Do Luong Forestry Company Limited: Multiplying green for the homeland

(Baonghean) - Do Luong Forestry One Member Co., Ltd. has made efforts and united to gradually overcome difficulties and challenges, effectively carry out forest planting and protection; create jobs for many local workers, and improve the lives of people near the forest.

Do Luong Forestry One Member Co., Ltd. manages 2,436 hectares of forestry land. There are over 700 hectares of hybrid acacia forests and over 625 hectares of pine forests. The highlight of the company's activities is afforestation and forest protection. In 2016, the company sprayed 300 hectares of pine caterpillars. Forest fire prevention and control work is always a top priority.

The company has implemented solutions such as: Developing and implementing response plans when forest fires occur according to the 4-on-the-spot principle. Organizing forces to regularly patrol, inspect, promptly detect and prevent acts of causing forest fires and other acts of encroaching on forest resources. Organizing propaganda and signing forest fire prevention and control commitments to each person. Allocating over 2 billion VND for forest fire prevention and control such as clearing vegetation and burning vegetation in advance for over 650 hectares of forest. Building 30 km of firebreaks, building and repairing fire watchtowers, signs, etc.

Seedling production at the nursery of Do Luong Forestry Company Limited.

Regarding production and business, in 2016, Do Luong Forestry Company Limited planted new forests according to the Forest Protection and Development Project, planted 150 hectares of raw material forests, planted 30.6 hectares of protective forests, planted 782.4 hectares of project 147 forests; produced nearly 1.5 million seedlings of various types such as Acacia auriculiformis, Acacia auriculiformis (the unit that produces the most seedlings in the province), reaching an output of 242.5 tons of pine resin. Revenue in 2016 reached over 12 billion VND, fully paying tax obligations to the State. 41 officers and employees of the company have a stable salary of 7.8 million VND/person/month. In particular, every year the company also creates jobs for over 610 contracted household workers and local workers in the forestry profession with an income of over 3.5 - 4 million VND/person/month.

The company always cares about the lives of its employees, invests in renovating office buildings and station teams, housing for employees, and builds a new BVR Management Station in My Son commune worth 300 million VND. Builds roads to serve production, upgrades tree nurseries. Creates conditions for employees to have regular health check-ups, go on tours, and receive additional land for afforestation, increasing income. Publicly implements planning, training, and rotation of employees to improve work efficiency according to the new operating mechanism of the enterprise.

The company's direction for the coming year is to protect the forest well, burn 600 hectares of ground cover in advance, create 1.5 million seedlings; strive for total revenue of over 13 billion VND, average income of 8 million VND/person/month. With the continuous efforts of the staff, Do Luong Forestry Company Limited will develop more and more sustainably, continuing the cause of protecting and multiplying the green of the homeland's forests.

Phan Hong Tien

(Director of Do Luong Forestry Company Limited)