Dien Chau supports farmers with 280 million VND to grow Tet cucumbers

(Baonghean.vn) - After the success of the first cucumber crop on rice fields, Dien Chau district continues to support 280 million VND for farmers to reproduce to serve the Tet market.

From the budget to support new rural construction, Dien Chau district supported 208 million VND for people to grow 21.5 hectares of cucumbers on rice land, of which Dien An is 16.5 hectares and Dien Xuan is 5 hectares.

Officers of Dien Chau Agricultural Extension Station instruct people on how to care for cucumbers. Photo: Mai Giang

Accordingly, melon growers are supported 100% of the cost of seeds, 30% of fertilizers, pesticides and trellises, and are trained in safe production processes.

With a harvest time of 35 days after planting, the harvest period lasts about 1 month, so this crop of cucumbers is expected to sell at a good price because it coincides with the Lunar New Year. Currently, 21.5 hectares of cucumbers have been purchased by a business.

With support, farmers have closed the area. Photo: Mai Giang

In the 2017 winter crop, Dien Chau farmers planted nearly 50 hectares of cucumbers on rice land and received support from the district of nearly 600 million VND.

This is the first successful cucumber linkage support model, bringing high efficiency of up to 8 million VND/sao; it is expected that in both planting seasons, Dien Chau farmers will sell 1,500 tons of cucumbers to businesses./.

Mai Giang