Breeding cows to help poor households

(Baonghean) - In order to share the difficulties with the people in the border areas and at the same time create opportunities for the people here to escape poverty, with the funds contributed by officers and soldiers, up to now, the Provincial Border Guard has presented 21 breeding cows to 21 households.

The family of Pit Pho Tam (32 years old) is a poor family in Huoi Cang 1 village, Bac Ly commune, Ky Son because they have many children and do not know how to do any other job besides slash-and-burn farming. After being evaluated, his family was one of 7 poor households in Bac Ly commune to receive a breeding cow from the Border Guard in 2014 worth 15 million VND from contributions and support from border guards. After the donation, officers and soldiers of My Ly Border Guard Station (a unit responsible for protecting and managing 46 km of border line in the two communes of My Ly and Bac Ly of the remote Ky Son district) "rolled up their sleeves" to help Tam's family as well as other families build barns, and assigned them to instruct the family on how to grow grass to raise cows. Up to now, Tam's family's cow, along with the cows of 2 other families, have produced another litter of calves.

Representatives of the Provincial Border Guard Command presented cows to the family of Ms. Vi Thi Chau in Xieng village, Mon Son commune (Con Cuong).

Mr. Cut Pho Duong, Chairman of the People's Committee of Bac Ly Commune, Ky Son District, expressed his gratitude: Not only did they help build houses and water tanks, the Border Guard also donated breeding cows... Therefore, people's lives have changed positively, people are now less poor and less miserable. People are now aware of developing livestock and production in the direction of goods. That change, besides the direction of the Party Committee and the government, also has a great role of the Border Guard.

Not only in Bac Ly commune, poor households in Tam Hop commune (Tuong Duong), Mon Son commune (Con Cuong) also received help with breeding cows from the Border Guard. Ms. Vi Thi Chau, Xieng village, Mon Son commune, Con Cuong, excitedly said: "My family is extremely grateful to the Party, the State, and the Border Guard. After receiving the cows, we told each other to take good care of them, from now on finding a way to escape poverty."

Up to now, the provincial Border Guard has donated 21 breeding cows to 21 poor households in 3 communes: Mon Son (Con Cuong), Tam Hop (Tuong Duong) and Bac Ly (Ky Son) with a total amount of over 200 million VND. The money to buy the cows was taken from donations from officers and soldiers. In order for the program "Breeding cows to help the poor in the border area" to be practical and highly effective, the border guards coordinate with local departments and organizations to provide technical guidance on raising, caring for and managing breeding cows, provide technical training, prevent diseases; how to grow grass and prepare green food for cows...

It can be seen that the program "Breeding cows to help the poor in the border area" has an important meaning, aiming to eliminate hunger and reduce poverty, contributing to maintaining security and order, and strengthening national defense in the border area. This is also a responsible work, demonstrating the military-civilian relationship, the awareness of sharing difficulties with the border people of the officers and soldiers of the provincial Border Guard. Talking to us, Lieutenant Colonel Le Nhu Cuong - Deputy Head of Political Department of the provincial Border Guard said: "In the coming time, we will continue to promote propaganda work among officers and soldiers to have more funds to continue buying cows to give to families".

Quang An