Dong Sang commune currently has nearly 1,200 hectares of agricultural crops, and cultivation here is still affected by climate change. Nearly 50 hectares have been affected by drought and flooding and may be abandoned. Amid complex weather developments, the commune has proactively implemented many solutions to develop agricultural production in adaptation to climate change.

The communal People's Committee has stepped up dissemination and persuaded locals to change their production mindset, from relying on experience and nature to applying science and technology; introduced high-yield, high-quality crop varieties with good resistance to adverse weather conditions, pests and diseases into production to develop a value chain of high-added-value and safe agricultural products.

In Bua hamlet, the rice production areas facing difficulties in water resources have now been converted to high-tech production models with drought-resistant crops, such as vegetables, strawberries and flowers. The hamlet has 16 hectares of production land. In the past, locals mainly cultivated one rice crop, but in recent years, due to the impact of climate change, the water supply to the fields was insufficient, rice grew slowly, and productivity was not high.

To fix this situation, the hamlet has encouraged farmers to convert 16 hectares of one-crop rice to flowers, vegetables and strawberries, creating valuable agricultural products to supply the market, bringing in higher economic efficiency. Many households now earn over 1 billion VND (39,984 USD) from growing vegetables and strawberries.

Lo Duy Hai's family in Bua hamlet has converted 5,000sq.m of land for one-crop rice to three crops of vegetables and one crop of strawberries. He shared that “To adapt to climate change, I have spread tarpaulin to store water and invested in a water-saving irrigation system to use water resources effectively; used films to cover the soil to limit evaporation. Thanks to that, the vegetables and strawberries have grown well, bringing in an income of over 300 million VND (12,000 USD) per year.”

Not only have they changed their crop structure and introduced new varieties with high productivity and quality that are adaptable to weather conditions, but farmers in Dong Sang commune have also boldly applied science and technology to production.

Now the whole commune has 250 production establishments and households applying water-saving irrigation for 180 hectares of crops; 48 building 45 hectares of greenhouses and net houses; and three applying good agricultural production practices such as VietGAP and GlobalGAP on more than 21 hectares of vegetables and fruit trees.

Amid unpredictable weather developments, implementing appropriate solutions and applying new scientific and technological advances to production is an effective way in Dong Sang for sustainable agricultural development.