Continuous rain, people in Nghe An highlands are miserable because of rice germination

Unseasonal rains that lasted right at the time of rice harvest have caused many households in the highlands of Nghe An to fall into misery.

In recent days, farmers in Tam Thai commune, a mountainous district in Tuong Duong, have been facing a situation where post-harvest rice has been severely affected by prolonged heavy rain, causing the drying process to be delayed, and the risk of germination and white mold. Photo: Dinh Tuan

Faced with this situation, many households are forced to find ways to save their rice, such as spreading tarps in front of their covered yards, drying them on the floor, or indoors... At the same time, people have to use electric fans to temporarily dry the rice, and regularly turn the rice to limit moisture accumulation. Photo: Dinh Tuan

People take advantage of every place to dry rice. Photo: Dinh Tuan

Mr. Vang Tran Nhi, in Can village, Tam Thai commune, Tuong Duong district, said, born and raised here, I have never seen a year where May and June rained as much as this year. Before, it rained for only one session, but this year it rained for a whole week, making it very difficult to dry rice. Photo: Dinh Tuan

In the absence of drying machines, farmers are forced to use manual methods such as using electric fans to dry the rice, fanning and stirring at the same time to dry the rice evenly and avoid mold. The fans are used at full capacity day and night without stopping. Photo: Dinh Tuan

Farmers must regularly turn the rice to limit moisture accumulation to prevent mold and germination. Photo: Dinh Tuan

However, this manual measure only partly minimizes the damage, but cannot save it all. Some households' rice has begun to sprout. Photo: Dinh Tuan

“This is a good harvest, but I haven’t had time to be happy. Now the newly harvested rice has been rained for several days, using fans to dry it is useless. Looking at a whole field of sprouted rice makes me feel sad. Once the rice has sprouted, it can no longer be eaten, now it can only be dried and used as animal feed,” said Mr. Ngan Van Quyen, in Can village, Tam Thai commune, sadly. Photo: Dinh Tuan.

Currently, people are sitting on hot coals, just waiting for the sun to shine so they can dry the rice, in order to save the damage. Photo: Dinh Tuan

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