Change from rice to corn a success in mountainsVietNamNet Bridge – The shift from rice to corn growing in the country’s northern mountains has proved successful, officials said at an agricultural conference in Son La Province this week. The shift from rice to corn growing in the country’s northern mountains has proved successful, officials said at an agricultural conference in Sơn La Province this week. The government decided earlier this year to provide farmers shifting from rice growing to corn with up to VND 3 million per hectare to buy seed. “I hope Ha Giang will receive more support to expand corn cultivation in higher areas in the future,” she said. “Growing corn requires less water and fertilizer than rice,” he said.

Source: VietNamNet News July 09, 2016 11:26 UTC