Ky Son ginger (Nghe An) has the highest price ever

Ky Son ginger is grown on the fields so the quality is good. Photo: Lu Phu

This year, Mr. Xong Ba Lau's family in Buoc Mu village, Na Ngoi commune, Ky Son district expanded their ginger crop area by 1.5 hectares. Favorable weather and few pests and diseases helped the 2020 ginger crop grow well.

“The ginger plant is now 5 months old and traders have come to buy it, but because the ginger is still young, the family does not want to sell it yet. We will wait for more time for the ginger to mature before harvesting, which will yield higher yields,” Mr. Lau shared.

Ginger harvest in Ky Son. Photo: Lu Phu

Mr. Xong Ba Denh - Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Na Ngoi Commune, said: "Ginger is a key crop in this border commune. In the 2019 ginger season, some families in the commune earned over 300 million VND, so in the 2020 ginger season, people continued to expand the ginger growing area in the area."

Identifying ginger as a key crop in local economic development, along with accumulating experience from growing ginger on sloping land for many years, ginger growers in Na Ngoi commune also actively learn from transfer classes organized by the district's functional departments and learn and share experiences in growing ginger.

This year, Ky Son ginger has a good price, so people are more excited. Photo: Lu Phu

Mr. Nguyen Xuan Truong - Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Ky Son district, said: In previous years, the ginger growing area in the whole district only reached 320 to 350 hectares, but in 2020 alone, the ginger growing area reached 468 hectares and by the end of 2020 it will reach nearly 1,000 hectares.

Many households have harvested ginger and brought it home to preserve. Photo: Lu Phu

At this time, Ky Son ginger has the highest selling price ever, from 33,000 to 35,000 VND/kg, sometimes even up to 40,000 VND/kg. Ginger has a good harvest and good price, making Ky Son ginger growers more excited.

Ky Son district is promoting technical training, technology transfer to people and organizing production linkages, developing the "Ky Son Ginger" brand into a local OCOP brand and expanding product consumption channels to help people have more income, eliminate hunger and reduce poverty for people.

Ky Son ginger is mainly grown by Mong people all year round on their fields, so there are traders coming to buy ginger at any time, but the most is still at the end of the year./.