Hung Yen: Organic rice growing area combined with earthworm exploitation reaches 500 hectares

According to the Department of Sea and Fisheries (Department of Agriculture and Environment), in Hung Yen province, there are areas for exploiting earthworms in the communes of Bac Thuy Anh, Nam Tien Hai, Binh Dinh... Currently, localities have expanded 500 hectares of organic rice cultivation, combined with earthworm exploitation.

According to the Department of Sea and Fisheries (Department of Agriculture and Environment), in Hung Yen province, there are areas for exploiting earthworms in the communes of Bac Thuy Anh, Nam Tien Hai, Binh Dinh... Currently, localities have expanded 500 hectares of organic rice cultivation, combined with earthworm exploitation.

Organic rice growing area in Bac Thuy Anh commune combined with natural earthworm exploitation.

Households in Bac Thuy Anh commune exploit natural earthworms.

The worms are harvested naturally.

In order to effectively exploit the advantages of natural rươi resources, in some riverside rice growing areas, localities have invested in internal road systems, water channels to serve rươi exploitation and organized training on organic rice production techniques for farmers. Thanks to that, the organic rice growing area has guaranteed productivity and quality, the market price is higher than conventionally produced rice, contributing to sustainable agricultural development.

Manh Thang

Source: https://baohungyen.vn/hung-yen-dien-tich-trong-lua-huu-co-ket-hop-khai-thac-ruoi-dat-500-ha-3186890.html