Khon Kaen farmers beg for water to save 1,000 rai of rice fields

By The Nation

 

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Hundreds of farmers in two villages in Khon Kaen's Muang district called on Monday for irrigation officials to urgently supply water to save 1,000 rai of rice fields.
 

The residents of Ban Bueng I-thao and Ban Tha Kae villages in Tambon Sila said their rice plants had fully grown and would soon be ready to harvest but their fields had dried out because the provincial irrigation office was refusing to release water via an irrigation canal.

 

They said their rice plants could die in two weeks if they didn’t get water.

 

The villagers said they could not grow rice as usual in the rainy season as their fields are always flooded at that time of year.

 

They therefore had to grow the rice during the dry season but then depended upon water from the irrigation canal …and this year officials had stopped releasing water earlier than usual.

 

One of them, Samarn Paodee, 47, said during the rainy season, their land is under two-metre-high water for more than a month so all their crops are damaged.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30343747

 

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Sadly this is what happens when some people tries to make rice two time a year, in areas that are not climatized for it anymore. Better to see the sun before it burns your skin.

1 hour ago, Get Real said:

Sadly this is what happens when some people tries to make rice two time a year, in areas that are not climatized for it anymore.

In this specific case, when should they have been trying to grow rice?

13 minutes ago, TerryLH said:

In this specific case, when should they have been trying to grow rice?

Maybe during the designated rice season, of course depending on when the water reach it´s high, or what do you think I mean?

That is also something they have been doing already, and now they have tried with a second season directly after the normal one. That is something that does not work no more, due to the changes in weather and global climate.

They were probably told there was not going to be any water released for a second crop, but went ahead anyway 

Growing rice on a flood plane. Good idea if it doesn't rain too much. A famer local to us. Planted and had his crop ruined 3 times by flood water last rain season(rice season). Every one is expecting an early start to the rain season this year. I am not sure why.

15 hours ago, TerryLH said:

In this specific case, when should they have been trying to grow rice?

Usual planting season is about May/June. Harvest in November/December.

And never experienced "off season" planting in our area.

Simply not feasible.

And here rice is a thing of the past anyway (small amount for own demand, trade gone down drastically). Sugar, sugar, sugar. A terrible dirty mess.

 

If they live in a flood area, wouldn't the solution be to store water (big ponds)?

Of course that means invest.

 

Edited April 24, 20188 yr by KhunBENQ

On ‎4‎/‎23‎/‎2018 at 5:29 PM, Get Real said:

Sadly this is what happens when some people tries to make rice two time a year, in areas that are not climatized for it anymore. Better to see the sun before it burns your skin.

 

On ‎4‎/‎23‎/‎2018 at 6:55 PM, Get Real said:

Maybe during the designated rice season, of course depending on when the water reach it´s high, or what do you think I mean?

That is also something they have been doing already, and now they have tried with a second season directly after the normal one. That is something that does not work no more, due to the changes in weather and global climate.

Er, perhaps English is not your first language, or perhaps you just speed read and can't comprehend sentences and structured words.

 

On ‎4‎/‎23‎/‎2018 at 11:16 AM, webfact said:

The villagers said they could not grow rice as usual in the rainy season as their fields are always flooded at that time of year.

 

They therefore had to grow the rice during the dry season

 

2 hours ago, thaiguzzi said:

 

Er, perhaps English is not your first language, or perhaps you just speed read and can't comprehend sentences and structured words.

 

 

Yeah, you quoted webfact. Thanks, that makes you much smarter. 

Can you understand this simple equation? If the season don´t appear, or if you not have enough rain for rice, what is best?

Grow rice that can not reach it´s full potential, or try like vegetables or watermelons that is just 2 other examples what you might can do with your land. What about sweet potato?
So, stupidity grows, and flexibility and adaption is not available. Appearently not in your case either.

Edited May 16, 20188 yr by Get Real