The Prime Minister also agreed to provide 85.1 billion VND for 6 localities to counter drought and saline intrusion in the 2015 Summer-Autumn crops last month.
The Drought and saline intrusion is predicted to be peak in March, but run through June.
As many as 140,000ha of rice has been damaged so far in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam’s largest rice producer.
In the 2015-2016 Winter-Spring crop, there are 339,200ha of rice in coastal Mekong Delta provinces prone to saltwater intrusion and drought, 104,000ha of which have already been severely impacted.
If the drought lasts through June, nearly 500,000ha of rice will have to remain unsown, equivalent to over 40% of the total area of coastal provinces and 30% of the overall cultivation acreage in the region.
The Drought and saline intrusion is predicted to be peak in March, but run through June.
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In the 2015-2016 Winter-Spring crop, there are 339,200ha of rice in coastal Mekong Delta provinces prone to saltwater intrusion and drought, 104,000ha of which have already been severely impacted.
If the drought lasts through June, nearly 500,000ha of rice will have to remain unsown, equivalent to over 40% of the total area of coastal provinces and 30% of the overall cultivation acreage in the region.
