4 promising rice varieties were selected by farmers

On the morning of April 15, at Vinh Quy hamlet, Vinh Thanh Trung commune (Chau Phu), the Mekong Delta Development Research Institute (Can Tho University) coordinated with the Department of Science and Technology to organize a visit and evaluation and selection of varieties. Potential rice for community replication. Associate Professor, Dr. Huynh Quan Tin, Mekong Delta Development Research Institute, Can Tho University is responsible for the topic.

The program offers 26 promising rice varieties for farmers to choose Most of the varieties selected are adapted to climate change After visiting the fields, the program interviewed farmers to know how they chose rice varieties Farmers answered the questions of the program The characteristics of promising rice varieties are hard, high yield, good quality rice, meeting export demand This is a cooperation program between Can Tho University and An Giang province in the current period. This cooperation aims to help 224 seed groups in the province, select and create promising rice varieties, and then the program supports farmers to do the following procedures, proposing to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. receiving nationwide circulation. The program gave 26 promising rice varieties for farmers to choose. Accordingly, the majority of farmers choose rice varieties 1,2, 9 and 26. On the basis of the evaluation of promising rice varieties, the institute will do the following procedures to support farmers to carry out the manual procedures. received nationwide circulation and named new rice varieties.