Agree on policy for Tuy Phong district to buy rice seeds and materials

On June 8, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Hong Hai issued a document agreeing to the policy of purchasing rice seeds and materials to implement the Project on developing rice production areas applying the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) for sowing in 2023 of Tuy Phong District People's Committee.

Accordingly, the Provincial People's Committee agreed in principle to allow Tuy Phong District People's Committee to purchase Ma Lam 48 rice variety in quantity of 13,272 kg; Urea fertilizer 13,825 kg; Superphosphate fertilizer 33,970 kg; Potassium chloride fertilizer 10,270 kg; microbial organic fertilizer 39,500 kg; lime powder 49,375 kg. Funding from other economic career expenditure sources in 2023 of Tuy Phong District (funding to support the development of rice-growing land).

The Provincial People's Committee assigns the Tuy Phong District People's Committee to be responsible for and direct its affiliated units to carry out procedures related to procurement in accordance with their authority, in accordance with the law on prices and bidding, ensuring efficiency and settlement in accordance with current regulations.

It is known that in recent years, Binh Thuan has been continuously affected by natural disasters, especially drought and lack of water for production. Meanwhile, many farmers still maintain the habit of sowing rice densely, with a sowing amount of 200 - 250 kg/ha. Especially in rice cultivation, farmers often leave their fields flooded, causing loss of irrigation water, reducing the planting area. To adapt to climate change, frequent droughts and high fertilizer prices, improved rice production using the SRI method has been considered an effective and sustainable solution for farmers in Binh Thuan in recent years. Responding to the program launched by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on reducing the amount of seeds sown to save production costs and change crop structure, from 2016 to present, the Provincial Agricultural Extension Center has built and implemented the program: "Improved rice production according to the SRI method" with an area of 564.4 hectares/756 participating households, including Tuy Phong district, and has achieved positive results so far.

K. HANG

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