Former active youth volunteers get rich

(Baonghean.vn) - With will and determination to overcome difficulties, Mr. Tran Van Thuc,former Youth Volunteersin hamlet 3, Tan Son commune, Quynh Luu district have risen to become rich on their homeland.

In 1975, after being discharged from the army and returning to his hometown to start a business, although he had to face many difficulties and shortages, with the qualities of a soldier who was not afraid of sacrifice and hardship, and did not suffer from poverty, Mr. Tran Van Thuc constantly strived to develop the economy and get rich right on his homeland.

With 2,000 ducks each year, his family earns hundreds of millions of dong.

In 2000, he boldly received 3.5 hectares of hilly forest land to build a comprehensive farm economic model. With the form of "taking short-term to support long-term". Up to now, on an area of ​​1.5 hectares of land specializing in rice and fish, each year, after deducting expenses, he earns a profit of nearly 100 million VND.

In addition to the rice-fish model, he also raises 1,500 egg-laying ducks and 500 meat ducks, earning nearly 80 million VND/month. Not only that, in 2013, he also expanded his breeding to include crossbred fighting chickens, pork, breeding goats and pigeons. His family's total annual income is about 800 million VND.

Mr. Tran Van Thuc's high economic value hybrid fighting chicken flock.

In addition, his farm also has 2 hectares of forest land including eucalyptus, acacia and some other fruit trees. His comprehensive farm model has created regular jobs for 5 workers who are children of youth volunteers and 15-20 seasonal local workers, with a salary of 3-3.5 million VND/person/month. In the near future, he plans to expand the farm to raise more sows and buy a duck egg incubator to increase economic value, help his family have more income and improve the quality of life.

Not only is he good at economic development, Mr. Thuc is also an exemplary former youth volunteer, dedicated to all work, taking care to build a movement that operates in an orderly and effective manner.

Although only put into trial planting for nearly 2 years, 30 dragon fruit trees of Mr. Thuc's family have shown economic efficiency.

Mr. Phan Dinh Phu - Chairman of the Association of Former Youth Volunteers of Tan Son Commune, Quynh Luu District said: “Former Youth Volunteer Tran Van Thuc is a dynamic, creative person who promotes the qualities of a Youth Volunteer in economic development. Not only is he good at economics, but he is also an active member of the Association of Former Youth Volunteers, always helping Youth Volunteers in more difficult circumstances. He deserves to be a shining example in the movement “Studying and following the moral example of Ho Chi Minh”.

Thanh Toan