Huaxi district welcomes rice harvest season

A combine harvester reaps rice in Huaxi district. [Photo/huaxi.gov.cn]

Harvest season has begun for the rice being cultivated in the paddy fields in Huaxi district of Guiyang, capital of Southwest China's Guizhou province, and farmhands everywhere are now bringing in the crop.

Due to the impact of the recent wave of the COVID-19 epidemic in the district, the local bureau of agriculture and rural affairs has instructed townships, towns and sub-districts to harvest the rice by time and region.

Farmers harvest paddy rice in Huaxi district. [Photo/huaxi.gov.cn]

It has also encouraged mechanized combine harvesting, to improve harvesting efficiency and reduce the gathering of farmers and farm hands. 

Wu Chunchang, deputy director of the bureau, said that the staff members at bureau have shared basic information with harvester operators and harvesters in a group chat on social networking platform WeChat, to ensure information was fully disseminated and resources were fully utilized.

Farmers harvest paddy rice in Huaxi district. [Photo/huaxi.gov.cn]

Cooperatives have been encouraged to provide the services of combine harvesters to local farmers, enhancing harvesting efficiency and boosting the rural collective economy.

Huaxi has cultivated more than 6,000 hectares of rice and the harvest is expected to be completed in mid-October.