Actively convert crop structure

In recent years, the province has directed the agricultural sector and localities to focus on promoting the conversion of crop structure to avoid unfavorable weather during the rainy and stormy season, contributing to increasing income and improving farmers' lives.

Focusing on promoting the conversion of seasonal crop structure, the province has strongly directed localities to consolidate land, plan concentrated production areas of goods suitable for each region and locality on the fields; support good varieties and plant protection chemicals to bring high economic efficiency.

Every year, according to the crop season, the Provincial People's Committee issues a document directing the Department of Agriculture and Environment and the People's Committees of districts and cities to proactively develop production plans; contact suppliers to provide enough quality seeds to meet farmers' planting needs.

Instruct farmers on technical production processes, apply science and technology in planting and caring for rice and vegetables, improve productivity and economic efficiency; mobilize farmers to produce according to organic methods, VietGAP processes, create safe products, protect health and increase income; actively build production linkage models for agricultural products of the district.

Up to now, 9/9 districts and cities in the province have planned to form concentrated commodity crop production areas. Areas that previously specialized in rice cultivation have now become areas for rotational rice and vegetable cultivation, areas for growing medicinal plants, plants used for animal feed, export plants, and high-value fruit trees.

Thanks to proactive production and cooperation with reputable companies, Mai Nham Seed Production Farm has prepared enough quantity and variety of seeds, ready to supply to farmers. Photo: Nguyen Luong

Based on the plan and orientation of the province, the agricultural sector has directed units and localities to guide and urge farmers to strictly implement the crop calendar according to the structure of each crop; at the same time, use varieties according to the correct structure, ensure the growing time according to the crop, creating a premise for winter crop production. The effective implementation of solutions on shifting crop structure has helped the area of very early, early and main crop rice to be increasingly expanded.

According to the forecast of Vinh Phuc Hydrometeorological Station, in the 2025 crop season, the ENSO phenomenon will remain neutral with a probability of 75-85% from May to July 2025, then continue to remain neutral with a probability of 55-65% until October 2025.

The number of storms and tropical depressions is forecast to be about 8-10, of which 2-3 will directly affect Vinh Phuc province. Heat waves are likely to appear around mid-May 2025, with about 4-6 heat waves, severe heat waves with the highest temperature commonly ranging from 39-410C, heat waves are likely to last until early September (temperatures are 0.5-1.00C higher than the average of many years). Rainfall tends to be close to the average, however, extreme weather is unpredictable.

Therefore, this year's crop production will face many difficulties. Accordingly, the province has directed localities to strongly shift the crop structure towards promoting the production of very early, early and main-season rice, gradually reducing the late-season rice area to avoid floods and storms.

Based on the province's plan and orientation, right from the beginning of the crop, the Department of Agriculture proactively coordinated with the People's Committees of districts and cities to direct and urge farmers to strictly implement the crop calendar according to the structure of each crop; at the same time, use varieties according to the correct structure, ensure the growing time according to the plan, creating a favorable premise for winter crop production.

In the 2025 crop, for rice, early-season tea is considered the main rice tea of the province. The Department of Agriculture guides farmers to use pure rice varieties. For early-season tea, use pure rice varieties: ADI28, ADI168, DT39 Que Lam, Son Lam 2, Ha Phat 3, Huong Binh, QR15, Tan Uu 98, TBR97...

Sowing season from June 1-10, seedlings age from 10-15 days. Mid-season tea, use varieties: HT1, Son Lam 2... sowing from June 10-15, seedlings age from 15-30 days.

For corn, use corn varieties such as: NK4300, CP511, CP512, LVN61, SSC586, waxy corn, sweet corn, etc., sowing season from June 10-15. For soybeans, use varieties DT84, DT2008, DT 2001, etc., sowing from June 1-10.

Vegetables and other annual crops diversify vegetable product types to meet market demand. Expand safe vegetable production area, promote the application of good agricultural practices (VietGAP), and organic production. Strengthen management and quality supervision from production to consumption.

The whole province strives for the 2025 winter-spring crop to reach 32,000 hectares, of which 23,300 hectares are rice, 14,500 hectares are winter-spring crop (5,200 hectares are corn, 5,000 hectares are vegetables)... Total grain output is 161.3 thousand tons; of which the winter-spring crop produces 128.8 thousand tons of rice, 7,600 tons of corn; and the winter-spring crop produces 26.96 thousand tons of corn. The percentage of quality rice cultivation area in the 2025 winter-spring crop will reach 76% or more.

Accordingly, the province promotes the shift in crop structure towards expanding the area of concentrated commodity crops with high quality, economic value, and a consumer market; using high-yield and high-quality crop varieties in production to increase productivity, reduce product costs, and increase added value.

Encourage all economic sectors to participate in production, seed supply services and materials for production in the province; organizations and individuals producing to register planting area codes; create favorable conditions for enterprises, cooperatives, and cooperative groups inside and outside the province to connect and consume products.

Increase the application of technical advances (marginal row effect rice planting, SRI, 3 reductions 3 increases, IPM, ICM, IPHM, VietGAP good agricultural practices, organic agriculture) right from the beginning of the season to help crops grow healthily, increase resistance to pests, diseases and adverse external conditions.

Promote the application of scientific and technical advances and mechanization in production, especially in land preparation, planting and harvesting to reduce pressure on seasonal labor and lower product costs; build models of organic crop production, VietGAP, and economical use of fertilizers.

Strengthen trade promotion activities to introduce agricultural products, create conditions for product consumption... Strive for the total value of the summer-autumn crop to reach 3,000 - 3,200 billion VND, an increase of 2.5 - 3.5% over the same period last year.

Xuan Nguyen

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