Prevent drought early – Less worry about damage

The family of Mr. Tran Van Huy, in Duc Manh commune, Dak Mil district (Dak Nong) has more than 300 durian trees that are ready for harvest. To proactively provide irrigation water, Mr. Huy hired workers to drill wells to get water for the durian trees. He invested in installing a sprinkler irrigation system on the entire durian area to save water during the dry season.

Mr. Tran Van Huy, in Duc Manh commune, Dak Mil district (Dak Nong) proactively provides water for his durian garden.

Mr. Huy said that durian is a crop that needs to maintain humidity. Therefore, water is almost an indispensable condition for durian care. The dry season is also the season when durian flowers and bears fruit, so irrigation water will determine production efficiency.

Similarly, Mr. Cao Van Diep's family in Tan Dinh village, Dak Gan commune, Dak Mil district, has 900 mango trees. To proactively provide irrigation water during the dry season, Mr. Diep invested in digging 3 water reservoirs of about 1,500 square meters.

During the dry season, many Dak Nong farmers proactively leave natural grass in their gardens to keep the soil moist and limit water evaporation.

Mr. Diep said that in response to climate change, he has proactively dug more ponds to irrigate crops during the dry season.

"If there is a water shortage in the dry season, the economic loss for the family will be huge, the crops will die, and all the care that has been done over the years will be lost. Therefore, proactively taking advantage of water resources is a sustainable development solution in agricultural production," said Mr. Diep.

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Dak Nong has 307 irrigation works. Of these, there are 255 reservoirs, 32 dams, 8 drainage canal systems, 10 pumping station systems and 2 other irrigation works. The total open surface area of ​​reservoirs in the province is about 3,700 hectares.

Dak Nong Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

The leader of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development said that in addition to the reservoirs of irrigation works, people in the province have created thousands of ponds, lakes, and wells to proactively provide water for irrigation of crops, contributing to effective drought prevention.

With their experience in the production process, people always have calculations to come up with solutions to adapt to adverse weather conditions. Among them, investing in digging ponds, lakes, drilling wells to proactively provide water for irrigation of crops is a solution applied by many people.

In areas where people have control over their water resources, damage is often less than in other areas. Production efficiency is always maintained because the impact of weather and climate is limited.

Small ponds and lakes are proactive solutions for irrigation water sources for Dak Nong people.

According to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, in the face of increasingly serious impacts and influences of climate change, the implementation of environmental protection goals and tasks has been included by Dak Nong province in its annual and phased socio-economic development programs and resolutions.

Provincial authorities have focused on disseminating and guiding basic steps on preparation, response and recovery for some common types of natural disasters in Dak Nong province, especially droughts and floods.

The Dak Nong Provincial People's Committee has focused on directing the response to natural disasters. In particular, it focuses on proactive, flexible and urgent solutions according to the motto "4 on-site" and "3 ready".

Dak Nong province has issued plans to implement measures to prevent and combat natural disasters, droughts, and water shortages to serve agricultural production and people's lives. Provincial authorities regularly organize propaganda and training on natural disaster prevention and combat for localities.

People in Dak Mil district invest in applying modern technology to irrigate durian gardens.

However, the most effective way to prevent and combat natural disasters and protect production and crops is still the proactive, flexible and preparedness of the people. Typically, with this year's drought, families who are proactive in irrigation water sources and change production methods... have minimized damage.

At the meeting of the Provincial People's Committee on flood and storm prevention in August 2023, Chairman of the Dak Nong Provincial People's Committee Ho Van Muoi assessed: "The initiative of the people and the community right from the villages, hamlets, and hamlets in preventing and fighting natural disasters is the best way to minimize the impacts and damages in life and production".

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