Up to now, the entire An Giang Province has basically completed the harvest of winter-spring rice crops covering an area of ​​230,000 hectares, farmers are excited because the harvest is good and the price is good. At present, farmers continue to sow the 2023 summer-autumn crop, with an expected area of ​​nearly 228,900 hectares, with an average yield of 6 tons/ha, an output of more than 1.37 million tons.

According to the An Giang Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the 2023 summer-autumn and autumn-winter crops must ensure production according to the plan, and replicate and promote the model of cooperation with enterprises to achieve year-round growth, according to the award of planting area codes. In doing so, farmers are encouraged to grow high quality rice varieties such as Dai Thom 8, Nang Hoa 9, OM18, Jasmine…

Mr. Nguyen Si Lam, Director of An Giang Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, said: For summer-autumn production, farmers need to sow the seeds in a concentrated manner based on the data of the light trap system to ensure that cicadas and drought are avoided .service manager. In addition, the culture structure should be changed according to the situation of water sources, production times and markets.

In the 2023 summer-autumn rice harvest so far, 14 companies have proposed to link production and consumption for cooperatives and farmers with an area of ​​over 145,000 hectares, accounting for more than 63% of the sown area.