Hong Yen village 'prospered' thanks to banana trading
(Baonghean.vn) - At 3 a.m., people in Hong Yen village, Quynh Hong commune (Quynh Luu) have gradually woken up, turned on the lights and started their daily work. Trucks started their engines, left the village roads, and traveled to the villages in Western Nghe An to buy bananas. Old motorbikes laden with baskets of bananas went to the rural markets... The banana trading profession has brought Hong Yen people a prosperous life, allowing them to build houses, buy cars, and educate their children...
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| Mr. Nguyen Van Tuyen - the "boss" of banana trading in Hong Yen village, Quynh Hong commune (Quynh Luu) said: "It is not clear when the banana trading profession started in the village. Since I was young, I followed my father to Nghia Dan, Quy Hop to buy bananas for my mother and sister to sell at retail markets. Like me, I have also been in the profession for nearly 40 years now." Photo: Thanh Phuc |
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| From 3 or 4 a.m., young men in the village prepare their tools and travel to the western districts of Nghe An to buy bananas. Previously, they traveled by ox cart or train, but now they travel by motorbike or truck. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
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| When they find a banana garden they like, the buyer will negotiate a price, cut it down, and transport it to the village to sell to traders or wholesale at the markets. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
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| Banana traders must have a “professional eye” to know when a banana is ripe, how old it is, how heavy it is, and how much to “bargain” for it to make a profit. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
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| Mr. Nguyen Van Quyet (Hong Yen hamlet), a person who "got rich" thanks to the banana trading profession, said: "Following this profession requires good health, because it is not only difficult because of the long distance but also difficult because the job is "chopping and carrying at the same time". In the photo: Mr. Quyet carries a bunch of bananas on his shoulder weighing up to 35kg. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
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| After being purchased, the bananas are transported back to the village, where the mothers and wives split them into bunches and sell them wholesale to traders or retail at markets. It is estimated that Hong Yen village supplies the market with about 20 tons of various types of bananas every day; on weekdays (the first and fifteenth of the lunar month), the amount of bananas sold is about 40-50 tons. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
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| This job is hard and tiring, but if you are diligent and hardworking, you can earn 20-40 million VND/household per month (about 2-3 workers participating). Photo: Thanh Phuc |
