(Baonghean.vn) - Bai Noi in Boi Son commune (Do Luong) looks like an island rising in the middle of Lam river with an area of 30 hectares. Every time the flood water rises, Bai Noi is filled with alluvium, so the land here is very fertile. Some households in hamlets 6, 7, 8 of Boi Son commune rent land on Bai Noi to build farms to raise cattle and grow crops. Among them, pumpkin is a familiar crop, bringing high economic value.
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Bai Noi has an area of about 30 hectares. For generations, this alluvial land that looks like a peninsula has been used by local people to grow many vegetables and raise livestock to increase their income. |
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Each season has its own vegetables, and at this time, people take advantage of the alluvial land to grow 10 hectares of pumpkin - locally known as "bu bar". |
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Bù bar is an easy-to-grow plant, harvested from the 11th lunar month of the previous year to April of the following year. |
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Ms. Le Thi Hoi, Boi Son commune, grows nearly 1 hectare of bamboo, each season brings in an income of about 20 million VND. |
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If in the past people had to wait until the end of the season to harvest the fruit, now from the beginning of the season people have income from picking the tops to supply the market demand. Even the demand for the tops of the fruit is greater than the demand for the fruit. |
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Due to the fertile alluvial land, the water spinach rarely needs to use pesticides and insecticides, so it is considered a "clean" vegetable. The young water spinach is collected and supplied to consumers. |
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Harvesting compensation is quite hard work, after harvesting compensation growers have to carry the compensation to the assembly area. |
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And transported by boat before being brought to the point of consumption. |
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Bù bar is sold along Highway 15A. Bù fruit is sold for 15,000 VND/kg, tops for 10,000 VND/bunch. |
Nguyen Le