In summer - autumn crop of 2018, the total area of rice cultivation in the province is about 1,064 ha, equaling 91.5% of the plan and down 15.9% over the same period last year; Vegetables: 1,135 ha, equaling 87.6% of the plan and 4.5% higher than the same period last year. In the past nine months, the situation of rice and vegetable deterioration in the province decreased; pests, fruit trees, rubber, pepper, cashew nut, rose over the same period last year. For summer-autumn rice crop, mainly infected rice blast, mouse, black bite, the level of mild infection, the area infected 80.5 hectares, down 184.5 hectares; Vegetables infected area 203.3 ha, decreased 68.7 hectares, mainly deep green, deep cavity, thrips, pollen, aphids aphids, anthracnose, pollen; 315 hectares of rubber, increasing 184 hectares, mainly pink fungus, yellow leaf disease; cashew trees infected area of 7 hectares, an increase of 2 hectares over the same period last year, mainly tea mosquito, anthracnose ...
As for the transfer of science and technology, from the beginning of the year, the Department of Plant Protection and Plant Protection organized 37 training courses for more than 1,600 farmers in the province on rice cultivation techniques. fruit trees, technical procedures for growing safe vegetables under VietGAP standards and pest control on plants. In addition, the sub-department has organized 8 training courses to improve professional knowledge for collaborators in districts, towns and cities in the province.
Reported by Quynh Nhien – Translated by Vi Bao
