Continuous rain spells since the beginning of July besides influences of storms No. 5 and No. 6 have waterlogged and damaged many areas of vegetables.
Nguyen Thi Xuan in Do Thuong hamlet, Pham Kha commune (Thanh Mien) is planting onion and coriander, which will then be covered for protection (Photo: Ngoc Thuy)
Prices of all vegetables at some markets in Hai Duong city are now higher than the previous month, according to a survey of Hai Duong Newspaper reporters.
The reason is that continuous rain spells since the beginning of July besides influences of storms No. 5 and No. 6 have waterlogged and damaged many areas of vegetables.
While a lot of families are frustrated with the prolonged rain, many other people are taking the opportunity of seeding to have vegetable sources to meet the current great demands of the market.
Nguyen Thi Xuan in area 1, Do Thuong hamlet, Pham Kha commune (Thanh Mien) said, “My family has 4 sao of field (360m2 each) for subsidiary crop growing. To have vegetables for sale, I go out into the fields every day to check. Besides arranging a water pump, I have also actively bailed out inundated fields. Regarding the coriander and bok choy fields, I have immediately collected all big vegetables for sale and pulled out damaged ones to avoid pestilent insects from arising. I planted 3 beds of onion 5 days ago and additionally sowed coriander to make use of the land and time when the onion is still small. I expect to sell the coriander after two weeks and the onion after a little longer time. I have proactively prevented rain by covering the vegetables with straw. If rain keeps on falling, I will use nylon as the exterior covering. I think vegetable prices will definitely remain high in about 15 more days because many fields are now so flooded that people cannot seed.”
Ms. Vu Thi Ha, Head of the Cultivation Division (Department of Agriculture and Rural Development), advised farmers to wait until the rain stops and it is sunny again to replant vegetables and crops because the soil then will be loose with no virus, bacteria, helping the growing be effective. On the other hand, if farmers grow plants while it is still raining, there must be prevention and control measures, such as raising the height of beds, using protective nylon, actively checking to detect pestilent insects, and timely spraying insecticides.
Thus, even if farmers replant vegetables right at this time, there will be no vegetables to supply the market in the next 25 – 30 days.
NGOC THUY – MINH NGUYEN
Đăng ký: VietNam News
