chairman of Ky Phu Commune People's Committee said: "The locality will continue to mobilize people to convert some ineffective areas to organic rice cultivation combined with fish farming to increase productivity, increase income, create a source of safe products, environmentally friendly production; participate in the supply chain of clean, organic agricultural products, OCOP products of the district".

Although the scale is not as large as in Phu Minh village, the model of "Rice production combined with organic farming of earthworms" in Dau Giang village (Ky Khang commune) is also promoting practical efficiency in terms of productivity, output and especially environmental protection. The model was deployed from the spring crop of 2022, with an area of 5 hectares, 8 households as a pilot. By the spring crop of 2025, the area was expanded to nearly 20 hectares, with 40 households participating in production.

Model of "Rice production combined with organic farming of earthworms" in Dau Giang village.

Being a low-lying area next to Nha Le canal, the brackish water source here used to have a lot of natural rươi, however, due to the use of pesticides by people, rươi as well as other living organisms in the fields gradually disappeared. Implementing the model, with the thorough application of organic agricultural production techniques, after only a few production seasons, not only the yield and quality of rice were improved (from under 40 quintals/ha to 55 quintals/ha, the selling price was 2 to 3 times higher) but the organisms in the field ecosystem, especially rươi, also gradually reappeared.

The earthworm has reappeared and is increasingly abundant in the organic fields of Dau Giang village.

Mr. Nguyen Van Huan, one of the households with the largest organic production area (1.5 hectares) in this land, shared: “After switching to organic production, the earthworm, which was thought to be extinct, has now appeared more and more along with other creatures such as fish, shrimp, snails, water bugs, and water mites… This is the motivation for us farmers to be more aware in agricultural production for a green and sustainable environment.”

People are excited when organic rice has both a good harvest and good prices.

This spring crop, Ky Anh district produced more than 10,000 hectares of rice, with an estimated yield of 5.5 tons/ha and an output of 56,000 tons. Of which, 52.5 hectares of certified organic production in 3 communes: Ky Phu, Ky Khang and Ky Phong.

With the focus on restructuring new varieties in production, although the area has not increased, the productivity and income value have increased significantly. If in 2024, with the same area, the restructuring of ST24 rice varieties and some common rice varieties only had an average yield of 4.8 - 5 tons/ha. This year, thanks to the restructuring of most of the ST25 varieties, the yield has been from 5.2 tons - 5.4 tons/ha, the output reached over 260 tons; the total value reached over 3.5 billion VND.

From the results achieved by organic rice production models, the locality will focus on expanding the area towards high technology, traceability, meeting organic standards... to improve competitiveness. At the same time, continue to closely cooperate with Que Lam Group Joint Stock Company to form a closed chain from production to preservation and consumption of products to increase income for people and ensure environmental hygiene in the fields.
Mr. Phan Cong Toan - Head of Agriculture and Rural Development Department of Ky Anh district

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