Passion fruit trees grown in the remote district of Ky Son

(Baonghean.vn) - In order to contribute to the effective restructuring of crops, create stable jobs for local workers, and aim for sustainable agricultural development, Ky Son district has boldly introduced passion fruit into experimental planting.

Xieng Tam village (My Ly commune) has 6 households participating in the trial planting of passion fruit. Mr. Lo Manh Hung, the head of the 6 households participating in planting passion fruit here, said: After 2 months of planting and caring, the passion fruit trees have grown quite well. The most difficult part of growing passion fruit is making the trellis (installing concrete poles and pulling steel wires), the rest of the care is very easy. On the other hand, passion fruit trees are highly resistant to disease, suitable for the climate and soil conditions here, so people are very excited.

Passion fruit trees grown by 6 households in Xieng Tam village, My Ly commune are growing well.

All 6 households in Xieng Tam village together planted and cared for passion fruit on an area of ​​0.3 ha. Similarly, in Bac Ly commune, on an area of ​​0.3 ha, 6 households in Pha Coong village also took on the responsibility. This is a model invested by the District People's Committee and directly implemented by the Farmers' Association since November 2015 and planted since April 2016, after research, determining that this is a type of tree suitable for the soil and climate conditions in the area.

The households selected to implement the model are those that have been evaluated through community meetings and fully meet the requirements in the technical process. Accordingly, the cost of building the model is mobilized from many sources, of which the state budget is 113,110,000 VND to support items such as: surveying and selecting the location to build the model, providing seeds, training and transferring techniques, transporting seedlings, materials... The remaining participating households contribute 16,200,000 VND to dig holes, fence the garden and collect organic fertilizer.

After nearly 2 months since planting, people have started to build trellises with the hope of a bumper crop.

It is expected that after 1 year of planting, the tree will be harvested. The minimum income in the first season is expected to reach 40 tons/ha. At the current price of 7,000 VND/kg, the income on 0.6ha is 168,000,000 VND. After deducting the initial cost, on 0.6ha, there will be a profit of nearly 80,000,000 VND. On average, each household cultivates over 500m²will earn 6,600,000 VND in profit. If entering the second season, you only need to invest 20,000,000 VND to buy fertilizer, plus care, the rest will be completely profitable. This is a very large source of income, much higher than pure slash-and-burn farming.

Mr. Nguyen Ba Cong, Vice Chairman of the Farmers' Association of Ky Son district, added: The pilot planting of passion fruit with the imported variety "Dai Nong F1" in Ky Son district aims to evaluate the adaptability and effectiveness of this crop, thereby finding solutions to expand to areas with similar conditions. Furthermore, it is the basis for considering the construction of a processing plant right in the district with the goal of ensuring stable and long-term development, helping people eliminate hunger and reduce poverty.

Quang An