Bac Ninh transforms nearly 1,000 ha of rice land

06/07/2020 07:54

(BNP) - Implementing the Plan of restructuring plants on rice land in the period of 2017-2020, up to now, the province has transformed nearly 1,000 hectares of inefficient rice land into more effective plant land.

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Specifically, 319.8 hectares of rice cultivation land were transformed to land for annual crops. Initial results show that the conversion of crop structure on the inefficient rice cultivation land has contributed to improving the efficiency of land use and increasing income for farmers. Preliminary estimates also reveal that annual crop brings about higher value of VND 50-250 million/ha compared to rice cultivation.

317.24 hectares of rice cultivation land were converted to perennial crops, mainly fruit trees.  This transformation also helps to increase the value of about VND 100 - 450 million/ha than rice cultivation

Besides, 352.56 hectares of inefficient rice cultivation land were also converted into rice cultivation combined with aquaculture. Preliminary estimate of rice cultivation combined with the aquaculture model has shown the increase of VND 230 - 400 million/ha compared with rice cultivation.

It is planned that by 2025, total rice cultivation area for transformation in the whole province will be 1,858.3 ha with 734.4 ha to annual crops, 626.8 ha to perennial plants and 497.1ha to rice cultivation and aquaculture.