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Hybrid rice seed harvest begins in Fujian village
Farmers have begun harvesting hybrid rice seed in Huangfang village, in Cao Fang town, Ninghua County, Fujian province, China.
The village has more than 1,200 mu of fields in the crop.
Its party branch secretary expects yields of about 400 jin per mu and total output value of more than 4 million yuan this year.
A local farmer said a company will buy the harvest, so growers do not have to find their own buyers.
The village links farmers with seed companies to address gaps in technical support and uncertainty about sales.
Ninghua is a major hybrid rice seed production county, and in 2026 it planted 72,000 mu across 16 towns and 117 villages.
The county expects to produce 14.5 million kilograms of seed, supported by 66 registered seed companies and 62 production contractors.
Hybrid rice seed harvesting has begun across more than 1,200 mu of fields in Huangfang village, Fujian province.
The village expects an average yield of 400 jin per mu and total output value of more than 4 million yuan this year.
Farmers’ harvest is bought by a company, reducing the need for them to find their own buyers.
Ninghua county expects to produce 14.5 million kilograms of hybrid rice seeds from 72,000 mu in 2026.
The county’s seed industry spans 16 townships and 117 villages and involves 66 seed companies.
- Who
- Farmers in Huangfang village are harvesting hybrid rice seed, with companies buying the crop.
- What
- The concentrated harvest of hybrid rice seed has begun.
- When
- The harvest was under way by October 11, 2026.
- Where
- Huangfang village, Caofang town, Ninghua county, Fujian province.
- Why
- The harvest is part of the county’s hybrid rice seed industry; the village links farmers with companies to address technical and sales challenges.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
This year, the village expects a rice seed yield of 400 jin per mu and a total output value of more than 4 million yuan.
I planted 26 mu of rice for seed production this year, and now it is harvest season; after the village finishes harvesting, a company will buy the crop, so I do not have to find a market myself, which is very convenient.
Ninghua county’s hybrid rice seed planting area reached 72,000 mu, with output forecast at 14.5 million kilograms.
Harvesting had begun across more than 1,200 mu in Huangfang village.
- Huangfang village area
- More than 1,200 mu
- Expected village yield
- 400 jin per mu
- Expected village output value
- More than 4 million yuan
- Ninghua county planting area in 2026
- 72,000 mu
- Ninghua county forecast seed output
- 14.5 million kilograms
- Industry coverage
- 16 townships and 117 villages
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