Efficiency from crop structure transformation on rice land in Thanh Hoa province

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Growing grapes in greenhouses helps overcome the limitations of outdoor farming while taking advantage of Thanh Hoa’s climate to improve productivity and quality. Photo: Le Dong - VNA
A farmer operates an automatic irrigation system via smartphone. Photo: Le Dong - VNA
The VietGAP-standard yellow melon cultivation model in greenhouses run by Thieu Hung Agricultural Service Cooperative in Thieu Hoa District, Thanh Hoa Province. Photo: Le Dong - VNA
The drip irrigation system enables precise control of water and nutrient supply to crops. Photo: Le Dong - VNA
The conversion of low-efficiency rice land into guava cultivation in Thanh Hoa has yielded economic benefits, helping improve farmers’ incomes. Photo: Le Dong - VNA
Ha Long Commune in Thanh Hoa Province has over 750 hectares of pineapple cultivation involving hundreds of households. Photo: Le Dong - VNA
Pineapple cultivation in Ha Long Commune, Ha Trung District, Thanh Hoa Province is a key economic model that generates high returns for local farmers. Photo: Le Dong - VNA
Farmer prune side shoots to help yellow melon plants concentrate nutrients on the main stem. Photo: Le Dong - VNA
A farmer operates an automatic irrigation system via smartphone. Photo: Le Dong - VNA
Efficiency from crop structure transformation on rice land in Thanh Hoa province
Since 2021, Thanh Hoa province’s agricultural sector has converted10,656 hectares of low-yield, inefficient rice land into higher-value crops.Many models - such as guava, melon, pineapple, and sweet corn cultivation - havegenerated economic efficiency of VND 150 - 200 million per hectare per crop,two to three times higher than rice production, helping to enhance land-usevalue. Photo: Le Dong - VNA