Illustrative image (Photo:VNA) The Government will ask the National Assembly Standing Committee for permission to spend an additional 128 billion VND (5.9 million USD) on buying seeds for the national reserve.
The money will be used to buy 1,470 tonnes of rice seeds, 388 tonnes of corn seeds and 28.7 tonnes of vegetable seeds to compensate for the volume of seeds granted to localities across the country which were seriously affected by floods and droughts in 2014 and earlier this year.
Last year, the northern mountainous province of Lang Son was among the worst hit by Storm Rammasun in July, while Storm Sinlaku swept through the central region in November, causing serious damage to Phu Yen and Khanh Hoa provinces. Many central provinces also suffered from severe droughts in 2014 and in the first half of this year.-VNA
