Rice Crop

With the exception of seven hectares of rice that was planted the third time, and won't be ready for another month, FCOP's rice harvest is complete. It was not what it should have been, it was not what it could have been, but thank God it was the best in the area! One 50-hectare piece of land that is semi-improved, with some irrigation capacity, and flood protection, yielded 8 tons per hectare. It showed us what can be done; we simply need to raise the money to get there. As it is, we have good rice seed for next season and about enough rice in storage to pay for the cost of the two failed crops.

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