In 2023, Võ Nhai district cultivated nearly 5,000 hectares of rice, exceeding their plan by 104 percent. In particular, about 3,260 hectares sown during the rainy season, with almost 500 hectares devoted to hybrid rice, constituting 15 percent of the total area. For the entire year, Võ Nhai will harvest nearly 27,000 tons of rice, with an average rice yield of over 5.4 tons per hectare.
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| To date, about 30 percent of the seasonal rice fields in Võ Nhai have already been harvested. This year's seasonal crop is anticipated to yield around 17,300 tons. |
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| Dân Tiến commune, where the rice planting area is not extensive, covering about 190 hectares per year, but it is known for producing the district's famous Bao Thai specialty rice. In the photo, you can see Mr. Đinh Văn Chiến's family, Phương Bá hamlet, transporting the special Bao Thai rice from the fields to their homes. |
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| In some areas of Võ Nhai, there is a shortage of agricultural labor. Local farmers rent their fields. The rental price is equal to 30 percent of the output. In the photo, ethnic Mong people from Lân Chiêu village, La Mạ hamlet, Lâu Thượng commune, are harvesting rice on fields rented from residents in the hamlet. |
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| In a sloped field in Vang hamlet, Liên Minh commune, combine harvesters cannot maneuver, so farmers must manually harvest and later thresh the rice using machines. In the photo, Mr. Nguyễn Văn Xuyên's family is threshing the rice before taking it home to dry. |
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| Ms. Triệu Thị Đoan's family (in Na Hấu hamlet, Vũ Chấn commune) has around 4 rods of seasonal rice. Because the trim field is elevated, it is impossible to rent a combine harvester, so they have to harvest by hand. |
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| Mr. Triệu Văn Thắng, 37 years old, from Na Hấu hamlet, Nghinh Tường commune, uses fresh straw as feed for his five buffaloes as part of his fattening program. |
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| At 83 years old, Ms. Nguyễn Thị Tình, from Nhâu hamlet, Liên Minh commune, is sun-drying the newly harvested rice. |
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| The ripening rice enhances the beauty of the highland landscape. In the photo, you can see the traditional stilt houses of the Tày people in Sảng Mộc commune. |
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| Combine harvesters create a unique pattern on the fields. |
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