Meter tree on Ha Son land

(Baonghean) -Bamboo planting and bamboo shoot harvesting is a model that farmers in many localities in Quy Hop district are actively applying, thanks to many advantages such as low initial investment, easy care, and high economic efficiency; especially for renovating mixed gardens and greening bare hills. The effectiveness of bamboo planting and bamboo shoot harvesting according to the 5 million hectare forest planting project of the Quy Hop Protective Forest Management Board implemented in 2005 in Long hamlet, Ha Son commune, Quy Hop district is a typical example.

Mr. Truong Van Thanh, Chairman of Ha Son Commune People's Committee, said: The bamboo planting program under Project 661 of the Forest Protection Management Board is now developing very well, and people participating in planting have a good income. In particular, the project has contributed to creating jobs and reducing poverty for people in the area. Visiting the bamboo garden of Mr. Truong Van Luong's family, one of 20 households in Long hamlet, Ha Son commune, the 661 Project to plant 5 million hectares of new forest of the Forest Protection Management Board invested in planting 2 hectares of bamboo shoots, bamboo shoots, and greening the degraded hills. From the time of planting until 1 year later, the bamboo started to produce bamboo shoots and Mr. Luong's family initially had income and the income increased gradually every year. He confided: "In 2005, the land was empty, full of reeds, since the family and all the villagers planted meters, it is now very good. A bush alone costs 100,000 VND a year, some families can plant 2,000 bushes, earning nearly a hundred million VND, a meter of pruned trees costs 25-30,000 VND/tree. In the near future, the family will plant a few more hectares".



The garden of nearly 2 hectares of Mr. Truong Van Luong's family.

The bamboo planting project of the Quy Hop Forest Protection Management Board has been implemented in Long hamlet, Ha Son commune since 2005 with 20 participating households, total area of ​​nearly 50 hectares. Households participating in the project are supported with 4 million VND/ha, including all costs for purchasing seedlings, fertilizers, labor, and technical transfer training. After nearly 7 years of implementation, the project has been successful, bringing practical results to the people. Mr. Truong Van Thuong, Head of Long hamlet, Ha Son commune said: "Currently, the hamlet still has some areas where planting any tree is not effective, so we will encourage people to continue planting bamboo to increase income because bamboo is very suitable for the land in the area."

For meters, bamboo is a plant that grows quite well on poor land, infertile land, requires little care but brings quite high economic efficiency. Bamboo produces bamboo shoots all year round, bamboo shoot products are favored by many people and are considered clean vegetable products that do not use pesticides, ensuring good health for consumers. In addition, planting bamboo and meters also brings about the effectiveness of renovating mixed gardens, greening bare land, bare hills, contributing to increasing forest cover and ecological balance.

Although the project budget is very small, only nearly 200 million VND, it has brought practical results, especially for ethnic minorities in mountainous areas such as Quy Hop district in particular and localities in the province in general.

Huy Nham (Kui Hop Radio)