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444 famer households got hybrid corn seed invested in advance

Update: 2/7/2014

BTO – Thanks to the help and cooperation among Binh Thuan provincial Mountainous Services Center, the Southern Seed JSC and the People’s Committee of Dong Giang commune (Ham Thuan Bac district), 444 ethnic households in the locality have eventually come up with an agreement on investment in hybrid maize seed beforehand. Accordingly, the Southern Seed JSC will supply hydride corn seed to 444 ethnic households who passed the criteria on registration for getting the favor.

Reportedly, there had been 457 households (898,4 hectares) have registered fr the agreement, but only 444 ones with the area of 698.8 hectares have fulfilled the criteria. The dominant hybrid corn seeds which are mainly used for seeding and planting are DK 8868, SSC 586 and Bioseed B 9698. After contracting agreement, local farmers got trained in technique and intensive farming by senior staff of Southern Seed JSC. 

My Thien (Source: Binh Thuan Newspaper)

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