Corn seed corn but not so hot in Ha Giang

Due to prolonged hot weather, many area of rice, maize, soya beans in Ha Giang province was reduced productivity or lost. Heaviest in the western districts of the province is in Hoang Su Phi and Xin Man has hundreds of hectares of corn to harvest period for new residents discovered corn peeled not only have very little grain or there.
17 communes and towns in Xin Man district report, the area of maize, rice, soybean spring weather damaged by prolonged heat up to more than 2,300 ha. The heaviest damage was maize cultivation area, with 1,840 hectares of corn down the field, including more than 1,250 ha of maize yields dropped from 30 to over 70%, almost 600 hectares of corn with corn but no grain. Most in Ban Ngo, Nam Dan, Ban Diu, Trung Thinh. At Hoang Su Phi, damage caused by heat can also lower the almost 200 ha of maize at 14/25 communes and towns without county.
Mr. Xin Qing Decision, Deputy Agriculture - Rural Xin Man district said: "Cause spring crop damage due to prolonged heat, particularly for corn damaged area is defined by the interval tree corn bear flag, flower, pollinating in late April and early May to meet continuous hot weather over 35 degrees C, humidity below 50% to pollen should die without a male pollinator though forming corn maize but no county or little particles. " It has been suggested that corn seed is not yet standardized by the same poor quality. However, the actual survey of reporters, county or area not less grain corn occurs in many places with many different corn varieties, not just a single varietal.
Facing this situation, the district sent staff to the social investigation, reviewing the number of households and non-grain corn acreage, other crops and loss of productivity due to the hot sun, propose solutions and support timely manner. Leaders of Department of Agriculture - Rural Development Hoang Su Phi district, said the district's policy will support a hectare of corn lost two million, acreage declined from 30 to 70% yield is supported one million from the source Preventive budget.
Xin Man district alone, in addition to policy support to farmers under the provisions of the state is also implementing measures to redress the long-term drought over by the district almost always occurs in hot, dry term. Not only this year, in spring 2014, the district has thousands of hectares of maize drought caused world food production shortfall compared with service to over 1,700 tonnes planned.
Xin Man District Party Committee Secretary Hoang Gia Long said: "Xin Man District is constructing livestock development projects Bovine goods, which will convert corn cropland inefficient, covering crops in Communes often occur arid, hot weather to grow grass for livestock to sustainable poverty alleviation for farmers. To implement the project efficiently, the district will use radical policy support loans to help people buy seed, breeding facilities, immediate support to farmers convert bad land, farmland inefficient food crops to growing pastures ".