With a bumper cassava harvest, farmers in Nam Dan earn hundreds of millions of dong per hectare.
Hoai Thu - January 19, 2024, 3:06 PM
(Baonghean.vn) - During the peak cassava harvesting season, people in Nam Dan use machinery to assist in harvesting cassava tubers, which are used as raw materials for cassava starch products that meet the OCOP 3-star provincial standard. Each harvest season yields an income of approximately 100 million VND per hectare.
Besides rice, corn, and potatoes, Nam Anh commune has a distinctive agricultural product: kudzu root. Of the 300 hectares of kudzu root grown in Nam Dan district, more than 250 hectares are in Nam Anh alone. (Photo: HT)This plant thrives in the sandy loam soil of the Nam Dan plains, especially in the Nam Anh area at the foot of Dai Hue mountain. After 11 months of cultivation, the kudzu vine is harvested starting in October each year. PHOTO: HTIn the 2023 crop season, Mr. Tran Dinh Son's household in Hamlet 4, Nam Anh Commune, planted 14 hectares of cassava. During the harvest season, he hired an excavator to help dig up the cassava tubers. Mr. Son said that this year, farmers had a good cassava harvest, with large tubers and almost no pests or diseases thanks to the warm weather and little rain. (Photo: Hoai Thu)According to kudzu growers in Nam Anh, the harvest is bountiful, with many plants yielding 20-30kg of tubers. With the current purchase price of 19,000 VND/kg from Dai Hue Cooperative, each plant generates an income of 400,000 - 600,000 VND. (Photo: HT)A 15kg cassava root grown in Hamlet 4, Nam Anh Commune. Photo: HTMr. Bui Van Xuan cultivates 2 hectares of kudzu. He said that this year's kudzu harvest, close to Tet (Lunar New Year), has provided his family with a considerable income for the holiday. At current prices, each hectare, planted with approximately 180-200 kudzu plants, will yield an income of about 100 million VND/hectare. (Photo: HT)In Nam Anh commune, many households earn high incomes from growing kudzu, such as Mr. Nguyen Huu Huong's household in Hamlet 5; and the households of Mr. Bui Van Xuan, Mr. Nguyen Huu Ha, Mr. Doan Que Long, and Mr. Tran Van Hai in Hamlet 4. Some households cultivate 1-3 sao (approximately 1000-3000 square meters), while others cultivate 1.5-3 hectares. Photo: HTIn the 2023 harvest season, with harvesting expected in early 2024, Nam Dan district is projected to yield nearly 200 tons of fresh kudzu root. After harvesting, the kudzu is washed, ground, and filtered to extract the essence, producing kudzu root powder that meets the OCOP 3-star provincial standard. Photo: HT
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