Northern localities aim for 7 million tonnes of paddy in winter crop
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Nam (VNA), Oct. 22 -- Northern provinces and cities plan to cultivate rice on 1.105 million ha of land in the winter-spring rice crop in 2019-2020, down 11,400 ha compared to one year ago, it was reported at a conference in Ha Nam province on October 22.
However, the localities aim to harvest around 7.04 million tonnes of paddy despite the reduction in cultivation area, an increase of 15,900 tonnes from the previous winter-spring crop.
Delegates at the conference presented reports on water sources and solutions to ensure water for the rice crop, hydro-meteorological forecast for the period from November 2019 to April 2020, and the risks of pests for the crop.
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Quoc Doanh remind...
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