Storm No. 3 and its circulation left extremely serious consequences for the northern provinces, including Phu Tho. In addition to the loss of life, property, and infrastructure, agricultural production was also severely damaged.
Lang Son commune militia helps people in Vinh Chan commune, Ha Hoa district harvest corn planted in flooded land.
Notably, the storm hit when the rice in the fields had begun to ripen, and the corn was also about to enter the harvest period; in just over ten days, the whole province will focus on harvesting the Summer-Autumn rice and corn crop, preparing all conditions for the Winter-Autumn crop, so the area of rice and crops that were flooded, broken, and fell was quite large. The whole province had 3,591 hectares of rice and 1,697 hectares of crops that were flooded, broken, and fell. Immediately after the water began to recede, localities urgently harvested the Summer-Autumn crop.
Early in the morning of September 12, Mr. Hoang Quoc Minh in Man Lan commune, Thanh Ba district, and his family gathered to pick the flooded corn outside the Thao river dike, taking advantage of the sunny weather, peeling the husks and drying them right on the edge of the road to prevent the corn from sprouting. Pointing to the entire strip of land where corn and bananas were planted, lying scattered in the mud, Mr. Minh sadly said: "My family has more than 3 sao of corn, about 1 hectare of bananas, this crop is considered a total loss. Now we can only harvest young corn for animal feed, after harvesting, we prepare seeds for the winter-spring crop. However, the area of land for planting has also been significantly reduced compared to before because the riverbank on this side has eroded quite a lot."
Taking advantage of the receding water, people in Vinh Chan commune, Ha Hoa district harvested corn that had been planted in flooded areas.
To help households urgently harvest crops flooded along the river, the People's Committees of Ha Hoa, Thanh Ba, and Cam Khe districts have directed communes that are not flooded or relocate residents to mobilize militia and self-defense forces to support communes affected by storm No. 3. Mr. Nhiem, a militiaman of Lang Son commune, Ha Hoa district, said: "Given the damage caused by storm No. 3 in Ha Hoa, we really want to contribute a small part of ourselves, helping people with even the smallest things. Therefore, when ordered to support flooded communes, our militia force quickly deployed to support other communes to complete the harvest as soon as possible."
Farmers in Ha Thach commune, Phu Tho town harvest the Summer-Autumn rice crop, avoiding rice sprouting on the plants due to the effects of flooding.
Besides corn, rice is an important crop in the Summer-Autumn crop. At the time of the storm, the early-Autumn rice crop had begun to enter the harvest period, and the mid-Autumn rice crop had firm grains and red tails. Although it was not affected by the flood mud because it was planted inside the dike, nearly 3,600 hectares of Summer-Autumn rice were flooded, waterlogged, and broken. Therefore, for the areas that can be harvested, farmers are focusing on speeding up the harvest process, avoiding the rice from being soaked in water and sprouting.
To limit the damage caused by storm No. 3, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has issued a document requesting the People's Committees of districts, cities and towns to direct localities to focus on draining water to save rice; provide technical guidance on tying and erecting ripe rice to avoid falling if natural disasters continue to occur; harvest rice at the right time according to the motto "greener at home than old in the fields", prepare the land for winter crop planting. For vegetable areas, it is necessary to take advantage of harvesting areas that have reached the harvest period to ensure productivity and quality. Areas that cannot be recovered should be collected for destruction, disinfected with lime powder, and loosened to avoid anaerobic conditions, bacteria and germs in the soil, and prepare the land for winter crop production. There are specific technical instructions on damage treatment and crop restoration for annual crops, perennial crops, fruit trees, etc.
At the same time, localities need to closely monitor weather conditions and take appropriate production management measures in case natural disasters continue to occur.
Phan Cuong
Source: https://baophutho.vn/khan-truong-thu-hoach-vu-mua-sau-bao-so-3-218953.htm
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