In the field of Dong Ban village, Dong Thai commune, Ba Vi district, Hanoi city, 72-year-old Mrs. Phung Thi Huong is hastily harvesting the first fields of the crop. According to her, two-thirds of her life is spent in the fields, more than at home. For Ms. Huong, the field is a blood bond, a homeland, not just an economy She shared that now her children go to the city to do business, in the house and only she is a farmer attached to the fields and gardens. In the past, her family did a lot of work, sometimes 2-3 acres, but recently because of her old age and no one to take care of her, she only kept 3 sao of field for convenience. “In these fields, I alone take care of fertilizers from the beginning of the crop until now. When will the harvested rice come home, you will be assured. Every time the harvest came, the children on the street came back to help until it was finished. This year, the rice harvest is better, from 2 to 2.5 quintals per acre,” shared Huong. My conversation with Mrs. Huong was interrupted by the sound of a large harvester According to the farmers, in the past, there were no harvesters, so the people also worked hard and had to hire laborers to reap. Some houses have to hire more than 10 workers, each 300-400 thousand VND/day. Now, having a harvester is also less difficult, only having to spend 150-170 thousand VND / one pole of field to be able to carry rice home During the harvest time, the fields are always filled with laughter and laughter, accompanied by the sound of mowers. At these times, there are 2 to 3 rice harvesters in the fields. Mr. Nguyen Van Tu, owner of a harvester, shared that he also left his hometown to go to the city to do business in the past. However, after a while in business but no progress, he returned to his hometown and invested in agricultural services. When asked about the income from the harvester, Mr. Tu shared: “During the harvest season, my partner and I go around the fields to harvest rice for our relatives, sometimes up to Thai Nguyen. Each pole of rice is from 150 to 170 thousand VND, in some crops, my relatives lost revenue, I only took 130,000 VND.” The rice fields are as golden as a picture woven from stretchable golden rice grains. This year is a good season, so everyone has a smile on their lips, even though they have to work under the hot summer sun. This is probably the happiest time of the village. As soon as she quickly tied the bag of newly harvested rice, Phuong shared: “In order to save labor, the family had to go to the field from 5am to 9am to avoid the hot midday weather.” “The heat makes harvesting difficult, because my field is located in the middle of the field, so the process of transporting rice home is more “hard” than other houses,” said Huy, Phuong’s husband. People here take advantage of all means to move rice home as quickly as possible, from rickshaws, motorbikes, or even electric bicycles being used as means of transportation. Many families take advantage of the reaper at night to both ensure the harvest and avoid the harsh summer heat.

Chau Hong Vo brown rice is produced by Le Quoc Viet hotel in Kien Giang. Photo: THU NGUYEN That rice rice is now searched on Google with only two pieces of information that are nowhere to be found. Ngo Van Ban wrote: “In the past, farmers did rice once a year, and there were crop failures in some years, so it was very important to store rice for eating. If the rice is not stored properly, or the rice rots or is damaged by floods, they will have to suffer hunger and thirst” (1). And by Do Do: “About 50 years ago, my hometown produced 1 rice crop a year, domestic rice varieties (Rice Gon Bot, Gon Se, Nang Huong…), long growing time, high energy. low yield, but resistant to pests and diseases, good drought, no matter what time of planting, wait for the cold north wind to blow on the new rice to flower” (2). Both of these information about Khanh Hoa rice are lame, but can be complementary: cotton rice is a weak photosensitive rice, only made at the end of the year to reap. It’s not like it’s waiting for the north wind to return like Mr. Do said. And Mr. Ban ignored the early rice crop that was done before the summer rice crop. While there was no god-nose rice, there were still local varieties of rice with shorter duration than cotton rice, even quite short days like three-moon rice. Only those rice varieties are not as delicious as cotton rice. When I “put my feet up” in the field, my hometown grew two rice crops – the god Nong rice crop and the six-month rice crop. There is no concept of winter-spring, summer-autumn, autumn-winter at all. It’s the South! Divine rice – a word that ordinary Vietnamese often confuse with Mr. Than Nong in China. The names of the men must not be confused, they must know that the name honors the agricultural profession – the sacred farming profession. The main occupation of the Vietnamese people in the past has been shaken until now. The time of the god of agriculture was also the beginning of the “green revolution” for which its father, Norman Borlaugh, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Until the land became “infertile” like the three-rice crop fields in Vietnam, no one thought, even the “conceptualism”, to give him the Nobel Prize. Red rice Cotton rice planted in the low foot fields is reaped before the wicker season. The foot of the fields that eat the water of the sky often grow melon rice. That red rice has completely disappeared. It is the type of rice that resists the north wind and also makes the growers lose their breath when they were still threshing rice, and was transformed by poets into “threating rice in the night of the moon”, the threshing machine of the land of ginseng yet. enter the South. The grain of rice loofah is very tough, once threshed, it cannot sing. Once, when the rice was in season, my grandfather from Tu Bong and Van Ninh brought it to Dong De, Nha Trang, and gave it to the family. At noon, having a separate meal, my brother and I wanted to cry why “what red rice did you eat today?”. I don’t know if the younger brother “goes back” to eat red rice anymore, but now in this world, red rice is not easy to get and eat, even if he wants to find it, he wants to cry. Bad news! When I grow up, I wonder why rice is so red. Yet there are many types of explanations, sales crap, and science. The ST Red Rice website explains: “The red color of rice is due to iron. When rice plants absorb iron in the soil up in the bran layer, that iron is iron stamen, colorless. When the rice is ripe, the red color gradually increases, through the drying process, iron stamen turns into iron tam to red, becoming a useful source of nutrients for humans” (3). People of science and technology are not “salty” with this explanation. However, the story of iron-rich red rice is the story of Ngoc Do Huong Dua rice, a specialty of Lap Vo district, Dong Thap province. The variety was born around 2015. According to the analysis results of Can Tho University, the iron content in this rice is up to 26.4mg/kg, equal to the iron content in 0.9kg beef. The quality of this rice is superior to Jasmine premium fragrant white rice. The question is, when will the world like to let farmers get rich? Before that, around 2013, a farmer in Oc Eo, Thoai Son, An Giang, restored red rice and named it Hong Ngoc Oc Eo 1, a type of seasonal rice that grows up to 9 months. After that, the author of the rice variety, teacher Danh Van Duong, continued to multiply and cross-breed to give birth to the variety Hong Ngoc Oc Eo 2, with a growth period of 150 days. At Oc Eo 3, there are only 100 days left until the quality of rice begins to be questioned! There is an explanation in favor of the genetics of the variety, saying that because the variety is rich in anthocyanin pigments, it is red. Anthocyanins are organic pigments of natural origin that exist in most higher plants and in some vegetables, flowers, fruits, and seeds with red to purple colors such as grapes, berries, cabbage, and cabbage. purple, perilla leaves, hibicut flowers, black beans, eggplant berries, glutinous rice, red rice… This explanation stands. Out of red rice to red rice The story of my two brothers crying when eating red rice is like that, recently, having a meal of broken rice with seasonal rice of Tu Viet, his son at home wondered: “What kind of rice is not white at all?” Saying that seems like a criticism, but eat like a tiger. Tu Viet broken rice is “born in heaven” broken rice, not broken rice that has gone through “beauty salon” by forced “breaking” method. It’s like the dwarves who dream of Snow White by stretching their legs. Broken rice in the season only needs a cup of mixed fish sauce that is both salty and sweet, a little salty and a little sweet, with pickles of radishes and carrots is enough to give a thumbs up. There is no need to “slack” anything between the “curfew time” of the epidemic season for the complicated “medical declaration” before entering the market or supermarket. Tu Viet, whose full name is Le Quoc Viet, is an agricultural engineer, an economic officer, and was almost “cut off” because of the “crazy season of rice”. Seasonal rice is generally a long-term rice variety that produces high-quality rice. Especially, the rice varieties for fragrant rice of Thailand and Cambodia are only grown in the foothills of the field for one crop to eat water. Once with his friend D.TC passing through the vast one-crop field of Cambodia, at the time of leaving the country, he seemed to say to himself: “Why doesn’t Vietnam teach Cambodia how to farm!” Unexpectedly, a little later, Cambodian rice won the world’s best rice award for three consecutive years from 2013. Back to broken rice season rice. It can also make another dish, porridge. Broken rice cooked with porridge is number 1, sausages of Huu Nghi sausages are number 1, the problem is that you can freely go to Ban Co market to find other delicious offal. Enough to have an “ecosystem” of porridge heart porridge than Cai Tac heart porridge far away. The story of broken rice in the season is still hot, and Tu Viet has launched a type of rice called Chau Hang Vo to the market. The people of this South are so strange, they run out of rice from Chau Hang Vo and then mango Chau Hang Vo. The name rice is read from Chau Hong shell – a kind of pink shell jade; Westerners used to call a grain of rice a pearl. The name mango is from Chau Nghe mango. Could it be that Ba Vuong farewell has been deeply ingrained in the daily life language of the people below? Tu Viet recounted: Recently, I met Ms. TK, who is originally from Can Tho, who only made Chau Hong-hulled seasonal rice. Mr. Viet quoted Ms. K. as saying: “I also like the name Chau Hong shell very much, but the people of Can Tho just like to call it Chau Hang Vo. When it comes to Chau Hang Vo rice, people immediately say that the rice is very delicious and doesn’t need much food. As I personally feel, eating rice is really healthy and strong like Mr. Xiang Vo, that’s why his grandparents called him Chau Hang Vo to emphasize the nature of the rice grain of heaven for the people of Can Tho. Rice cooked with brown rice in Chau Hong season is fragrant and flexible. Photo: THU NGUYEN The first time Vietnamese investment came to know about Chau Hang Vo’s seasonal rice variety was through the Soc Trang Rice Festival in 2011. The second time in 2018 through the story of an 82-year-old farmer, who used to work in shambles. The old man said that when he was young in the Miet Thu area, Kien Giang “has the Chau Hang Vo season rice variety with a characteristic aroma; If I go canoeing down the river, I will know when I pass a house that is cooking rice with Chau grade Vo rice.” Tu Viet worked hard to find seeds and bring them back to try. He said: “During the process of taking care of and cherishing the newly planted seeds, I found that the Chau Hang Vo variety has a slender, slightly elongated shape, most of the seeds have a swish tail, the husk is bright yellow but when soaked in water. It has a dark pink color because the bran layer (silk shell) is purple-red, if the bran layer is scraped, the rice grain is still light pink, not white like some other varieties. On Friday, after Ho Chi Minh City social distancing for 15 days, I received rice with many anecdotes from Tu Viet sent from Kien Giang. Rice consists of two types of brown and bran. Brown is dark red, milled rice is pink to yellow. Chau Hong brown rice with shell holds up to 2 countries, 1 rice is just cooked rice. While cooking with the rice cooker, the rice had a strong aroma. In the past, cooking with firewood must have a more unique aroma, especially when the water is boiling, open the lid of the rice cooker to check if the water is drained or not. The ancients still liked to save that “pearl milk” to nourish children and the elderly. Now, the “grandmother” of the rice cooker is better, but not like the old mother in the place of distilling rice water. Chau Hong brown rice has a soft, flexible shell. Eaten with braised pangasius slightly candy, above all delicious. Those who have the memory of the rice season are also rewarded with memories flowing from their hearts full of silt and nostalgia. You seem to be eating in the middle of the scene of planting, planting, harvesting, drying. Grinding and pounding rice. Scrubbing in the back garden to cook a pot of rice… (1) Ngo Van Ban, Traditional farming in the ancient land of Khanh Hoa, chapter IV (2) Do Do, Rice transplanting ceremony in Ninh Hoa, http://www.ninhhoatoday.net/stbkky78-1.asp (3) http://socrice.com/products/detail/32/gao-st-do

Yellow apple snail appears in high density and damages summer-autumn rice. Mr. Le Xuan Tu, Director of the Sub-Department of Cultivation and Plant Protection said that the yellow apple snail harms the newly sown rice stage, greatly affecting the growth and development of rice plants, if high density can make 100% loss of trees in the field. In order to minimize the damage caused by yellow apple snail, farmers need to apply a combination of manual measures and chemical measures to increase the effectiveness of killing snails. When the density of snails is high, snails are small, in order to thoroughly limit harmful yellow apple snails, people use drugs with active ingredients, such as Metaldehyde, Niclosamide to eradicate. Dosage according to the manufacturer’s instructions on the packaging. People should note that when using the drug, it is necessary to maintain the water level from 3-5cm to prevent high efficiency; Spray in the early morning or late afternoon because this is the time when snails are most active. Pesticides to prevent snails are often toxic to aquatic animals, so they should only be used when the snail density is high, avoiding use in rice and fish fields. In addition, other objects are causing harm with an increasing trend, such as: rats harming 71.2 hectares, leaf rollers 60 hectares, acacia caterpillars 50.2 hectares, thrips 36 hectares…. The Sub-department recommends that farmers keep a close eye on the fields, closely monitor the situation of harmful effects, proactively implement timely and effective prevention measures.

Rice fields in Thuy Khue village (Sai ​​Son commune, Quoc Oai district, Hanoi) are ripe for harvest Wing Paddy field Thuy Khue village (Sai ​​Son commune, Quoc Oai district, Hanoi city) has matured. Coming here in the afternoon, people can admire the bright yellow sunshine on the stretching rice fields, fragrant with the aroma of ripe rice. The rice fields stretch as far as the eye can see, the limestone mountains undulating on the horizon create an impressive scene. On two rows of trees along the path through the fields, in the afternoon the golden rays of sunlight crept through the foliage. Here, some rice fields have been harvested earlier, the farmers are bringing back straw The afternoon smoke blends with the surrounding scenery, making many people come here to be surprised by the idyllic beauty The golden rice fields mixed with the afternoon sun create a beautiful picture Take straw after harvesting rice, can feed buffaloes, cows or burn… Some people here don’t take the straw back and burn it in the field When all the straw is burned, the farmers will let the land rest until the next season mùa Despite the hard work, the bright smiles of the farmers in the suburbs of Hanoi during the ripe rice season are peaceful. Many people in the countryside take advantage of cycling to exercise and look at the ripe and golden rice fields in the afternoon sun Currently, the rice fields are gradually shrinking, instead of industrial zones, high-rise buildings or other crops “The buffalo is the head of the business” – a familiar image of a Vietnamese village People return home after a hard day’s work

With the desire to create clean and delicious products, to meet the increasing demands of consumers, Vinh Thinh commune has transformed the crop structure, planned specialized farming areas, and expanded the area of ​​female sticky rice cultivation. areca nut in the direction of concentration and large-scale, with a total area of ​​more than 200 hectares, of which 50 hectares are produced according to VietGAP standards. Output reaches 4.5-5 tons/ha. In 2020, Loc Thinh glutinous rice products are certified by Thanh Hoa Provincial People’s Committee as a 4-star provincial OCOP product… Products are sold at reputable supermarkets and e-commerce platforms.

27P53 hybrid rice model in Thanh Chuong, Nghe An. Pioneer (now Corteva Agriscience) has pioneered in investment, research and development of new generation 3-line hybrid rice varieties. By applying scientific and technological advances, especially molecular biotechnology, successfully hybridized and commercialized the rice variety PHB71, which is one of the first high-quality hybrid rice varieties that retains high yield. planted in Vietnam in 2010. The year 2019 marks a new turning point in the research, introduction, selection and development of 3-line hybrid rice, when Corteva Agriscience launched the 27P53 rice variety. This is a new generation 3-line hybrid rice that has been evaluated by the Scientific Council for Seed Recognition of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development as a rice variety with outstanding yield and quality, wide adaptability, good resistance to pests and diseases and adverse external conditions. The variety was officially recognized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in October 2019. The 27P53 variety has a short TGST, only from 120-125 days in the spring crop, 100-105 days in the summer-autumn crop and the Mekong Delta. After the 27P53 rice variety was officially recognized, farmers in the rice growing areas received and planted it on a large scale throughout the provinces of Nghe An, Thanh Hoa, Yen Bai, Cao Bang, Dak Lak… bringing high economic efficiency. . Farmer Luu Xuan Bay, Phu Thanh commune, Yen Thanh, Nghe An, shared: “Through the practice of 3 production seasons, the 27P53 rice variety is easy to sow, the seeds germinate well, the seedling has good cold tolerance, and the tillering is healthy. and concentrated, less ineffective, resistant to pests and diseases. Especially, rice variety 27P53 has outstanding resistance to falling, high yield from 8-9 tons/ha, high quality rice and rice. The rice grain is long, less white, clear, and the rice is soft, and when cooled, the rice still retains its original softness, this is the best hybrid rice variety that I have ever grown. Model of a large sample field (65.67 ha) spring 2021 crop in Yen Thanh, Nghe An. According to Mr. Nguyen Tien Duc, Director of Nghe An Plantation and Plant Protection Sub-Department: “Nghe An is a large hybrid rice growing province with more than 40,000 ha/year. The presence of good varieties such as 27P53 is of great significance to the locality because some varieties have not kept their original stability.” Present in Vietnam since 1995, Corteva Agriscience always strives not only to provide innovative and sustainable solutions but also to improve the quality of life of the community. The introduction of 3-line hybrid rice varieties such as 27P31, 27P53 into production contributes to helping farmers increase productivity, quality and economic efficiency from rice cultivation. “With more than 200 years of expertise and experience in the field of agriculture, as well as for the past 25 years with Vietnam Agriculture, Corteva Agriscience is committed to continuing to accompany Vietnamese farmers”, Mr. Ngo Lanh, Sales Director Corteva Agriscience Vietnam shared. Corteva Agrisciences is a merger of 3 companies Dow AgroSciences, DuPont Crop Protection & DuPont Pioneer with the goal of becoming an independent agricultural company leading in seed technology, pesticides and digital agriculture, helping to maximize optimize farmers’ productivity as well as build a sustainable agriculture globally. DuPont Crop Protection was founded in 1802, Dow AgroSciences was founded in 1897 and Pioneer was founded in 1926. Over the past 200 years, the three companies have provided groundbreaking, sustainable solutions in control. insects, weeds, pests and diseases, and pioneering the research and development of hybrid rice and maize hybrids that help farmers improve yields and crop quality worldwide. 2018 marked a turning point in the history of the global agricultural industry when 3 companies completed the merger to officially operate under the name Corteva Agriscience.

Rice prices fluctuate in opposite directions Specifically, for ordinary rice in Long An, the price is 6,900 VND/kg; Tien Giang is 7,750 VND/kg; Dong Thap is 6,550 VND/kg; An Giang is 5,900 VND/kg… For long-grain rice, the price in Long An is 7,300 VND/kg; Tien Giang is 7,950 VND/kg; Dong Thap 7,100 VND/kg; An Giang 6,000 VND/kg… With rice prices, today is mixed. Specifically, the new NL IR 504 rice increased by 100 dong, to 7,900-8,000 dong/kg; new TP IR 504 rice reduced by 200 dong, to 8,800-8,900 dong/kg. While plate 1 IR 504 is stable at 7,900-8,000 VND/kg and gold bran is stable at 7,650 VND/kg. Traders said that today, the purchasing demand of warehouses has not prospered, in general, raw rice has returned to hybrid rai. ST rice types are sold well, prices are stable. Similarly, the types of rice sold at the market in An Giang also continued to be stable. Specifically, sticky intestines 14,000 VND/kg; fragrant rice diced 18,000 – 19,000 VND/kg; Jasmine 14,000 VND/kg; common white rice 14,000 VND/kg; Miss Hoa 16,200 VND/kg; Squirrel is usually 14,000 VND/kg, white rice is usually stable at 11,000 – 12,000 VND/kg, Japanese rice is 24,000 VND/kg; Nang Nhen rice 20,000 VND/kg; Thai squirrel 17,000 VND/kg… On the world market, the export price of rice today suddenly decreased slightly by 5 USD/ton for 5% broken rice. Accordingly, 5% broken rice is 483-487 USD/ton. Other types of rice continue to stand still, including: 25% broken rice 463-467 USD/ton; 100% rice price 418-422 USD/ton; Jasmine 563-567 USD/ton. Along with the adjusted Vietnamese rice price, the Thai rice offering price was also adjusted down by 1 USD/ton for 5%, 25% and 100% broken rice varieties. Currently, this country’s rice is recorded at 25-31 USD/ton lower than Vietnam’s rice of the same type. It is the lower Thai rice price that is creating great competitive pressure for our country’s exporters because buyers are turning to other rice exporters who are offering cheaper prices.

Over the years, farmers northern provinces selected multi-element fertilizer (DYT) NPK Van Dien specialized in fertilizing rice crops with outstanding efficiency, the product lines of DYT NPK Van Dien fertilizer have 13 nutritional components, the ratio of nutrients depends on Depending on the type of fertilizer used for priming or for top dressing. According to local custom and also due to market demand, rice variety structure In the northern mountainous provinces, it is quite abundant: in addition to cold rice varieties such as hybrid rice, short-term pure rice KD18. Vnr20… group of semi-photosensitive rice varieties such as U17, U19, or tall sticky rice varieties; In many places, special photosensitive rice varieties are planted such as Bao Thai, yellow flower sticky rice… (Dinh Hoa – Thai Nguyen area). These are high quality rice varieties, but the percentage of flat seeds is high and it is easy to fall if lack of phosphorus and other medium and micro nutrients. From the agronomic characteristics of rice transplanting, as well as nutritional requirements, specialized NPK fertilizer Van Dien provide nutrients for rice plants, from transplanting to the time of flower differentiation (Nutritional growth stage). The fertilizer product lines DYT NPK Van Dien have all 13 nutritional ingredients Research on physiology and nutrition of rice shows that: The life of rice plants can be divided into 2 growth stages: vegetative and vegetative. The vegetative growth stage was counted from the sowing rice to the female standing rice. Crop season, this period usually lasts about 30-35 days with short-term cold varieties; (In particular, the photosensitive rice varieties must wait for a “short day”, which is close to the Bach Lo period, before the rice changes to the vegetative stage). At this stage, the roots develop in the shallow soil layer (about 3-5cm) and in the direction of spreading according to the cover of the rice leaves, when the set of rice leaves covers the row, the rice roots are also woven into the field. this period rice focus on tillering, spreading leaves, spreading sheath to make false stems, so the most nutritional needs are protein, potassium and less phosphorus and other medium and micronutrients. DYT NPK fertilizer specializing in fertilizing rice has many different formulations such as: multi-factor fertilizer NPK ( 16 :5 :17) has a content of N 16%, P2O5 5%. K2O 17% Mg 5%, SiO2 7%, CaO 8%, S 2%, etc. Currently, many places people use NPK . formula 13:3:10 +TE. These are fertilizers with high nutritional content of nitrogen, helping rice plants to lay strong, grow leaves, and grow stems. The nutrient content of potassium is quite high in the fertilizer to promote moderate tillering. In addition to the balance of NPK substances according to the needs of rice plants at tillering stage, there are also enough medium and micronutrients to help rice plants grow healthy, hard rhizomes, good resistance to pests and unfavorable environment. The stage of vegetative growth was calculated from the time of differentiation of the stem to the maturity of the rice. The long-term rice varieties have the time to stand female, while the short-term rice varieties usually do not show the time when the rice is female, but the rice plants may still have tillering but have differentiated. The time of transition to the vegetative stage is counted from when the rice leaf set is more upright, the leaves are “equal to the head” or when the rice begins to harden and round the base. From here, a second layer of roots develops into the soil layers below; When the rice plant blooms, it is the time when the trunk reaches its greatest height, the roots also go down to the plow layer and reach the greatest “depth”. Providing enough nutrients at this stage helps the process of making poles, favorable flowering, good and durable leaves and large flowers, many seeds. In addition to the micronutrients, rice plants need a lot of phosphorus and NK balance to differentiate flower sprouts, especially high silicon content to help harden the root, stem, and stand the leaves to increase resistance to pests and sugar accumulation. flour. NPK fertilizer specialized in fertilizing rice has many different formulas such as: NPK NPK 6:12:3 or NPK 5:12:3 , 10:10:5, 10:7:3 or multi factor rice fertilizer 1 specializing in fertilizing rice with sufficient and balanced nutrients NPK and micronutrients necessary for rice plants in the growing and flowering stage. Multi-element fertilizer (DYT) NPK Van Dien specializes in fertilizing rice crops to help achieve outstanding efficiency Cultivating seasonal rice in the northern provinces with fertilizer DYT NPK Van Dien: Manuring : Depending on the foot of the field, rice variety and the amount of organic fertilizer, balance the amount of fertilizer in the crop; average about 15-20 kg / sao. High-legged fields, less rice transplanted, less fertilizer, low-lying fields, more acidic, more rice transplanted, more fertilized, especially Bao Thai rice fields, tall sticky rice trees.. need to give priority to lining fertilizer, can fertilize 20-25kg/pole. In order for the fertilizer to be mixed evenly and sent to the soil layers below, meeting the nutritional needs of the rice growing and flowering stage; manure should be spread evenly on the field before harrowing for transplanting or before the last harrowing turn; If you are worried about dehydration or loss of manure, you can spread manure right after the harrowing is completed, when the water is still cloudy and the mud is still loose. Do not apply fertilizer after the water is clear, the mud has settled. Because when the sludge is settled, the nutrients have been attached to the soil grain and sink, in the water at this time only the substances that cause acid and alum remain, which are toxic to the rice roots. Therefore, to settle the sludge, in the water for 1-2 days, remove the clear water and then sow. Dressing: .Based on the bottom of the field, the amount of NPK multi-factor fertilizer applied as a primer and the growth situation of each rice variety that fertilizes seasonal rice as follows: – Thickly transplanted rice fields, large transplanted fields, low-lying fields… Fertilize about 8-12 kg / pole. – The fields are fertile, high, or dehydrated. High yielding rice varieties need to be fertilized about 12-15kg/sao. -The swampy fields, Bao Thai rice fields, tall sticky rice, or other easy-to-fall rice varieties… reduce the amount of fertilizer, (you can even remove fertilizer) and should only fertilize when transplanting. 7-10 days. – Particularly, the foot of the field is high and rapid, the rice variety is hard-bodied, the fertilizer is applied twice: 60-70% of the fertilizer is applied when the rice is ready to burn, and the rest of the fertilizer is applied. To reduce fertilizer loss due to evaporation, leaching or leaching, etc., fertilizer should not be applied when it is hot and when the field is full of water. Fertilizer should be applied when it is cool and the field is dry.

High quality 2-line hybrid rice variety LP1603. The late Professor Vien Long Binh is the founder of Vien Long Binh High-Tech Agriculture Joint Stock Company (Yuan LongPing High Tech). In the North Central region last winter-spring crop, both rice varieties were highly appreciated by farmers for their outstanding yield (9 tons/ha on a large scale), good quality of rice. Especially, the anti-falling ability of LP1601 has helped farmers to preserve their productivity against continuous storms right before the time of harvest. Also with the advantage of high yield, delicious rice, and resistance to blast, farmers in the northern mountainous provinces brought bags of LP1601 seeds planted in the previous crop to the store to buy seeds for this year’s crop. Agronomic characteristics of two new hybrid rice varieties: Two-line hybrid rice variety LP1601 LP1601 has good quality rice, amylose content 12.21%. Delicious, soft, flavorful rice. The LP1601 variety is a two-line hybrid rice variety that was crossed and selected by Yuan LongPing High Tech. LP1601 was tested and recognized by LongPing Plant Breeding Research Company (Vietnam) in Vietnam. The variety has been officially recognized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development for production in the Northern provinces, in the Spring and Summer crops according to Decision No. 291/QD-TT-CLT signed on November 24, 2020. Growing time in Spring: 130 – 141 days, Season: 105 – 110 days. Plant height ranges from 110-115 cm. The variety has a set of upright leaves, heart of mo, durable green, compact, large cotton, fine seeds. Good resistance to shedding, resistance to blast disease, resistance to other pests and diseases and quite unfavorable conditions. The average net yield is 80-90 quintals/ha, good intensive farming can reach 100 quintals/ha. LP1601 has good rice quality (elongated, clear rice grain, high milling rate, head rice ratio reaches 84.53%), amylose content 12.21%. Delicious, soft, flavorful rice. Quality two-line hybrid rice variety LP1603 LP1603 has good quality rice, amylose content 12.66%. Delicious, soft, flexible, flavorful rice. The quality 2-line hybrid rice variety LP1603 was tested and recognized by Yuan LongPing High Tech Group, and LongPing Seed Research Co., Ltd. (Vietnam) conducted testing and recognition in Vietnam. The variety has been officially recognized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development for production in the Northern provinces, in the Spring and Summer crops according to Decision No. 32/QD-TT-CLT dated 4/2/2021. Growing time in Spring: 131 – 141 days, Season: 105 – 110 days. Plant height ranges from 102-110 cm. LP1603 has a set of long-lasting green, long-lasting cotton leaves. Good resistance to shedding, resistance to blast disease, resistance to other pests and diseases and quite unfavorable conditions. The average net yield is 80-90 quintals/ha, good intensive farming can reach 100 quintals/ha. LP1603 has good rice quality (elongated, clear rice grains, high milling rate, head rice ratio of 85.37%), amylose content of 12.66%. Delicious, soft, flexible, flavorful rice.

For example, recently, the research team of Dr. Dao Minh So, Head of Plant Breeding Department, Southern Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, has just announced the successful breeding of a new rice variety SR20 with pinkish red color with many similar characteristics to the famous dragon blood rice variety. which has been lost. Share with PLO Dr. Dao Minh So said that in the process of breeding improved rice varieties, suitable for new farming conditions, the research team happened to create some colored rice varieties (pink, red, purple, black). . “Compared to ordinary white rice, this colored rice has a higher nutritional content thanks to these distinct colors,” said Dr. So. Red rice is being sold in the market. Photo: Quang Huy Talking more about this, Dr. So said, in terms of nutrition, colored rice is better than regular white rice based on two factors, namely seed characteristics and processing. “In terms of seed characteristics, compared to white rice, the nutrients contained in red, black and purple pigmented rice varieties will contain many biological micro-minerals such as iron, zinc, calcium, magnesium, B vitamins and minerals. The antioxidant content of anthocyanine is higher… Especially in red rice like SR20, the iron content will be higher than that of ordinary rice,” said Dr. So. Regarding the processing process, he said: “During the research on the color rice line, I realized that in order to retain many nutrients, antioxidants and sweetness of rice, rice should only be processed into a milled form. and the bran part, also known as milling, our goal is to turn this rice line into a daily consumer product like normal white rice, so when we bring this rice to the market, we still recommend it. Enterprises need to follow the processing method, so that when rice is served, it still has to achieve the highest nutritional value. Colored rice usually contains more nutrients than regular rice. Photo: Nguyen Ha According to him, currently on the market there are many types of colored rice, but these types of rice are often processed into brown form, ie whole grain rice. “These types of rice contain a lot of nutrients, but the rice grains will often be hard, not porous like white rice, so when using it, consumers often have to soak, rub and then cook, to create softness, so they are also picky.” . However, he also noted that, with all kinds of milled rice still intact, it is often damaged and moldy, so consumers should only eat where it is and buy it there. At the same time, with the processing of rice with the bran intact, it is necessary to have a safe farming process, otherwise pesticide residues or fertilizers will remain in the bran layer, causing harm to people. used when in use.

High yield pure rice variety Huong Binh. Huong glutinous rice variety and Huong Binh quality rice variety were selected and created by Hong Quang – Ninh Binh Agricultural Materials Company Limited (Hong Quang Company) from imported materials, the variety has been recognized for circulation by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. at Decision No. 100/QD-TT-CLT dated May 7, 2020 and Decision No. 125/QD-TT-CLT dated June 19, 2020; registered for copyright protection, protection certificate No. 34.VN.2021. The recognized circulation area includes the Northern and North Central provinces. Huong glutinous rice variety Similar to Huong sticky rice. With a short growth period, in the cold weather of the spring crop of 2021, this rice variety from sowing to harvesting is only 125 days, the crop is about 100 days, suitable for planting both crops, barefoot and barefoot. , and low. The average tree is 105-110cm tall, the tree is quite resistant to falling. The overall shape of Huong sticky rice is more beautiful than N97 or N98, medium tillering, compact laying, dark green leaves, moderate leaf stand, narrow leaf angle and long life span. ripe red tail. The seeds are round, the husk is bright yellow, the rice code is quite attractive, the percentage of seeds is high, in the spring crop of 2021, the seeds will be over 95%, the seeds are bigger than N98, the weight of 1000 seeds is 26-27 g. Glutinous rice is very suitable for processing glutinous starch, making cakes and cooking wine. According to the comments of processing households, Huong sticky rice wine has a higher alcohol recovery rate than other varieties (N87 or N97). In terms of quality: Glutinous rice has a slight aroma, much better than N97 and N98, the rice surface is uniform in color, opaque white, and uniform, if harvested fresh, dried, the percentage of milled rice is high 69-70%, the rice is flexible and not sticky; The softness of rice is almost equivalent to N98. Especially, Huong sticky rice has good resistance to blast disease, 4 crops are monitored, including those with favorable conditions for the growth of blast fungus, infected varieties are burned, but Huong sticky rice is still safe. Dry blight and leaf blight in the crop are also light, so planting Huong sticky rice costs less pesticides, saving costs. Huong sticky rice has a high yield, an average of 70-75 quintals/ha in spring crop, balanced intensive farming, good foothills reaching 8.0-8.5 tons/ha, in the trial Huong sticky rice exceeded N97 10-12. %. High-yield and high-quality rice variety Huong Binh Rice variety Huong Binh. The variety has a growth period of 125-130 days in the spring crop and 100-105 days in the winter crop; suitable for planting both crops in a year in the northern and northern central provinces, barefoot and lowland. Huong Binh has a compact tree shape, good branching, high percentage of flowers, medium-sized flowers, thick seeds, elongated seeds, and thin, bright yellow rice husks. Grain weight 23-24 g/1000 grains, high rice ratio 67-68%, beautiful rice surface, in rice, eating quality is assessed as quite delicious, rice is soft, flexible, cooked rice overnight is not damaged. wet and still maintain the plasticity, thick rice, amiloze content 17-18%. About the overall shape: Huong Binh has a height of about 110cm, leaves are dark green, thick leaves, hard leaves, average leaf width 0.8-1cm, vertical leaf angle, functional leaf life high. Shapes accept a scale of 1 (best). Huong Binh is quite resistant to rice blast, dry blight, has not seen any serious damage from BPH, the crop is very light, only in the foothills of the lowland fields and with late nitrogen fertilization. The disadvantage of Huong Binh is that the cotton neck is not long (cotton neck is 0-0.5cm). The average yield on bare feet in the spring crop is 7.5-8.5 tons/ha (270-300kg/sao in the North). Hit the season everywhere In the spring crop of 2021, Hong Quang Company has cooperated with a number of rice processing and milling enterprises, deploying a series of production sites from the Red River Delta, North Central, and South Central Coast regions. . Everywhere, Huong and Huong Binh glutinous rice is also abundant, commercial rice of these two varieties is purchased fresh by businesses at a price of 6.0-6.7 thousand VND/kg, making farmers extremely excited, because just good season, just get the price and save the cost of drying. In Quang Nam, the family of Mr. Nguyen Van Chu, Dien An 1 Cooperative, Dien Ban district transplanted 1,000 m2 of Huong Binh variety, collected 1,080 kg of fresh rice, and dried more than 8 tons/ha. Mrs. Nguyen Thi Linh’s family, Bac Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district, Nghe An planted 1.5 ha of Huong sticky rice, collected over 13 tons of fresh rice, yielding 8.6 tons/ha. Mr. Hoang Van is also in Yen Thanh, hamlet 7, Cong Thanh commune, planting 5,000m2 (5 sao of Central Coast) of Huong Binh variety, with an average yield of 460 kg of fresh rice/stick. In Le Thuy – Quang Binh, in many material areas, farmers planted Huong Binh and Huong sticky rice varieties with a huge yield of 400-450kg/sao Central, many people said that they have not seen a good rice crop and as much rice as the one. hey, god compensated for the flood damage in the previous crop, lost all of his mother’s breeds, his property… In Quang Xuong, Nong Cong (Thanh Hoa), 4 areas of raw materials for growing Huong and Huong Binh sticky rice with purchase contracts with enterprises are all in season and at good prices. In Ninh Binh, Khanh Trung Cooperative, Yen Khanh district, we met a delegation of farmer households and agricultural service cooperatives to visit the field to evaluate these two varieties in the field of spring crop, May 25, 2021. Mr. Suat’s household in Village 7 in Khanh Trung commune commented, he has planted Huong sticky rice a few seasons ago, he likes it because it is hardy, resistant to falling and especially not blasted, when harvested, a business has fresh weight and high price. Ms. Lai Thi Hao, also in Khanh Trung, had the same comment as Mr. Suat and said she would expand the next two rice varieties. Mr. Dinh Van Thuyet, Director of Khanh Trung Agricultural Service Cooperative, and evaluated the reality in the field with a group of advanced farmers. an enterprise in the district selected and created, real people, real work, we witnessed the company’s technical staff sifting through the selection, measuring and testing, comparing, then representing it on a mass basis, very confident. . Next season we plan to give 140-150 ha. In this commune, traders also buy fresh and compete with each other, the village and commune have to arrange the schedule and location. In Yen Mo, Ninh Binh, with 10 ha of Huong Binh variety, the average fresh yield is 280 kg/sao in the North, many households over 300 kg of fresh/sao in the North. Businesses collect fresh and pay people 6,000 – 6,500 VND/kg depending on the type. With an average yield of 8.5-10 tons/ha of fresh rice, farmers earn an average of 56-57 million VND/ha, the total cost from seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, labor land (90,000d/sao BB, equivalent to nearly 2,500,000d/ha, harvested by combine harvesters 100,000d/pole, equivalent to 2,800,000d/ha…). According to the calculation of all costs, each hectare costs 19.5 million to 20 million VND, so this crop with Huong and Huong Binh sticky rice, farmers who spend 100,000 VND will get 280,000 VND in profit. net is 25-26 million VND/ha.

Dr. Le Hung Phong – Director of the Center for Research and Development of Hybrid Rice (Institute of Food and Food Plants) – with a new generation of hybrid rice. Photo: Duong Dinh Tuong. Advantages and disadvantages of domestic hybrid rice Dr. Le Hung Phong – Director of the Center for Research and Development of Hybrid Rice (Institute of Food Plants and Food Plants), who was black because of sunburn, just led me to visit the new generation hybrids mentioned. When he was a student at the University of Agriculture I, he himself chose to be a rice breeder, and his graduation thesis was also about hybrid rice, guided by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Tram. She advised: “If you like this job, then go to the Center for Research and Development of Hybrid Rice.” At that time, this unit was just established in 1994. Until now this is still the only research center in this field. According to Mr. Phong, if the southern part of the breed is mainly from the IRRI International Rice Research Institute, the northern part is mainly from China, both hybrid and pure. Research on hybrid rice in our country can be divided into several stages: From 1995 to 2000, we basically researched and perfected and mastered the technology of F1 seed production and production of parental lines imported from China. Country. From 2000 – 2010 mainly use the available Chinese mother line to cross with his father’s line. Therefore, the hybrid advantage in yield as well as quality of the domestic variety cannot exceed that of the imported Chinese variety. From there, we oriented, in addition to using imported materials from that source, to improve and introduce sterility genes, restore genes, and create new Vietnamese parent materials. In the period of 2011 – 2015, University of Agriculture I (now the Vietnam Academy of Agriculture) and the Center for Research and Development of Hybrid Rice under the Vietnam Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology (now part of the Food Crop Institute). food plants) has created parent lines with its own orientation such as E15S, T6S, AMS35S, D116S, AMS211A,14A… These are the mother lines of some quality Vietnamese hybrid rice varieties such as HQ19, Aromatic hybrid 6, HYT124… In the basic spring crop, we use Chinese hybrid rice varieties because they have more advantages in yield and shape, but the main crop uses two-line hybrid rice varieties produced in the country because of the short growing time, better resistance to pests and diseases, better quality. Currently, the quality of imported hybrid rice varieties is getting better and better, such as: Thai Xuyen 111; Ly2099; LP1601… Besides, we have also successfully chosen to create quality two-line hybrid rice varieties that can grow two crops in a year such as HQ19, Hybrid Aroma 6, HYT124, MCH2… Close-up of new hybrid rice. Photo: Duong Dinh Tuong. The general orientation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is to select hybrid rice varieties that are resistant to pests and diseases, improve quality, and respond to climate change. Indeed, we also have success in breeding such as having parental lines for quality breeding, transferring genes for resistance to pests and diseases. So far, we have varieties that can be said to be of equal quality to the best imported hybrid rice today, Thai Xuyen 111 (sometimes selling up to 150,000 VND/kg), for example, two-line hybrid rice HQ19, HYT124, Hybrid aromatic 6, MCH2… with a selling price of 100,000 – 120,000 VND/kg, some promising three-line hybrid rice varieties, such as HYT325, HYT315, with rice seeds over 7mm long, clear rice, amylose content 16-18%, fragrant rice. However, one of the weaknesses of the domestic varieties is that the shape in the field is not as eye-catching as the Chinese hybrid rice varieties because they have technologies and genetic resources that not only create high yields, The quality and shape are still very nice… We have created our own parent lines from Chinese materials, unfortunately, we have not effectively exploited the male sterility genes from native rice and domestic wild rice. Select varieties in the direction of rice for export According to Mr. Phong, recently, the hybrid rice market has gone down because of the competition of high-quality pure rice, especially in the Red River Delta provinces. In addition, due to industrialization and urbanization, the area of ​​rice cultivation has decreased, the demand for food is not large, the price of imported seeds is high, and the source of seeds cannot be proactive while domestic goods can only meet 30-35 years. % need. The goal of developing hybrid rice in the coming time is not necessarily to increase the cultivated area, but to raise the proportion of domestic products from more than 30-35% to 40.50%…, conquering the market by high quality seeds. Dr. Le Hung Phong: “The results of our work up to now can be said to have not been as expected”. Photo: Duong Dinh Tuong. Dr. Le Hung Phong confided: “In the past, we used to joke: “Although hybrid rice is hybrid, the yield is still twice that of normal rice”, but in fact, research shows that “to create hybrid rice varieties, time Time and effort must be twice that of pure rice.” For example, the research time to select a pure rice variety can be 5 years, but it takes 10 years for hybrid rice. Moreover, the production of hybrid rice seeds by external pollination, depends a lot on weather conditions, on the characteristics of pollen recipients and pollens of the mother and father lines, whether parents combine to create an advantage or not… In short, the production of hybrid rice seeds requires a large investment but the risk is high, so well-known enterprises like ThaiBinhseed have not invested in the production of hybrid rice seeds, Vinaseed only focuses on the production of hybrid rice varieties. old system, easy to do like Nhi uu 838 and now it’s time to start with new varieties imported from China. Besides, there are also private enterprises, the provincial Seed Center has copyright like Cuong Tan Co., Ltd., Hai Phong High-Tech Agriculture Joint Stock Company, Lao Cai Seed Center, Thanh Hoa Institute of Agricultural Science, Vietseed … to invest in domestic hybrid rice production. Currently, the official hybrid rice research and breeding system only has the Crop Research and Development Institute of the Vietnam National Academy of Agriculture and the Hybrid Rice Research and Development Center of the Institute of Food Crops and Food Plants. . We are implementing a program to select and breed hybrid rice that is qualified for export. In addition, starting research on selecting hybrid rice varieties to cope with climate change. HYT 315 – new generation hybrid rice at the Center for Research and Development of Hybrid Rice. Photo: Duong Dinh Tuong. Making good seeds, but selling copyrights at this time is difficult because two or three successful harvests and one loss is zero production effort, so businesses are not eager. There is a new direction of combining with businesses to jointly invest, share profits as well as risks. The Center is now a partially autonomous (45-50%) non-business unit. The results of our work to date can be said to have not been as expected. For example, the phenotype of domestic hybrid rice compared with Chinese hybrid rice is still poor, and needs to be improved to be closer to imported varieties. What I regret most is that the opportunity to contribute to the development of domestic hybrid rice production is that at the time when HYT100 was recognized as a variety, there was no strong business to invest in it. The quality of the HYT100 is good, but there are difficulties in seed production, which are also common weaknesses of quality hybrid rice varieties. If this weakness can be improved, the opportunity for development will be better. I think there are still many things that can be exploited and believe that hybrid rice will grow well. I used to go to an expert in Africa where rice is only for invited guests, proving that the rice grain still plays a huge role in the world with densely populated countries or need to ensure food security. In order to develop hybrid rice and pure rice in particular and the seed industry in general, if the State and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development do not have policies to invest in-depth in domestic research, it will be difficult to compete with foreign products. Large enterprises, with a lot of money, only invest in research at the level of exploration and testing of varieties, not in-depth research. Therefore, appropriate attention and investment is still needed for non-business units doing research to ensure continuity and to produce good products.

Ninh Binh tourism week with the theme Golden color Tam Coc – Trang An 2020. (Photo: VNA) Facing the complicated development of the COVID-19 epidemic, the People’s Committee of Ninh Binh province decided to stop organizing the “Golden Colors of Tam Coc – Trang An” Tourism Week to ensure epidemic prevention and control. Tourism Week “The Golden Colors of Tam Coc- Trang An” is one of the series of events of the National Tourism Year 2021. Opening Ceremony of Tourism Week” Tam Coc yellow color – Trang An” is expected to be organized by the Department of Tourism of Ninh Binh province on the occasion of ripe rice in Tam Coc field, Hoa Lu district. This is one of the important tourism promotion activities in order to effectively exploit the value of Ninh Binh’s own identity, bring unique and attractive tourism products to continue affirming the brand and position. Ninh Binh tourism on the tourist map of Vietnam and the whole world is a safe, attractive, civilized, friendly and hospitable destination. Previously, the Department of Tourism of Ninh Binh province coordinated with the People’s Committee of Hoa Lu district to survey the reality and consult with the people, determining that this year the rice will ripen around May 25-30. However, due to the complicated and unpredictable situation of the COVID-19 epidemic, following the direction of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in order to ensure the safety of people and tourists. According to the schedule, strictly implementing the regulations on prevention and control of the COVID-19 epidemic, the People’s Committee of Ninh Binh province has decided to stop organizing the Tourism Week “The Golden Colors of Tam Coc – Trang An”.

Tam Coc – Bich Dong tourist area. Documentary photo: Minh Duc/VNA The “Golden Colors of Tam Coc – Trang An” Tourism Week is one of the series of events of the National Tourism Year 2021. The opening ceremony of the “Golden colors of Tam Coc – Trang An” Tourism Week is expected to be held by the Department of Tourism of Ninh province. Binh is held on the occasion of ripe rice in Tam Coc field, Hoa Lu district. This is one of the important tourism promotion activities in order to effectively exploit the value of Ninh Binh’s own identity, bring unique and attractive tourism products to continue affirming the brand and position. Ninh Binh tourism on the tourist map of Vietnam and the whole world is a safe, attractive, civilized, friendly and hospitable destination. Previously, the Department of Tourism of Ninh Binh province coordinated with the People’s Committee of Hoa Lu district to conduct a field survey and consult with the people, determining that this year the rice will ripen around May 25-30. However, due to the complicated and unpredictable situation of the COVID-19 epidemic, following the direction of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in order to ensure the safety of people and tourists. According to the schedule, strictly implementing the regulations on prevention and control of COVID-19 epidemic, the People’s Committee of Ninh Binh province has decided to stop organizing the Tourism Week “The Golden Colors of Tam Coc – Trang An”.

Food of field crabs must be fresh, not stale, moldy. Need to feed the field crabs enough, if the crabs lack food, it is easy to eat each other. Ms. Nguyen Thi Huong, Yen Tho commune, Dong Trieu district, Quang Ninh province harvests field crabs from her family’s farm. In ponds and fields, it is necessary to arrange a number of eating floors to assess the crab’s catching status, and at the same time to adjust the amount of food according to weather conditions. In the last months of the crab farming cycle, it is necessary to add more animal food in the diet to make the crabs grow fast and firm. It is possible to add more field tilapia and tilapia to eat crab leftovers, reducing water pollution. Field crab is the type that adapts to cool weather, so it is necessary to alternately plant water spinach, rice, and cash crops to keep the crabs’ shade in the summer. The water environment also needs to be kept clean and regularly change the source of water in and out to stimulate crabs to molt and catch strong prey. “Investment capital for crab farming is very low, mainly hiring workers to dig ponds, buy corrugated iron and bamboo poles to enclose the embankment. Currently, every day, my family earns about 3-4kg, selling 150,000 VND/kg ‘, Ms. Huong revealed. Through research, seeing that field crabs are popular with many people, taking advantage of low-lying rice fields for low productivity, Ms. Nguyen Thi Huong studied and brought back field crabs to release on her field. Because field crabs have no place to produce seed, they have to buy from people who go wild. Ms. Huong said: “At first, I bought crab seed from traders from Hai Duong to release, but each release the number of dead crabs was up to 70%. After a few dead crabs, I learned from experience that if I want to have a high survival rate and grow up quickly, I have to buy native breeds…” “In addition to raising commercial crabs, I also zoned the field and selected some adult crabs to breed separately. Here I will invest in buying brick holes to build banks, planting many layers of concrete pillars, with The purpose is to let the crabs live in, creating a favorable environment for the crabs to grow and develop better”, Ms. Huong added. Talking to us, Ms. Nguyen Thi Huong, Chairwoman of the Farmers’ Association of Yen Tho Commune (Dong Trieu Town, Quang Ninh Province) said: “Ms. Nguyen Thi Huong’s model of field crab farming has brought high economic efficiency. . From the initial results, in the coming time, the Commune Farmers’ Union will direct the grassroots branches, exchange experiences, and mobilize people in the commune to replicate this model. Especially, taking advantage of low-lying areas and inefficient rice-growing areas to develop commercial crab farming models, contributing to increasing income and improving the lives of members and people.

Specialty… not expensive Introduced by an acquaintance, Tran Thi Mai (living in Phu Nhuan district, Ho Chi Minh City) bought a bag of pink rice and was told to cook it like normal rice, without pre-soaking like many other colored rice. When you bring the rice home, pour the water into it and it turns pink, when cooked, the rice is light red, medium flexible but still spongy, delicious, just like the white rice the family often eats. Colored rice on the market is quite diverse According to Dr. Dao Minh So, Head of the Plant Breeding Department at the Southern Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, the traditional colored rice varieties left by grandparents are often spongy, delicious, and the area is increasingly shrinking. due to the cultivation time of 5-6 months, only one crop can be grown per year, low yield. “The process of breeding improved rice varieties, suitable for new farming conditions, we accidentally created some colored rice varieties (pink, red, purple, black). Through nutritional analysis, especially especially iron, antioxidant content is much higher than white rice, so we really want this rice line to develop.To be honest, we can’t compare this colored rice with traditional colored rice because rice tradition has not been analyzed,” said Dr. So. Dr So said that the research process lasted for decades, by 2020 the red (or pink) rice variety named SR20 has been selected and is being tested on a large scale in many locations in the Southeast and the Mekong Delta. The authors cooperated with an enterprise in Ho Chi Minh City to process rice from the above material area to bring SR20 rice to the market, mainly consumed in Ho Chi Minh City. “Colored rice is always rich in micronutrients, high in anthocyanins antioxidants, but the market is mainly brown rice (whole rice), not everyone can eat it, before cooking. Therefore, when cooperating with DN, I asked them to process the milled form (with some bran remaining) with the goal of turning this colored rice into a daily consumer product like ordinary white rice but still retains most of the nutrients and antioxidants.Red rice with bran is more difficult to store, spoils quickly, but we overcome it by milling to where we can sell it, it is better to sell in small quantities rather than using preservatives. manage or fumigate” – Dr. So confided. The rice variety SR20 is cultivated for a short time (more than 3 months while traditional rice lasts for 5-6 months), has a good yield (5-7 tons/ha), has good resistance to pests and diseases, so the price is equivalent to many varieties. rice. Wider market According to a reporter’s survey, colored rice is sold mainly in the form of brown or milled to preserve nutrients, with the selling price ranging from 25,000 to 100,000 VND/kg. Colored rice brands sell at high prices mainly because of internationally certified organic rice; The rest average price is at 40,000 – 50,000 VND/kg. As one of the first agents to sell branded bags of rice in Ho Chi Minh City, Mr. Phan Thanh Hieu, Director of Phuong Nam Food Joint Stock Company, admitted that the consumption of colored rice is getting better and better. “If in 2015, the consumption of colored rice was only about 1 ton/month, now it’s about 5 tons/month. In addition to retail, we also wholesale to retail stores and sell to a number of units. processing with orders of several hundred kilograms Young people and office workers today are using colored rice more and more due to the application of a healthy diet to be healthier and more beautiful, not just a group of customers who have needs. In addition, now there are enterprises applying Japanese technology to process brown rice into pre-packaged rice, which is very convenient for busy young people who do not have time to cook, just need to heat up and eat immediately. “- Mr. Hieu shared. Consumers often have a stereotype that colored rice will be very dry and hard, but in fact, the colored rice that Phuong Nam Food Joint Stock Company is trading is soft and easy to eat. “This is rice from the rice variety of the author group Ho Quang Cua, who created the famous ST25 rice around the world. After the success of ST25 rice, it also created an effect for the consumption of other types of rice of the same author” – Mr. Hieu evaluated. Also just launching organic purple brown rice products for the first time to the market, Mr. Lam Anh Tu, Director of Hoa Nang Agricultural Products Co., Ltd (HCMC), said that the enterprise’s goal is to diversify products. “This is purple rice from the purple ST variety of the author group Ho Quang Cua, which is grown on the raw material of shrimp rice; it is an improved variety of colored rice, so the rice is soft, not difficult to eat as many people think. Moreover, brown rice is also very tasty. The whole bran shell should be safe during cultivation, otherwise residues of fertilizers will be left here. Therefore, the organic farming material area of ​​enterprises is an advantage,” said Mr. Tu. It is easy to confuse purple sticky rice with purple rice According to some bags trading enterprises in Ho Chi Minh City, the market for colored rice is mainly active in the domestic segment, with very little export. “The market is confused between purple rice and purple sticky rice (also known as sticky rice) due to the very similar appearance, especially with the product with the whole bran (processed brown) while the price of purple rice is high. much higher than purple sticky rice due to the different yield of the two varieties. Worryingly, purple rice has a low glycemic index and purple glutinous rice has a high glycemic index, so consumers need to be careful. The simplest way to distinguish is to break the rice grain in half, if the inside is opaque white like glutinous rice, it is purple rice, if it is white, it is purple rice “- a representative of a business revealed. According to physician Dinh Cong Bay, General Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Medicinal Association, it is always better to eat raw rice (whole bran or milled) than well-milled rice because it retains nutrients in the bran layer. However, when using this rice, consumers should pay attention to choose safe cultivated rice, organic rice because the bran layer on the outside is easy to be contaminated with chemical residues if farming is not good. For new varieties of rice crops, breeding units should publish the research process to create varieties as well as specific scientific evidences about the active ingredients in them for consumers to know and choose.

Artwork/INT Last year, Le Thuy flooded, the water was immense, fish, shrimp, and alluvium also followed the water and stayed in the fields. After the flood, the land is fertile, most of the crops grown down are green. I remember when I went back to my hometown after Tet, I went to the market to buy a bunch of big, young green cabbage that was delicious to the eyes, but had 2 thousand VND. Buying 10,000 cucumbers, the old lady selling melons filled a basket. I said: – Your teeth give a lot? She laughs: – Like I sold it, one day she sold nearly 1 basket but got 6 thousand. The immense rice fields in the countryside this year also have a good harvest, a yellow color stretching to the foot of the distant mountain. The rice heads bowed heavily, covering the whole road separating the fields. The wind about the rice waves keeps undulating, it feels like standing in front of the sea but the waves are peaceful and golden. In my hometown, many houses still keep the new custom of offering rice. Every season of ripe rice, people reap the first field, after threshing (previously using human power or cattle to pedal, later with a continuous harvester, only packed grain rice was brought back). let the rice dry in the sun. Select the field with good rice varieties, then threshing and drying separately. When the rice is dried (in the sun and dry enough for long-term storage), it is milled, pounded, gradually, sieved (later milled by machine), giving white rice grains. Use that rice to wash with clear stone well water and then blow the rice with a wood stove. You have to be careful with the fire so that the top rice grains are white and fragrant, and the bottom is just scorched yellow. Select pullets to start nesting (the new hens begin to lay their first eggs), by this time there have been some early rains of the season. People in the countryside who are used to thunderstorms, when they see termites flying out, know that after 5 to 10 minutes, it will stop raining. The termites fly out, meet the wet rain, then swoop down to the ground, lose their wings and run away like small round meatballs. When chickens eat termites, the meat is fragrant and golden. The newly placed tray of rice has only a large plate of fresh white rice mixed with pieces of golden brown rice, on top of which is left over a fertile yellow boiled hen and a plate of crushed roasted salt and peppers. with 1 lemon cut in half. The owner lights 3 incense sticks and prays to heaven and earth, gods and ancestors to eat a new meal, to bless and protect the whole family for a year of peace, a bountiful and prosperous next season. Looking at the new tray of rice, though simple but full of herbs, of the owner. Farmers still spread word of mouth, when making new rice, people must be clean and clean in their thoughts, their minds must be good to cook a full fragrant meal; Boiled chicken with bright colors, neat and tidy shape. Old farmers looking at the tray of rice can know the happiness of the house, know if the next year’s crop is better or worse. With the new tray of rice used for worship, the elderly eat first, then the people who work in the field have the most merit, then divide it among the children and divide it equally among all members of the family. No matter how much or how little, everyone has their share. Fresh and fragrant rice, sweet and fatty chicken pieces, roasted salt seeds pounded with hot, spicy chili peppers, crispy golden pieces call back a whole heaven of memories of the new rice seasons that have passed in life. In the new meal, family members remind about the lost family members, those who are far away from home… So many people keep holding a bowl of rice and remember to eat. My family also grows rice, so since I was young, I always eat new rice. Eating from the time when the grandparents were still alive until the grandparents returned to the crane world in turn. Every new rice season, I try to arrange to bring my baby home. Show me the ripe rice season, let me know my hometown My father sometimes asked his grandchildren to burn incense on the ancestral altar during the new rice offering. The children followed their grandfather’s orders, but now everyone knows how to light incense sticks straight, not letting the incense fall out. The children always know how old their great-grandparents died, who went away in the family, who died… I remember that every year when we offer new rice, we share our chicken meat with our children. Ma says: – Ma doesn’t like chicken, I hate eating chicken… The chicken was delicious, but it was less so the kids were very happy, and saved and compared which one was bigger. Later, when I grew up, I knew how to give a little bit of delicious fat to my children. My health is not good, or I am sick. Every time the plating hurts, the kids often cook chicken porridge for the plating. Ma only eats porridge with water. Chicken doesn’t really like to eat now because it’s old now, has weak teeth, and hates eating chicken because it has teeth. I just wish, if there is no disease, I will take my children home. In the middle of the field, stop and fill your chest with the new scent of rice. And come back to eat new rice. New rice for me now is also eating, remembering… eating love…

Mr. Vien Long Binh, aged 91, is considered the father of hybrid rice. Photo: CCTV. “We recognize and highly appreciate the contributions of Professor and Academician Vien Long Binh to the world agricultural science in general and China in particular, especially appreciate the results of hybridization to create The world’s first hybrid rice was developed in 1973. With this success, he has helped nearly 20% of the world’s population escape hunger and contributed to making China one of the world’s leading rice producers,” said Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan. First letter of condolence, sent on May 23, 2021, to the family of the late Professor, Academician Yuan Longping and the Chinese agricultural industry. Mr. Yuan Longping was born in 1930, is China’s leading agricultural scientist on hybrid rice. He and his colleagues have contributed to bringing rice yield from 4.5 tons/ha to 15 tons/ha. This is considered the key to helping China solve the food security problem for more than a billion people in this country. Thanks to the late Professor Vien Long Binh, hybrid rice has been replicated throughout Africa, America and Asia. In Vietnam, the first generation of hybrid rice that was put into wide production was the variety Bac Uu 64 (also known as Tap Giao 4 – TG4), starting in the early 1990s. Thanks to this variety, along with the following varieties. such as San uu 63 (called Tap Giao 1), San uu Que 99 (Tap Giao 5), Vietnam has stabilized domestic food. After nearly ten years of access, our country has self-produced high-quality hybrid rice varieties such as HYT100, HYT 57, LC2, LC3, especially VL20 and TH3-3. However, the pioneer in the development of hybrid rice still belongs to the late Professor Vien Long Binh. Minister Le Minh Hoan continued: “In his working life, Professor, Academician Vien Long Binh has visited, worked, and supported projects/programs on hybrid rice many times, and trained staff. Research and technology transfer for Vietnam’s agricultural industry These are solid agricultural scientific foundations, gradually contributing to poverty reduction, ensuring food security and creating an export miracle. rice export of Vietnam”. At the end of the letter, Minister Hoan expressed his gratitude to the man who is considered the father of hybrid rice: “In the face of infinite grief, on behalf of Vietnam’s agricultural industry and in my personal name, I would like to send to the whole family of Mr. and the Chinese agriculture industry deeply condolences for this great loss and grief.”

Mr. Vien Long Binh was still diligently researching hybrid rice until the last days of his life. Photo: CNS. The following article by Christina Jiang- a Chinese international student studying in the UK about the merits of professor-academician Yuan Longping, was published in 2019 in the newspaper. The Oxford Scientist. Jiang wrote: A few weeks ago, on October 1, 2019, something quite strange happened in my house: Our whole family had dinner next to the TV screen! It was the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, in 1949, after years of conflict and political instability. While we were reviewing the parade that morning and the gala dinner that lasted until midnight, my parents and grandparents started talking about Chinese history and culture. In 1973, Mr. Vien Long Binh was the first to develop hybrid rice and achieved hybrid dominance in rice. Hybrid dominance is where progeny hybrids of two different parents are produced with difficulty but are more productive and grow faster. The conversation eventually turned to the Chinese, especially scientists, who are quite famous at home, but barely known abroad. I felt very ashamed when I realized that out of all the names they were mentioning, I didn’t recognize any though sure, I had vaguely heard of them but couldn’t remember any. what. The great merit of agronomist Vien Long Binh helped the once-poor and most populous country in the world overcome hunger. Photo: CRI. The conversation continued until everyone talked about a special man: Vien Long Binh. Again, I don’t know what he did, but after listening and learning more about him, I understand why the people of this country respect him so much. When you start thinking about scientists, what do you usually think of? For me, those are big fields like physics, chemistry or medicine. And Mr. Vien here works in an industry that I didn’t even realize was considered science. He is an agronomist, a scientist active in the field of agriculture. Whether he did not cure a rare disease or discover fundamental truths about the universe, I think what he has achieved is equally important. Due to the self-pollinating nature of rice plants, hybridization is considered impossible because self-pollinating species have to undergo a long process of selection. Thus, all the inferior traits are removed and only the superior ones are left, which is detrimental to hybridization. But Mr. Vien Long Binh proved this wrong. He used a male sterile wild rice variety and produced a rice that was up to 20% more productive. Since then, its productivity has continuously increased. Currently, 50% of rice in China comes from agronomist Vien Long Binh’s hybrid varieties and produces 60% of the country’s total rice production. An estimated 300 billion kilograms of the rice varieties created by Mr. Vien have been planted in the past 20 years, and its yield growth alone is more than enough to feed an additional 60 million people. “Father of hybrid rice” Vien Long Binh cut his hair at a familiar salon in Trường Sa, Hunan province. Photo: Global Times. Those who have been interested in China’s long history of development will see why the topic of hybrid rice has attracted so much attention and become such a big deal. And that is also what prompted Mr. Yuan Longping to embark on his research career in response to one of the greatest disasters of the 20th century, the greatest famine in China. The disaster that left at least 36 million people starved to death began in 1959, when the Great Leap Forward was unleashed with misguided policies and natural disasters, leading to a food shortage crisis. on a nationwide scale. Although he has been working and producing results since the 1970s, it is only in the past 20 years that Mr. Vien Long Binh’s efforts have been recognized to a higher level. He was awarded the World Food Prize in 2004 and the Confucius Peace Prize in 2012. In 2019, at the age of 89, he continued to work, devoting his life to developing rice with higher yields and more difficult growing conditions. There are varieties that can grow in very arid conditions in Africa and may even one day grow in salt water. Hybrid rice varieties have since been grown in many countries in Africa, the Americas and Asia, providing food for areas at risk of famine. Because of his contribution, Mr. Vien was dubbed the “Father of Hybrid Rice” by the Chinese media. In the world’s most populous country, there are now at least four famous landmarks and a university named after him. Professor-academician Yuan Longping born on September 7, 1930 is a famous Chinese agronomist, known for creating the first hybrid rice varieties in the 70s of the last century. He won the China Preeminent Science and Technology Prize in 2000, the Agriculture Prize and the 2004 World Food Prize. Before his death, he was still the leader of the China National Hybrid Rice Research and Development Center. He is also a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and a former associate of the US National Academy of Sciences. Mr. Vien Long Binh also served as chief advisor to FAO in 1991.

A stream of Chinese people wearing raincoats stood on both sides of the road while a convoy carried the body of Yuan Longping from the hospital to the funeral home in Trường Sa, Hunan province on May 22. Photo: Xinhua Special Citizens The passing of Mr. Yuan Longping – a special citizen of China in the early afternoon yesterday (May 22, 2021) attracted the attention of the world’s media because he was the father of various breeds. hybrid rice with high yield, contributing to feed nearly 1/5 of the world’s population and making a great contribution to global food security. Mr. Yuan Longping was awarded the highest honor of the Republic of China. He was also the one who lit the torch to open the 2008 Beijing Olympic event. Photo: Chinadaily Sheet The Straits Times of Singapore writes: Today how to feed more than 1.4 billion mouths in the world’s second-largest economy remains a major task for Chinese policymakers. Especially in light of consumer demand for more foods and global tensions impacting grain trade. At the end of last year, Chinese President Xi Jinping still called on the country to maintain the “sense of a crisis in food security”, and asked local governments to launch related campaigns and campaigns. Restaurants increase penalties for food waste. By 2020, the hybrid rice developed by Mr. Vien Long Binh’s team continues to break records, reaching 1,500 kg/mu (about 22.5 tons/ha) in two growing seasons, marking a new world record. According to the sheet Washington Post, Worldwide, one-fifth of the total rice yield today comes from varieties created by the father of hybrid rice Vien Long Binh. In June 2020, Mr. Vien’s research team embarked on a trial planting of hybrid rice in a field 2,800 meters above sea level in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, northwest China. The last time agronomist Vien Long Binh appeared in the field was in March of this year when he went to check the field of hybrid rice in Hainan Island and he was repeatedly hospitalized until his death yesterday. . Honoring the people who are attached to rice all their lives Associated Xinhua News Agency Beijing may fly its flag at half-mast to honor Mr. Yuan’s great contributions to Chinese agriculture. Previously, on September 29, 2019, just before the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, Mr. Yuan was awarded the “Order of the Republic”, the highest honor in the country. country for its outstanding contribution to the food security, agriculture of China, as well as the world. Young Chinese people holding flowers wait in line to reserve the place where Mr. Vien Long Binh’s funeral will be held. Photo: Xinhua Mr. Yuan Longping was born in 1930 in Beijing, graduated from Southwest Agricultural College in 1953. Not long after a severe nationwide famine in the 1960s, the young scientist was determined to research how to increase the production of rice, a staple food for more than 60% of the Chinese people. And then he began a special lifelong relationship with rice. Mr. Vien Long Binh has achieved many achievements in research and production of the world’s first high-yielding hybrid rice varieties since 1973, which can achieve yields above 500 kg/mu (about 0.067 ha), compared to with the previous only 300 kg/mu. Over the next four decades, Mr. Vien led his students to continue researching and developing hybrid rice varieties with increasing yields. In 1996, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China officially established the breeding program of super hybrid rice. And just four years later, the first phase of the target reached 10.5 tons/ha. This record was broken three more times when it increased to 12 tons in 2004, 13.5 tons in 2011 and 15 tons/ha in 2014. Not only stopping at mainland China, Mr. Vien’s hybrid rice during this period was widely grown in more than 40 countries, including the US, Brazil, India, Vietnam, the Philippines and Madagascar. According to the Xinhua News Agency , the total area of ​​hybrid rice has reached 8 million hectares abroad thanks to the contributions of Mr. Vien and his associates who have worked with dozens of countries around the world to solve the problems of food security as well as the situation of poor people. Malnutrition.

Chinese scientist Yuan Longping passed away at the age of 91 on May 22. Photo: scmp.com China’s top rice researcher has died at a hospital in Trường Sa city, capital of Hunan province. Born in Beijing in 1930, agronomist Yuan Longping succeeded in creating the world’s first high-yield hybrid rice in 1973. With five decades of research on hybrid rice varieties grown on the ground. Covering 9% of the world’s total arable land, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering has helped nearly 20% of the world’s population escape hunger. This hybrid rice variety can yield 20% higher than conventional rice varieties. After that, this rice variety was widely grown in China and many other regions around the world. Currently, about 16 million hectares of agricultural land in China is planted with this hybrid rice variety, accounting for 57% of the total rice area in the country, thereby helping to feed an additional 80 million people every year. Agronomist Vien Long Binh has contributed to making China one of the world’s leading rice producers. With this success and contribution, he is considered the “father” of hybrid rice. In recent years, scientist Vien Long Binh and his research team are still breeding and developing a hybrid rice variety that can be grown in saltwater environments. Scientist Vien Long Binh once said that he has two dreams, which is “enjoying the coolness under the shade of rice plants taller than a person’s head” and that hybrid rice can be widely grown around the world to solve the problem. global food shortage.

Mr. Vien Long Binh – who is known as the father of hybrid rice in China. The father of hybrid rice Vien Long Binh died in Trường Sa city, capital of Hunan province, China due to old age and serious illness, Xinhua news agency reported. Mr. Vien was born in 1930. He led Chinese agricultural scientists to increase rice yield from 300 kg/acre to over 1,000 kg/acre. Each Chinese acre is equivalent to 666.6m2. This achievement of Mr. Vien and his associates is considered as the key to helping China solve the food security problem for more than a billion people in this country. Hybrid rice later appeared in dozens of countries in Africa, America and Asia, yielding higher yields than traditional rice. China has named four celestial bodies in outer space after Mr. Yuan Longping was once awarded the “Order of the Republic of the Nation”, the highest honor that China bestows on an individual. During his lifetime, Mr. Vien was famous for requiring that all doctors he trained or worked at the unit had to go to the fields. He himself, at the age of 88, still spends at least 5 hours a day in the fields. “Computers are very important, books are very important, but books can’t grow wet rice, can’t grow wheat. We now have a number of PhDs who are heavy on theory, but ignore practice, understand it. A lot of knowledge from books, but without practice, nothing can be done,” said Mr. Vien. Mr. Vien predicts that taking advantage of biotechnology to breed agricultural crops is the development orientation and inevitable trend in the future. Regarding food from genetically modified technology, Mr. Vien said it is necessary to have a cautious attitude, not to deny it completely.

“In the short term, the District People’s Committee will support 100% of the budget for the people. Besides fighting the epidemic, it is also very important to ensure economic and social stability for the people,” Dong said. Mr. Vuong Quoc Tuan, Vice Chairman of Bac Ninh Provincial People’s Committee went to check in Kieu village on May 10. Photo: Bac Ninh People’s Committee. More info with Zing Mr. Nguyen Huy Nga, Head of Agriculture and Rural Development Department of Tien Du district, said that this year’s Winter-Spring rice crop, Kieu villagers planted Thai Xuyen 111 rice variety, which is high quality but capable Insect resistance is not strong. Therefore, if not timely spray treatment, the possibility of crop loss is great. Especially in the current period, rice begins to flower. The type of plane chartered by the Tien Du district government will each take off about 20 liters of medicine that has been prepared in the right dose. The flight process is ensured safely, with the supervision and permission of the competent forces. “We have sent documents to the isolated localities, where needed, the district will support. Up to now, the working group has sprayed nearly 40 hectares of rice,” Mr. Nga said. As of May 10, Tien Du district has 5 cases of Covid-19 in Kieu village (Hien Van commune) and Hoai Thuong village (Lien Bao commune). Through tracing, the whole district has 319 F1 cases and more than 2,000 F2. They were all tested and the initial results were negative Tien Du district has established 11 checkpoints and implemented social distancing according to Directive 16 for Kieu village (Hien Van commune) and Hoai Thuong village, Hoai Trung village (Lien Bao commune). Leaders of the Provincial People’s Committee also regularly check the concentrated isolation area, requesting the quarantined people to strictly follow the 5K message of the Ministry of Health.

Last year, Le Thuy flooded, the water was immense, fish, shrimp, and alluvium also followed the water and stayed in the fields. After the flood, the land is fertile, most of the crops grown down are green. I remember when I went back to my hometown after Tet, I went to the market to buy a bunch of big, young green cabbage that was delicious to the eyes, but had 2,000 VND. Buying 10,000 cucumbers, the old lady selling melons filled a basket. I said : – Your teeth give a lot? She laughs: -Like I sold it, one day she sold nearly 1 basket but got 6,000.. The immense rice fields in the countryside this year also have a good harvest, a yellow color stretching to the foot of the distant mountain. The rice heads bowed heavily, covering the whole road separating the fields. The wind about the rice waves keeps undulating, it feels like standing in front of the sea but the waves are peaceful and golden. In my hometown, many houses still keep the new custom of offering rice. Every season of ripe rice, people reap the first field, after threshing (previously using human power or cattle to pedal, later with a continuous harvester, only packed grain rice was brought back). let the rice dry in the sun. Select the field with good rice varieties, then threshing and drying separately. When the rice is dried (in the sun and dry enough for long-term storage), it is milled, pounded, gradually, sieved (later milled by machine), giving white rice grains. Use that rice to wash with clear stone well water and then blow the rice with a wood stove. You have to be careful with the fire so that the top rice grains are white and fragrant, and the bottom is just scorched yellow. Choose a young hen to start jumping (the new hens begin to lay the first eggs), at this time there have been a few thunderstorms at the beginning of the season, when it rains, the termites fly out, the villagers are used to thunderstorms. When I see termites flying out, I know that after 5 to 10 minutes, it will stop raining. The termites flew out, met the wet rain, swooped down to the ground, lost their wings and ran away like small round meatballs. Chickens eat that termite, the meat is fragrant and golden. A new tray of rice is placed to worship heaven and earth, the gods, the ancestors only have a large plate of white new rice mixed with pieces of yellow burnt rice, on top of which is left over a fertile yellow boiled hen and a A plate of crushed roasted seeds with chili peppers accompanied by 1 lemon cut in half. The owner lights 3 incense sticks to pray to Heaven, Earth, Gods, and Ancestors to come back to eat a new meal, to bless and protect the whole family for a year of peace, a bountiful and prosperous next season. Looking at the new tray of rice, though simple but full of herbs, farmers still tell each other that when making new rice, people must be clean and clean in their thoughts, and the mind must be good to cook a full fragrant, boiled meal. The hen is brightly colored and neatly shaped. Old farmers looking at the tray of rice can know the happiness of the house, know if the next year’s crop is better or worse. With the new tray of rice used for offerings, the elderly eat first, then the people who work in the fields have the most merit, then divide it among the children and divide it equally among all members of the family. have his share. Fresh and fragrant rice, sweet and fatty chicken pieces, roasted salt seeds pounded with hot, spicy chili peppers, crispy golden pieces call back a whole heaven of memories of the new rice seasons that have passed in life. In the new meal, family members remind about the lost family members, those who are far away from home… So many people keep holding a bowl of rice and remember to eat. My family also grows rice, so since I was young, I always eat new rice. Eat from when you know how to eat, from the time when your grandparents are still there until your grandparents return to the crane world in turn. Every new rice season, I try to arrange to bring my baby home. Show me the ripe rice season, let me know my hometown. My father sometimes asked his grandchildren to burn incense on the ancestral altar during the new meal, without a word of instruction, the children just followed, but now everyone knows how to light incense sticks straight, not letting the incense fall go out. The children always know how old their great-grandparents died, who went away in the family, who died… I remember that every year when we offer new rice, we share our chicken meat with our children. Ma said: – Ma doesn’t like chicken, I hate eating chicken… The chicken was delicious, but there was little, so the kids were very happy, and saved for a bigger piece compared to each other. Later, when I grew up, I knew how to give a little bit of delicious fat to my children. My health is not good, or I am sick. Every time the plating hurts, the kids often cook chicken porridge for the plating. Ma only eats porridge with water. Chicken doesn’t really like to eat now because it’s old now, has weak teeth, and hates eating chicken because it has teeth. I just wish, if there is no disease, I will take my children home. In the middle of the field, stop and fill your chest with the new scent of rice. And come back to eat new rice. New rice for me now is also eating, remembering… eating love…

Experiencing 3 production crops from the 2019 – 2020 winter-spring crop up to now, it shows that the synchronous application of scientific and technological measures and mechanization in peanut production in Tinh Tho commune has contributed to improve peanut yield, bring higher economic efficiency compared to rice and cash crops in the locality. New peanut varieties combined with intensive farming for high yield in Tinh Tho commune (Son Tinh, Quang Ngai). Photo: Thu Phuong. Tinh Tho commune is located in the northwest of Son Tinh district, the soil quality in the commune is relatively good, very suitable for the production of crops such as rice, corn, cassava, sweet potatoes, legumes of all kinds. In which, peanut is a crop that occupies a fairly large area with about 136 hectares, but the yield is still not commensurate with the potential. With the support of the provincial Department of Science and Technology, for the past 2 years, Tinh Tho commune has implemented an inefficient model of peanut cultivation on rice and cropland with an area of ​​80 hectares. In which, in the winter-spring crop 2020-2021, the commune planted 40 hectares, with 339 households in Tho Trung, Tho Nam and Tho Tay villages participating. The objective of the project is to apply synchronously scientific-technological measures and mechanization in peanut production to grow groundnuts on rice land and inefficient crops. The peanut varieties included in the demonstration included LDH.01, LDH.09 and L14. These are peanut varieties selected by the Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology of the South Central Coast, belonging to the good variety, creating a premise for high yield. Peanut varieties have wide adaptability, high yield in ecological regions, large fruit, shallow waist and veins, high seed rate. The variety is tolerant to drought conditions. During the production process, farmers were trained and guided in technical processes of peanut intensive cultivation on rice and inefficient crops such as preparing peanut varieties, handling seeds before sowing, selecting groundnut planting techniques, soil preparation, fertilization techniques, care when sowing and pest control. Accordingly, after the variety is selected, farmers dry the seeds to ensure that the water content in the seeds is less than 8%, classify large and small seeds to plant each bed separately for even plants. People make the soil according to the right techniques such as the soil is airy, porous, moist enough, weed free, the bed surface is flattened. Peanuts are planted in rows 25 cm apart, trees 10 cm apart, 1 seed/hole, density 40 plants/m2. Fertilizers to be applied include organic fertilizers, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and powdered lime. The 4-step application process includes priming, the first application after sowing 10-15 days, the second application after sowing 25-30 days, the third application, when the flower ends. In the process of development, the appearance of pests and diseases is also timely prevented. Groundnut is a very suitable crop for arid sandy soils, difficult to irrigate in Quang Ngai. Photo: Thu Phuong. In the bamboo field, Tinh Tho commune (Son Tinh district), Mr. Nguyen Tam, a farmer participating in the model said that in this crop, he planted 3 peanuts of L14 variety. Thanks to the guidance and methodical application of science and technology, the L14 peanut variety is highly resistant to disease, yielding about 3 quintals / sao (higher than the previous peanut variety, only about 2.6 quintals / sao). And Mr. Nguyen Xuan Son in the same commune also happily said that this crop he was supported to plant 2 sao L14 peanuts, this variety has wide adaptability, large fruit, high seed rate. Thanks to the correct application of the technical process, with 2 peanuts of L14 after harvesting, he is expected to press 75 liters of oil, 12 liters more than 2 sao of peanuts. Currently, 40 ha of peanuts in the winter-spring crop 2020-2021 in Tinh Tho commune participating in the intensive farming model have been synthesized with an average expected yield of 36.1 to 38.7 quintals/ha. In which, LDH.01 variety reached 36.1 quintals/ha; LDH.09 variety reached 38.7 quintals/ha; L14 variety reached 36.6 quintals/ha. Meanwhile, traditional peanut varieties only reach 26.3 quintals/ha. Accordingly, the revenue of peanut variety LDH.01 is over 90 million VND/ha, selling price is 25,000 VND/kg, minus expenses, profit is over 47.4 million VND/ha, more than 28.5 million VND higher than peanut variety. /ha. Sales of peanut variety LDH.09 profit reached over 53.9 million VND/ha, 35 million VND/ha higher than peanut variety; sales of peanut variety L14, profit reached over 48.6 million VND/ha, higher than peanut variety over 29.8 million VND/ha.

In the winter-spring crop 2020-2021, Quang Tri Agricultural Extension Center has implemented an organic rice production model using Guilin organic fertilizer at An Long Cooperative, Trieu Hoa commune, Trieu Phong district to change awareness and transfer of technical processes and organic farming methods to people. From being dependent on chemical fertilizers, people have realized great benefits from applying organic fertilizers. Photo: PVT. The model is implemented on a scale of 10 hectares, 50 participating households. After selecting the demonstration site, the Quang Tri Agricultural Extension Center organized a training session to guide the process of organic rice intensification, especially organic composting. The implementation of organic composting was carried out early (since November 2020). At the same time, the technical staff has coordinated with the Commune People’s Committee and the Management Board of the cooperative to closely manage and supervise the implementation of the model as required by the program. Rice production process using sowing tools, HC95 rice variety has high quality, high yield and good quality. Master Tran Thi Thuy, the technical officer directing the model, said that in the process of planting, households have been instructed to carefully prepare the soil, create a flat surface, and drain water before sowing. Make sure to soak the seeds in the correct technique, regularly check the sprouts, when the sprout is 1/3 of a rice grain (cracked pineapple spikes), the roots are ½ of a rice grain, sow. Healthy, disease-free, productive, high-quality rice fields thanks to organic production. Photo: PVT. Rice is sown by row sowing tool, the amount of seed sown for 1 sao (500 m2) is 3.5 kg. Use composted organic fertilizer for lining and Guilin organic fertilizer during the growth and development of rice plants. Rice does not use chemical fertilizers, chemical pesticides, only biological pesticides are used when pests and diseases occur. Scientific irrigation water regime, suitable for the growing needs of rice plants. Fertilizers are applied in 4 main growth and development periods of rice… Calculating for 1 hectare, the amount of fertilizer for each application is as follows: Apply the last fertilizer before harrowing with 6-7 tons of broken organic fertilizer, 500 kg Guilin microbial organic fertilizer, 300 kg Guilin mineral fertilizer ; first application at rice 20 days after sowing with the amount of Guilin mineral fertilizer: 500 kg; second fertilizer at rice 32-35 days after sowing with 400 kg Guilin mineral fertilizer; 3rd application at rice 62 days after sowing, combined with spraying foliar fertilizer with 300 kg of Guilin mineral fertilizer, 40 packs of Guilin foliar fertilizer. Mr. Doan Tho Hoa, An Long village (Trieu Hoa commune, Trieu Phong commune) participates in the model of organic rice production with an area of ​​4 sao. Meeting with us, Mr. Hoa could not hide his joy and said: The difference of the organic rice production model is the use of Guilin organic fertilizer and the use of manure composted with Trichoderma products. The environment in the fields of Trieu Hoa commune (Trieu Phong, Quang Tri) is greener, cleaner and more beautiful thanks to organic rice farming. Photo: PVT. Compared to HC95 rice, which farmers cultivate in the usual way, the model rice plants are organically healthy, have durable green leaves, moderate green color from the beginning to the end of the crop, and the rice plants are free from pests and diseases from the root At the top, the color of the yellow rice grain is brighter. “During the last storm of the season with strong gusts of wind, conventional farming fields all fell, especially the model fields have strong roots, so they do not fall, which is very convenient for farming. harvest”, Mr. Hoa assessed. Mr. Doan Duc Tam, another household participating in the model, said that when cultivating rice in the organic direction, it will greatly limit the situation where pesticide bottles are thrown away in the field, but instead, the awareness The people’s compliance with the process of caring for rice with organic fertilizers has been increased. “During the implementation of the model, from planting, tending to harvesting, my relatives and I always feel secure, without fear of toxicity when taking care of rice,” said Mr. Tam. Multi-faceted benefits In the process of rice production, if using inorganic fertilizers for many years, without adding organic fertilizers as well as overusing inorganic fertilizers, it will cause harm such as increasing the susceptibility of plants to diseases. , kill beneficial microorganisms, make many arable land areas lose fertility, imbalance of nutrients in the soil, hard soil, decrease crop yield and increase production costs. impact on the environment and human health… Not using chemical pesticides, focusing on integrated pest management in the field has shown farmers countless benefits. Photo: PVT. The application of organic production processes increases the fertility of the soil, increases the minerals and effective microorganisms for the soil, has a very good effect on soil improvement, especially for the soils that have been and are being developed. degraded. In the long run, it will help the rice plant’s better resistance to pests and diseases. During the flowering period, the field will be less infected with planthoppers, dry, give long cotton, rice is free of pests, rice is clear, rice is soft and has a characteristic aroma. Economically, the yield is estimated at 57 quintals/ha for the HC95 variety, with the selling price of 9,000 VND/kg, giving a profit of 25 – 27 million VND/ha, 10-15% higher than the mass market. In addition, reducing the amount of sowing seeds by using a sowing tool, making rice plants grow healthy and balanced, this is an important factor contributing to improving productivity and economic efficiency. In terms of environment, ecology, using Guilin microbial and mineral organic fertilizers, combined with manure, stubble decomposition products, creating a favorable environment for beneficial microorganisms, improved soil. Better yet, the rice plants grow in balance, the environment is safe, the field ecosystem is secure, there are fish, snails, and crabs… living in the rice fields. Organically produced rice not only ensures quality and productivity, but also significantly reduces production costs. Photo: PVT. Developing agriculture according to organic farming methods not only contributes to the creation of organic products that are beneficial to human health, but also raises awareness and changes farming methods in rice production towards organic sustainable, ensuring safe products, the country’s environment is not polluted, contributing to the protection of the environment and field ecosystems. According to Mr. Phan Ba ​​Dinh, Chairman of the People’s Committee of Trieu Hoa Commune, Trieu Phong District: Local households have also felt the risk of abusing inorganic fertilizers, abusing chemical pesticides, affecting quality. agricultural products, environment and public health, so the model implementation is highly accepted by households. Mr. Dinh has learned from experience: If the technical process in the model is followed, such as using microbial organic fertilizers and Guilin mineral fertilizers, combined with manure, Trichoderma; If the amount of water is guaranteed, the weather is favorable, it is necessary to go through many production crops, the fields are improved, the fertility of the soil is improved… “From the initial support of the Provincial Agricultural Extension Center, it has helped households to firmly grasp and understand the technical stages of organic production that are different from mass production. In the next seasons, we will direct, and have supportive policies, and at the same time continue to propagate and replicate the model, encouraging farmers to implement this superior farming model,” Dinh said. know.

Place to save memories That old life recedes as quickly as possible into the past like a nap. That was the 70s and 80s of the last century, the time we could never forget with the busy days, the “big screen screen projection, earth theatrical performances” was very special. It was so innocently interesting and the “incidents” lingered in the cooperative’s storehouse full of memories. I remember vividly about the warehouse yards of the three villages of Tri Can, Kien Hung and Duong Hoa. The three cooperative warehouses are in three different villages, but the building style is very similar. When we were growing up, the warehouse was ever there. The yard is very large. All three are located in the center of three villages to facilitate collective activities when the village holds games on holidays, New Year and cultural performances between production teams when the planting season begins, The harvest is over … A movie screening session at the cooperative warehouse yard. (Artwork from the internet) Tri Can village is a warehouse of the second team as the center of three production teams: One, Two, Three. Kien Hung village is the warehouse yard belonging to Team Five, which is the center of four production teams: Bon, Nam, Sau, Bay and this is also the central warehouse yard of Thieu Hung commune. There is another yard in Duong Hoa village. This warehouse is centrally located in the production team 10 for 4 teams: Eight, Nine, Ten and Eleven. At that time, the warehouses at that time, during the rice harvest season, all the production teams of the three villages gathered rice for plucking. By the way, this yard is used to dry rice. During the season, rice was spread over the yard and the young men were assigned to guard the whole area. These days, my hometown is happy like the association, I think back to remember and regret it. The warehouse yard is also a place for mobile film projection teams and art troupes of the province to visit and perform for my hometown people to enjoy with neighboring communes whenever there is an emulation movement. Each warehouse yard is a row of solid and solid warehouses. The warehouse was built very big, very big, located inside the yard and arranged very tidily for the convenience of cars, tractors and oxcarts to pull in and out. The warehouse area has many large houses, used to store staple food, the door is tightly closed so that thieves cannot get in and steal, extending a few rows of headlines. The column is made of something that is difficult to peel off. It seems that the warehouse belongs to a rich farmer from a very distant childhood. The roof is tiled with fish scales, this type of tile is difficult to find nowadays, sometimes there are still a few houses left, but the moss is old and old. This tile roof, birds and bats love because this is the quietest place for them to live because the ceiling is very high, no one can play with. Warehouse fence walls are built with bricks, high green stones. On the wall of that fence, people planted many fragments of glass bottles. We dare not play with these glassware for fear of bleeding. Fear of ghosts – an interesting childhood fear At the end of the rice harvest season or there is no event, the warehouse yard will return to a quiet, dull look and only the rice plucking machine is waiting for another harvest season to come. The tranquility of the yard and the ventilation are the ideal places for our children to play. In the afternoon, we gathered to hop on the ground to measure and measure the length of the yard. Remembering the long yard, we jogged from the north to the south end of the yard tired. The yard is tiled with the red ship, the square brick next to the size of 30 cm, straight line. On this brick background, watching the screen projection on the big screen is very interesting. Because the yard was too large, the children gathered together to count how many rows and bricks would take a long time to finish. Tiles are glaring in the eyes. We are also kind of goofy, so we count the number of bricks for sweating to have a quiz about ice cream betting. Yet many of them also gave up, sometimes even adults. My grandmother heard us arguing about winning and losing about the number of bricks in the garlic-stained yard and immediately threatened: “The yard is hiding a lot of ghosts”. Hearing that, we all panicked and did not dare to go there to play anymore, hiding behind her and whispered: “Grandma, people build a very high wall! How can ghosts hide?”. She did not explain any more. Seeing her silent, we feared and skeptically thought of all sorts of things to weave, whispering loud and small. The fear made us feel even more that if anyone in the village died, it would be early evening that we would not dare to pass the door of our room any more. We believe she is right because she is the person with the most image of that warehouse yard. From then on, whenever we walked across that warehouse yard, no one would say anything to each other, so we could not dare to turn around, afraid to turn around and fear that we could not run. We got past the front yard of the courtyard, and we breathed a sigh of relief, our faces rustling. Many of us even came up with a way to walk across the yard by asking the dog to follow to ease our fear. But sometimes when passing by, I kept hearing the birds singing in the warehouse and the wind blowing even more scared. During the day I was scared to wonder what happened at night. Hello! We scrambled to go in the middle. If the ghost clings, there are people who go first and go after. So every mother sent to the edge of the pond to pick vegetables and it was a bit dark, she would make it up like this and that to avoid going through the yard of the warehouse where she said there were “ghosts”. Later we thought “what the hell are you afraid of? Let’s be a hero!” and just invite each other out to the warehouse to play hide and seek to delight. Time passed by, the warehouse yard in my three villages was gone. Instead, they are the homes of the people in my hometown. Now that the decades have passed, we remember forever the storage yard full of memories at that time when we were delighted to play on the drying ground of the cooperative, and also went to the cinema, opera, row … Sometimes I come back and hang around here in the language of my homeland. COMPANION UNIT

This morning (May 8), Can Loc district held a conference to evaluate the effectiveness of the transplanter model, to deploy the project of production in the summer-autumn crop 2021. In the spring crop of 2021, the People’s Committee of Can Loc district directed the Division of Agriculture and Rural Development, Center for Science and Technology Application and Plant Protection, People’s Committees of Tung Loc, Son Loc, Xuan Loc, Kim Song Truong Communes in coordination with Trung Hoa Cooperative (Nghen town) surveyed, selected implant application model for production. Mr. Nguyen Dinh Trung – Director of Ha Vang Cooperative, Vuong Loc Commune: Thanks to the application of transplanters in production, this spring crop yield increased much more. Accordingly, the spring crop of this year the district has 53.36 ha implanted by machine and used varieties: Nep 98, Thai Xuyen 111; ADI 168 and XT 28 (implemented by Mitraco Seed Company with an area of ​​2 ha). To use the transplanter, Trung Hoa Cooperative used an automatic continuous seeding machine to North the tray. The transplanter was 30cm from the row, 18cm from the clump, an average of 1 transplanter per day was 2.5-3 ha. Due to transplanting of young seedlings, roots are not damaged, so the time for rice to set roots is faster, the transplanter is sparse, spaced evenly so that the rice grows and develops well, and there are few pests and diseases. Through the assessment, compared with traditional cultivation, the model for the theoretical average yield is 93.43 quintals / ha, higher than the control 7.78 quintals / ha; reducing more than 10,320,000 VND / ha / crop in costs and labor costs for farmers. Vice Chairman of People’s Committee of Can Loc district Bui Huy Cuong: This is a new technical advance in agricultural cultivation, so it is recommended that communes and towns continue to promote propaganda, direct and guide farmers to use new farming equipment in their products. Rice export to improve efficiency, contribute to increase income. From the results of the transplanter application, in the coming time, Can Loc district will promote propaganda and mobilize local farmers to continue replicating the model of large rice fields to apply scientific and technical advances. , put mechanization into production. The use of AUV drones to spray plant protection drugs (herbicides, kill diseases) on the model, help reduce the amount of drugs, reduce environmental pollution

The application of scientific advances in agricultural production is an inevitable trend to reduce labor force and increase crop productivity in order to bring about high economic efficiency. In particular, the use of drones (drones) to spray plant protection drugs (BVTV) in Long Dien district initially showed effectiveness not only in production, but also contributing to protecting the health of farmers. . Farmers watched the demonstration of flying equipment spraying pesticides by the District Farmers Association in coordination with SNEWRICE JSC to perform the winter-spring crop 2020-2021 on the fields of An Nhut commune. 30% DISCOUNT OF Pesticides The device for spraying pesticides for plants is unfamiliar to many farmers in the province, but to farmers in Long Dien district, this device is quite familiar. In the Winter-Spring crop of 2020-2021, the District Farmers Association in collaboration with SNEWRICE Joint Stock Company (Ho Chi Minh City) held a demonstration of spraying pesticides by drone on more than 30 hectares of rice in An Nhut commune (the company supports 100 % injection). This form initially shows practical effectiveness and promises to be able to deploy on a large scale in the near future. This is also an activity in the project of implementing high technology application in agricultural cultivation, improving production efficiency for farmers. With drones, the droplets coming out of the nozzle are very small and smooth, helping the farmer reduce the actual amount of water needed while ensuring even surface spread and high efficiency. The spraying of pesticides on rice by drones also increases labor productivity by 15-30 times, shortens the spraying time per unit area; 30% reduction in pesticides compared to conventional spraying. Witnessing the spraying equipment in the field with his own eyes, Mr. Huynh Van Manh (An Lac hamlet, An Nhut commune) said that in the past, he sprayed pesticides with a bottle on his back. Although he is equipped with protective equipment such as raincoats, gloves, and boots, he cannot avoid inhaling the smell of medicine. In this Winter – Spring season, he registered with the Farmers’ Association to spray pesticides with drones on his family’s 4ha of rice. “With the manual spraying method, for each hectare of rice, I have to pay 400 thousand dong to hire labor. In the Winter – Spring crop 2020-2021, I spray with a drone, the cost is lower, only 350 thousand VND / ha, and the amount of medicine is reduced by nearly 30%. So I will use drones to spray drugs in the coming rice crops, ”said Manh. According to Huynh Trung Thanh, Director of An Nhut Agriculture – Service Cooperative, spraying with drones saves water and pesticides while reducing rice yield loss by 150-200 kg / ha compared to conventional spraying. rice is not stepped on like when sprayed with a can. “On the fields of An Nhut cooperative, farmers linked production and cultivated simultaneously on an area of ​​more than 200 hectares, so the use of drones to spray pesticides is very effective,” said Thanh. for more info. Using drones to spray pesticides helps to save production costs, reduce the impact of pesticides on the environment and affect water and soil sources. ESTABLISHMENT OF HIGH-TECH AGRICULTURAL CO-operative Over the past years, farmers in Long Dien district have applied agricultural mechanization and brought higher efficiency in production; Contribute to agricultural restructuring, improve the quality of agricultural products and increase profits. However, the application of flying equipment in spraying, fertilizing … is still limited due to large investment costs. According to Mr. Huynh Van So, Vice Chairman of Farmers Association of Long Dien district, the spraying of pesticides with drones has shown many benefits to the fields in An Nhut commune. Therefore, on April 15, the District Farmers Association cooperated with the TT.Long Dien Farmers’ Association to set up Green Leaf High-tech Agricultural Cooperative. The cooperative has 7 members, specializing in providing services and applying science and technology in agricultural production. “Since the use of drones in agriculture in Long Dien district is relatively new, the District Farmers Union will coordinate with SNEWRICE JSC to disseminate this technique step by step. Step one, the company will make drone spraying service for farmers. Step two, proceed to training and implementation in cooperatives. Then, when the effectiveness has been verified over time, the Farmers’ Union levels will be massively deployed in the fields of An Nhut, An Ngai and Tam Phuoc communes, ”said Mr. So. The adoption of drones for agricultural production is an important transition in accelerating the mechanization of the agricultural sector. This step contributes to promoting competitive advantages, improving the efficiency and quality of agricultural products and increasing farmers’ income.

Proactive technology In Vietnam, since 2018, many localities have demonstrated the use of MBKNL in fertilizing and spraying pesticides for agricultural production. However, the results of using MBKNL in the field lack the stability, the accuracy of the equipment is not as expected, especially in the context that the current pesticides are mainly used for traditional spraying equipment, with the amount of mixed water many times higher … Facing this situation, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry of Defense assigned the National Center for Agricultural Promotion (NNNN) to co-ordinate with the Plant Protection Institute, Hoa Lac High Tech Research and Application Institute and its management unit. The Ministry of Defense carried out the task of “Completing the technical process of using unmanned aircraft (UAV) – HLD18 spraying pesticides on rice plants”. Close-up of the HLD18 drone and the field of Truc Hung commune (Truc Ninh, Nam Dinh) – where the demonstration of aircraft spraying pesticides. Photo: MN Close-up of unmanned HLD18. “If we use the manual method to spray pesticides a day, 3 people can only spray 20 samples. But now with this aircraft, we no longer have the trouble of spraying pesticides, the productivity is significantly increased.” . Farmer Nguyen Van Phong (Truc Hung commune, Truc Ninh district, Nam Dinh) Mr. Le Quoc Thanh – Director of VNA, said that this device is made in Vietnam, so we have complete mastery of technology, software, hardware and warranty, training “pilot” to transfer to units, cooperation groups, agricultural services … Especially HLD18 equipment ensures security and defense as well as the issue of licensing flight zones for equipment. To evaluate the results of the trial using MBKNL HLD18 to spray pesticides on rice plants, VNA recently held a demonstration conference on using MBKNL HLD18 in Truc Ninh district, Nam Dinh province. In the experimental field, the participants and farmers witnessed the “pilots” in the flight control technology demonstration service group HLD18 spraying pesticides with different flight speeds at different formulas. Experimental results show that using HLD18 aircraft helps to reduce 5% of the input pesticide, and 5-10% of water. The use of airplanes helps to control rice diseases effectively by quickly suppressing epidemics and saves time for pest management, and at the same time reduces rice yield loss by 1-2% / ha compared to spraying pine usually because rice is not trampled during the spraying process. The amount of pesticides sprayed by MBKNL on the soil and water at the initial stage of rice plant development has not changed compared with the traditional method. However, to a later period, the amount of pesticides on rice plants is higher due to the decrease of spraying in the environment. The working capacity of an aircraft HLD 18 ranges from 10-20ha / day. Replication At the seminar, Mr. Le Quoc Thanh – Director of NTPPR shared: “From practice, the biggest effect of the model is to isolate farmers from pesticides, thereby helping to protect people’s health and The machine helps to increase working efficiency, not to be afraid of the terrain, save water and drugs, and increase production efficiency “. Farmers and delegates visited the rice growing model using HLD18 drones in Truc Hung commune (Truc Ninh, Nam Dinh) Also at the conference, VNA awarded certificates to 18 trainees trained to control MBKNL HLD18. In addition to the above advantages, through the specialized agency model, the operator is also trained to use MBKNL equipment to serve farmers. The initial achieved results will serve as the basis for Nam Dinh province in particular and the Red River delta provinces to organize the replication, contributing to increase the rate of technology use in the field. As a unit with more than 700ha of area for cultivating hybrid rice varieties, Mr. Lam Van Chieu – Deputy Director of Cuong Tan Co., Ltd. (Truc Ninh, Nam Dinh) said, Cuong Tan is the coordinator of the project NN- 08II. In the process of implementing the project, the company sent staff to participate in the control engineering class MBKNL HLD18. “After more than 10 school days, trainees have been practicing directly on the rice fields of Cuong Tan Co., Ltd. and up to now, it can be said that the basic techniques of controlling MBKNL HLD18 to spray pesticides have been proficient “- Mr. Chieu shared. Also at the conference, TTKNQG handed over to Hai Duong Agricultural Extension Center and Cuong Tan Co., Ltd., each unit 3 MBKNL HLD18 for application of pesticide spraying in rice production. Ms. Pham Thi Dao – Director of Hai Duong Agricultural Extension Center said, Hai Duong currently has about 115,000 hectares of rice cultivation. The average rice yield is 745,000 tons / year. With the handover of HLD18 aircraft by VNA, this will be an incentive for farmers to be able to efficiently produce rice, reduce labor, limit exposure to pesticides while ensuring productivity.

Mr. Hoang Van Cuong, a farmer participating in the demonstration of the TBR97 pure rice seed production model, said that during the sowing and tending process, he found that the variety thrived, had strong branches, was strong, and could withstand. to fall. Growth time of rice variety TBR97 winter-spring crop is from 105-110 days, which is very suitable for the foot of Binh Hai commune. Quang Nam farmers enjoy the rice variety TBR97 with its outstanding advantages. “In this crop, I planted 1 pole (500m2) on a trial basis, from seeding to harvesting, there are very few harmful pests and diseases, light manure, low production costs. I will definitely expand the rice production area of ​​TBR97 “, Mr. Cuong said excitedly. Elder Hoang Dinh Chieng said that the first crop was just the first crop, but the TBR97 rice variety is very well adapted to the soil and climate here, the rice develops well for high productivity, more than 20 households here are supported by the company. Like, people are very happy. Mr. Tran Dang Canh, Director of Binh Hai Agricultural Cooperative, said that this was the first season that Binh Hai farmers participated in demonstrating the TBR97 pure rice seed production model of ThaiBinh Group Joint Stock Company. Seed. Despite the many difficulties in weather, especially the bare land for arid rice production, difficult to produce, but up to this time, the rice has grown and developed well. TBR97 rice variety is suitable for all harsh conditions, the yield is estimated at about 75 quintals / ha, 3 quintals / ha higher than the control rice. The yield of rice variety TBR97 is estimated at about 75 quintals / ha. In the coming time, the cooperative wants ThaiBinh Seed Group Joint Stock Company to continue to deploy the TBR97 rice variety demonstration model in the next seasons to serve as a basis for evaluating the adaptability, yield potential and quality of the variety. rice under cultivation conditions in Binh Hai commune. Mr. Trieu Tan Phu, Director of Central – Tay Nguyen Branch of Thai Binh Seed Group Joint Stock Company, said that over the years, ThaiBinh Seed has brought a lot of quality rice varieties to perform demonstration models, help farmers to access and choose to put into production to increase economic efficiency. TBR97 is one of the company’s potential breeds. According to Mr. Phu, TBR97 is a short-term rice variety, suitable for both winter-spring and summer-autumn crops. In each crop, the company has carried out demonstration models in different localities not only in Quang Nam but also in many other provinces to test the suitability of the variety, all models give Very good results.

When the movement of young workers to big cities for work takes place quickly, it leaves a “headache” about human resources serving agricultural production. Modern machine tools are considered as the optimal solution to solve the problem of lack of manual labor in the field. To solve the problem of sowing, seeding machines, rice transplanting machines gradually replace. To deal with the harvest, combine harvester is widely used. For post-harvest preservation, large capacity drying systems are utilized, farmers sell fresh rice directly instead of exposing themselves to sun drying as before … Drone demonstration workshop in Vong Dong commune (Thoai Son) However, although machines support many stages, but with rice care tasks, such as weeding, mixing, fertilizing, spraying pesticides … still need a lot of manual labor. “Each rice crop must be sprayed with many drugs, not to mention the pest must increase the number of sprays. My family cultivates 3ha of land, employs 2 people to spray it for more than half a day, and has to supervise to make sure they spray the fields. The rice was being sprayed in the seed, the rice was trampled down, the recovery was slow, and it looked pity. These days, when it is urgent, it is not easy to find someone to spray drugs ”- said farmer Tran Van Minh (Vong The commune, Thoai Son). For the pesticide spray problem, the use of Drones (unmanned aircraft) as a salvage. Farmer Phan Thanh Bac (Vong Dong commune, Thoai Son) said that his family has more than 5 hectares of rice land, each time he hires someone to spray it is very difficult and takes a lot of time, so he has invested more than half a billion dong to buy Drones. both used for home fields and hired by pesticide spraying services. According to Mr. Bac, if the person carrying the sprayer can take 2-3 hours to finish spraying 1ha of land, with Drone, it only takes … 8 minutes. “Since the introduction of the Drone into the field, it helps to reduce a lot of labor, reduce costs but increase rice yield. Less than 1 year, I have been spraying pesticides for more than 3,200 ha of rice farmers in the district. With the cost of spraying 180,000 VND / ha, after deducting all the costs, I have recovered the capital to buy the original Drone ”- Mr. Bac said. As expected, Mr. Bac will invest in buying an additional drone to expand pesticide spraying service. Need to support farmers Ngoc Anh Food Company Limited (Thoai Son) is a distributor, maintenance and training drone for Dai Thanh Joint Stock Company. Director of Ngoc Anh Food Company Limited Cao Van Tan said that over the past 1 year, the company sold 9 P-GLOALCHECK pesticide spraying aircraft to farmers in the province. Because the selling price is still quite high (from 534-609 million VND / machine), it is mainly sold to farmers with a large field area, first serving their home, then spraying pesticides service. Through practical assessment, Drones can reduce the loss of 30% of pesticides in spraying, reduce labor by about 20 times, save 95-97% of water, limit environmental pollution and more importantly, farmers do not continue. Direct contact with pesticides such as spraying should limit health effects. The special feature of the Drone provided by Dai Thanh is a versatile machine that is not fussy about drugs (dissolved powder, water or oil emulsion), applying centrifugal spray technology to bring high accuracy. The particle when coming out of the nozzle is very small and smooth, helping to reduce the actual amount of water needed while ensuring even surface spread. Centrifugal spray technology makes water droplets swirl, making the contact with pests on the underside of the leaves more effective, the ability to concentrate Drone to spray the drug quickly. Drones are also capable of spraying at night, accurately spraying with the control of on-board spray technology, pest diagnosis application to synchronize data with the aircraft to automatically spray into the pest area. Using Drones, it helps to reduce the losses of 150-200 kg rice / ha compared to conventional spraying because the rice is not trampled. Mr. Vo Thanh Manh (Deputy Head of Technical Department, An Giang Agricultural Extension Center) said that An Giang is the province with the second largest rice production area in the Mekong Delta. agricultural concern. Especially, for nearly 2 years now, the technology of unmanned aircraft spraying pesticides on rice and fruit trees has started to develop quite strongly. This is an activity in the project of implementing high technology application in agricultural cultivation, improving production efficiency for farmers in the province. Although the utility of the Drones has been proven, the problem is that the price of Drones is still high, many farmers are difficult to access. To expand the area served by Drone, it is necessary to have policies for farmers to borrow loans to support interest rates or business units to coordinate with banks to support capital for farmers. That is also how to solve the problem of lack of human resources in agriculture today.

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The smart rice transplanter that combines the functions of sowing, cultivating rice, fertilizing, and spraying pesticides has been applied at An Nhut Agricultural and Service Cooperative from 2019. LABOR REMUNERATION Over 15 years of growing pepper, Mr. Nguyen Hoang Phuong (Tan Hoa village, Bau Chinh commune, Chau Duc district) said that in the past, from tending to harvesting, he had to do it by hand. To water 2.5 ha of pepper, 2 labor takes 7-8 hours to complete. In 2017, he invested 40 million VND in installing a drip irrigation system. Mr. Phuong commented, compared to the traditional irrigation method, drip irrigation has many outstanding advantages such as: saving water, minimizing water loss, making the soil always fresh and porous; Saving water pump electricity and reducing labor. In addition, this irrigation system can also combine fertilizer, medicine and irrigation water through the drip tips. “From the day of installing the automatic watering system, every time I water the garden, I just turn on the circuit breaker, set the hour and go to other jobs. In addition to reducing labor, the automatic irrigation system also helps to save water. In the past, the average amount of watering was 300m3 / ha / time, since the application of drip irrigation has been reduced to 60m3 / ha ”, Mr. Phuong compared. In the rice fields of farmers in Phuoc Hoi, Lang Dai, Long Tan, Phuoc Long Tho communes (Dat Do district), the system of machines such as tillage and transportation machines, water pumps, combine harvesters, Harvesting in series, rice dryers appeared more and more, gradually replacing the labor force of farmers. Information from the Department of Agriculture of Dat Do district shows that more than 16,000 hectares of cultivated rice by farmers have used almost 100% machinery in the stages of soil preparation and harvesting. Mr. Nguyen Van Tam, an agricultural officer in Phuoc Long Tho commune, said that almost all stages of rice production in the locality have been mechanized. With the implementation of agricultural mechanization, when sowing sowing, there were plows and land-plowing machines, when the harvest time, there was a combine harvester to serve at the place. In addition to bringing about higher economic efficiency, the application of mechanization also solves one of the difficult stages of the agricultural sector today, which is the source of labor when only 1-2 operators and use are possible. work, help farmers reduce labor costs. CONTINUOUS SUPPORTING MACHINERY IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION According to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, at present, the province has more than 400 types of machines serving the mechanization of agricultural production, with the number of more than 105 thousand units. In which, machinery is concentrated mainly in stages such as soil preparation, irrigation, spraying of pesticides, transportation and fishing means. The stages of harvesting, preliminarily processing and preserving agricultural products currently only stop at a number of models of applying preliminary processing technology and preserving vegetables and fruits after harvest. The average level of mechanization of the stages in agricultural production such as: land preparation reaches 100%; 80% of care and spraying of plant protection products; the harvest stage reaches 40%; 30% drying stage. The application of agricultural mechanization has contributed to reducing labor, ensuring seasonality, increasing productivity, quality and reducing post-harvest losses. Mr. Vu Ngoc Dang, Deputy Director of the Rural Development Sub-Department (Department of Agriculture and Rural Development), said implementing the policy of developing household economy in agriculture and fisheries (Resolution 05/2018 / NQ-HDND) and policies to support equipment and materials for the development of cooperatives in the agricultural sector in the period of 2019-2020 (Resolution 39/2018 / NQ-HDND), up to now, the Sub-Department has supported more than 300 machines and equipment. serving production with more than 250 households / cooperatives operating in the agricultural sector such as sowing machines, burying fertilizers for An Nhut Agricultural and Service Cooperative; Package irrigation system, tillers, chain saws for Thai Duong Agricultural Cooperative … In the coming time, the Department will coordinate with localities to continue reviewing and making statistics on the number of machines and equipment; from there to build production plans towards focusing on developing plants and animals with strengths, competitiveness and in accordance with the province’s development planning. “For the project of agricultural mechanization and the application of post-harvest technology (under the Scheme on restructuring the agricultural sector of BR-VT province in the direction of increasing added value and sustainable development to 2020, vision to 2030), after being approved by the competent authority, the Sub-Department will coordinate with relevant departments and agencies to organize propaganda and mobilization of post-harvest agricultural mechanization through models, project points, seminars, seminars ”, Mr. Vu Ngoc Dang more information.

Ms. Bui Thi Binh, a focal point selling rice orchids in Tuyen Quang, said that she caught up with the trend of playing wild flowers, so two weeks ago, she started selling this forest flower. According to Ms. Binh, rice orchid is a type of flower that grows in many mountainous areas or in the forest. In the countryside, they often grow around the edge of the pond. Even branches are tall, overcrowded, and many houses have to be cut down to make it airy. However, in recent times, this flower has become extremely expensive and is welcomed by many women. Rice orchids – forest flowers are pouring into Hanoi in recent days Every day, she has to collect from people to cut branches in forests, bushes, mountainous areas to sell. But depending on each day, there are days when the weather is nice, people can cut a lot, and it rains almost no. Flowers are cut wherever they are bundled to deliver to guests in the provinces: Hanoi, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh … all clean up there. “I poured wholesale from 10 bundles for 180,000 VND / bundle (10 branches). Most customers get from 20-40 bundles. There was a blooming session, I sold up to 2,000 branches but still lacked a form to return customers, so I made an appointment to begging for the next round, ”she said. Similarly, Ms. Tran Tra Giang, a flower sales hub in Au Co (Tay Ho, Hanoi) also admitted, on this occasion, rice orchids are quite “hot”, so taking advantage of the flowers in season, everyone wants to own one. pot of rice orchid plugged in the house. Because this flower is only available for about a month, from March to April is all. This flower has a scent like the smell of herbs, pleasant cool, like the smell of forest galangal. The flowers are pinkish white like a pearl, and the wrong branches are plumping like a grain of rice, representing fullness. When blooming, the flowers have a very vibrant red-yellow color, so they are favored by many women. Because they look very similar to rice cotton, traders call them rice orchids This flower buds white pink, when blooming flowers will be yellow Currently, she retails for 240,000 VND / bundle (10 branches). Where the customers order, she gathered them there to freshen them. Calculated that every day she sold 200-300 branches of rice orchids, many days also sold 400-500 branches. Not only visitors from the North, many in the South like in the city. Ho Chi Minh, Da Nang, Thanh Hoa, … are also very curious, love this flower. You have to pack the transfer boxes by plane for everyone. Ms. Thu Huong – owner of a flower shop in Nguyen Tuan (Thanh Xuan, Hanoi) – said, compared to other flowers, rice orchids are quite durable, can be played for 14-20 days depending on each person. Each flower is 80-100cm long, suitable for large jars of water hyacinths or jars. This type of flower usually grows in the Northern mountainous areas such as Tuyen Quang, Hoa Binh, Yen Bai … Therefore, people have to work very hard to cut beautiful and satisfied branches to sell. Accordingly, it is necessary to choose branches with even leaves, not torn, and flowers in equal clusters. Lan rice is currently quite expensive, but still attracts customers to buy and play “The price of rice orchids fluctuates 250,000-300,000 VND / bunch depending on each day, tens of times more expensive than many other flowers such as roses, chrysanthemums, … However, the goods come back as much as possible, many days. My goods are in a out of stock condition, “she said. Just finished setting up a vase of rice orchids, Ms. Dang Thi Thu Ha from Nghia Tan (Cau Giay, Hanoi) shared: “It’s been a while since I saw the kind of childhood flowers, so recently, on the” online market “, flowers are sold out. Rice orchids I bought 10 branches to play for strangers ”. Ms. Ha said that when she was a child, her mother often picked these leaves and bathed them so that they could scent, even growing into dust for no one to take. But now it turns out to be expensive, having to book 2-3 days in advance to get it.

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.