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Thai farmers advised to reduce rice crops due to El Nino impacts

Thai farmers have been asked to grow only one rice crop this coming season as rainfall will be below average because of the El Nino weather pattern, said the Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR).
Thai farmers advised to reduce rice crops due to El Nino impacts ảnh 1A Thai farmer harvests rice (Photo: Thai Visa)
Bangkok (VNA) - Thai farmers have been recommended to grow only one rice cropthis coming season as rainfall will be below average because of the El Ninoweather pattern, said the Office of the National WaterResources (ONWR).

ONWR Secretary-General Surasee Kittimonthon said that therainy season, which normally begins in the third week of May, will start a bitlater this year with a period of intermittent rain in June.

“We can provide water to farmers for the first rice crop, startingin the rainy season,” he said. “But for the second or third crops,we would like farmers’ cooperation to grow other plants that need lesswater to help limit the water shortage.”

On May 11, the office discussed water management for therainy season with the Royal Irrigation Department, the MeteorologicalDepartment, the Department of Water Resources, the Electricity GeneratingAuthority of Thailand, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and otheragencies.

As a result of El Nino, Surasee said rainfall may be 5% lessthan average. Heavy rainfall will be seen from August to September, covering 60-80%of the country.

He said that at least two tropical storms would hit thecountry in August and September, which can top up water in some dams. He alsowarned of heavy rain in the North, the Northeast and the East this weekend asCyclone Mocha will reach Myanmar on May 13./.
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