Rice output to hit 43 mln tonnes in 2012
Vietnam’s rice output is expected to surpass 43 million tonnes in 2012, an increase of 1 million tonnes or 2.6 percent over the previous year.
Vietnam’s rice output is expected to surpass 43 million tonnes in 2012, an increase of 1 million tonnes or 2.6 percent over the previous year.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, this year, the country’s total rice area reaches 7.75 million ha, a 1.2 percent rise against 2011.
At present, northern provinces are focusing on taking care of their summer-autumn crops while southern localities are speeding up the harvest of summer-autumn rice and the growing of autumn-winter crop.
By September 15, the country had planted nearly 1.52 million ha of autumn-winter rice, 91.3 percent of the same period last year./.VNA
According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, this year, the country’s total rice area reaches 7.75 million ha, a 1.2 percent rise against 2011.
At present, northern provinces are focusing on taking care of their summer-autumn crops while southern localities are speeding up the harvest of summer-autumn rice and the growing of autumn-winter crop.
By September 15, the country had planted nearly 1.52 million ha of autumn-winter rice, 91.3 percent of the same period last year./.VNA
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