Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
Independence- Freedom- Happiness
Hanoi 07 December 1999
To: Prime Minister
Damage caused by new flooding – early December 1999 in Central Provinces: (According to reports from provinces)
Spring-winter rice 100% damaged:22,470 ha
Subsidiary crops damaged:15,190 ha
Industrial and fruit trees damaged:16,650 ha
Crops field buried: 2,900 ha
More details on damage by province is as follows:
| No. |
Province
|
Spring-winter rice 100% damaged (ha)
|
Subsidiary crop damaged (ha)
|
Industrial and fruit tree damaged (ha) |
Rice seeds swept away (ton)
|
| 1 |
Thua Thien-Hue
|
530
|
279
|
||
| 2 |
Da Nang
|
1,000
|
300
|
||
| 3 |
Quang Nam
|
12,000
|
5,360
|
1,780
|
|
| 4 |
Quang Ngai
|
2,780
|
2,350
|
6,000
|
670
|
| 5 |
Binh Dinh
|
6,190
|
2,400
|
2,140
|
790
|
| 6 |
Phu Yen
|
500
|
4,000
|
7,000
|
|
| 7 |
Khanh Hoa
|
250
|
1,510
|
||
|
Total
|
22,740
|
15,190
|
16,650
|
3,159
|
Seeds Requirements
Rice seeds requirement:
|
No.
|
Province
|
Total requirement ton)
|
Available (ton)
|
Lack (ton)
|
|
1
|
Thua Thien-Hue |
3,900
|
3,630
|
270
|
|
2
|
Da Nang |
820
|
670
|
150
|
|
3
|
Quang Nam |
6, 180
|
3,680
|
2,500
|
|
4
|
Quang Ngai |
5,130
|
4,130
|
1,000
|
|
5
|
Binh Dinh |
6,860
|
5,360
|
1,500
|
|
6
|
Phu Yen | |||
|
7
|
Khanh Hoa | |||
| Total |
22,890
|
17,470
|
5,420
|
2. Available sources of seeds:
(according to quick reports of Seed Companies)
Rice seeds: Total: 9,150 tons
Southern Seed Company: 400 tons
National Seed Company No.1: 500 tons
Seed Companies of Southern Provinces: 5,000 tons
Ha Tay Seed Company: 800 tons
Thai Binh Seed Company: 500 tons
Nam Dinh Seed Company: 500 tons
Thanh Hoa Seed Company: 500 tons
Nghe An Seed Company: 400 tons
Nha Ho Cotton Research Company: 450 tons
Types of rice seed available are 13/2, Khang Dan 18, Ai 32. X21, O mon 756, O mon 94, OMCS96, Ma Lam 98, Thuan Hai 85, and IR66707
Corn seeds: Total: 1,200 tons
Corn Research Institute: 250 tons
Bioseed Company: 850 tons
Other companies: 100 tons
Types of corn seeds available are LVN10, P11, DK888, 9681, and 9698.
Vegetable seeds of all kinds: Total: 40 tons
National Vegetable and Fruit Company: 30 tons
Southern Seeds Company: 10 tons
On behalf of Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
Vice Minister
Ngo The Dan
English compilation prepared by UNDP Project VIE/97/002- Disaster