Companion to eradicate poverty of Hanh Dich border people

The end of February and the beginning of March 2023 is the "peak" of vegetable growing in the villages of Hanh Dich border commune, Que Phong district. The vegetable fields of the villagers at this time are gradually covered with the green color of many types of spring-summer vegetables.

Production team No. 6 helps Mr. Vi Van Nguyen's family in Long Thang village grow vegetables. Photo: Hoai Thu

In the vegetable garden of Mr. Vi Van Nguyen's family in Long Thang village, the urgency of the people and soldiers of Production Team No. 6 of Economic - Defense Group 4 who are directly guiding and participating with Mr. Nguyen's family in planting vegetables is clearly shown in every movement. Everyone is leveling the ground of each row, and quickly watering the seedlings after planting them with 3-4 green leaves.

All vegetable seedlings given to the people were taken from the savings of the officers and soldiers by Production Team No. 6. This is the second crop that Mr. Nguyen and many other households in Hanh Dich commune have received vegetable and livestock seedlings from the soldiers of the National Defense Economic Group 4 to increase production and gradually reduce poverty.

Mr. Lo Van Linh - Deputy of Long Thang said that Long Thang people have benefited a lot from the help of Production Team No. 6. "Most recently, many households such as Mr. Ha Van Ngam, Ha Van Quang, Vi Van Thanh... have been given seedlings and guided on farming and animal husbandry techniques, so everyone is enthusiastically working hard. Currently, officers and soldiers are giving and helping Long Thang people grow vegetables."

Armed forces accompany farmers in Hanh Dich commune to develop agricultural production. Photo: CSCC

Mr. Ha Van Hai - Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Hanh Dich commune added that in 2022, the National Defense Economic Group 4 stationed in Hanh Dich commune presented 16 buffaloes and cows to the people of the commune's villages. In addition, Production Team No. 6 also used savings from livestock production to support Vi Duc Giang, a student in Hanh Tien village with especially difficult circumstances, 500,000 VND per month; supported vegetable, root, fruit seedlings and poultry breeding for many other households such as: giving frogs to Mr. Vi Van Ngoc's household in Chieng village, giving fish to Mr. Vi Van Viet in Long Thang village, giving mustard green seedlings to Mr. Vi Van Thanh's household in Long Thang village...

With the support of armed forces stationed in the area such as Production Team No. 6, Economic - Defense Group 4, Hanh Dich Border Post, the implementation of economic models by authorities at all levels has helped many agricultural production targets of Hanh Dich exceed the plan, such as rice harvest exceeding 1.9%, peanut output exceeding 5.9%; productivity of winter vegetables increased by 5%. In particular, in the winter - spring crop, the kohlrabi and cabbage growing models in Vinh Tien and Chieng villages reached 1.7 hectares, becoming the main source of income for many households.

Thanks to that, by the end of 2022, the entire Hanh Dich commune had 47 more poor households that had escaped poverty, exceeding the poverty reduction target set at the beginning of the year. Along with the outstanding poverty reduction criteria, Hanh Dich border commune achieved 13/19 criteria for building a new rural commune, an increase of 2 criteria compared to 2021.

Officials of the People's Committee of Hanh Dich commune regularly monitor the situation and encourage people to develop the economy. Photo: Khanh Ly

"The support of the armed forces to help people increase production has truly become "companions of the villagers" not only in economic development, but also a source of spiritual encouragement, together with the Party Committee and government, encouraging people to excel in labor and production, gradually escaping the mindset of waiting and relying on others, and striving to become prosperous" - the leader of Hanh Dich commune affirmed.