Rice Harvest, Yield Up Last Year Despite Flooding
Rice production grew by 6.42 percent last year, despite vast tracts of paddy being devastated by flooding, according to figures released yesterday by the Ministry of Agriculture. In the 2011 to 2012 season, 8.78 million tons of rice were harvested from 2.78 million hectares of land, up from 8.25 million tons of rice in the previous year, the ministry’s annual report said. …
