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Mekong Delta rice production suffers

by VTV401 December 2015 Last updated at 18:47 PM

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Mekong Delta rice production suffers
VTV.vn - The Mekong Delta is supposed to have planted 1.6 million hectares of rice for the Winter-Spring crop.

 

However, due to the lasting effects of the drought, only 20% of this has been planted so far. To cope with the situation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has urged farmers in the region to plant the seeds a month ahead of the crop. However, some people think that this is only temporary solution, while more should be done to support farmers, such as applying short-day rice varieties or investing in dyke systems.