During the peak rice harvest days, leaders of Co Do Commune People's Committee (Can Tho City) directly went to the fields to meet and exchange with farmers to grasp the production situation as well as the actual difficulties in the fields.
Mr. Le Chi Phuong - Chairman of Co Do Commune People's Committee - said that directly going to the fields with farmers is not only an opportunity to share the joy in the harvest season but also helps local authorities better understand the issues that people are concerned about.
Through exchanging with farmers in the fields, we realize that farmers are still concerned, especially about increasing production costs such as: fertilizer prices, pesticides and labor costs... Meanwhile, rice prices sometimes fluctuate, and output is not really stable," said Mr. Le Chi Phuong.
Through actual harvesting, this year's rice crop in the locality is assessed to achieve quite positive results. Many farmers said that the yield is relatively stable, the rice grains are firm, the lép rate is low and the rice quality is better than in some previous crops. This result was achieved thanks to favorable weather and the people proactively applying technical advances in production.
However, besides the joy of a bumper crop, farmers still expressed their desire to receive additional support in market information and forms of agricultural product consumption linkages to stabilize output. Farmers are also interested in accessing science and technology and mechanization in production, but still face difficulties in investment capital and small-scale production.
According to the Chairman of Co Do Commune People's Committee, the feedback from farmers is an important basis for the locality to coordinate with specialized sectors to research appropriate support solutions. In the coming time, the commune will continue to strengthen technical guidance, encourage farmers to participate in cooperative groups, cooperatives and promote production-consumer linkage models to improve the value of rice grains, helping farmers feel secure in long-term production.
