(Baonghean.vn) - Every year, at the end of November and the beginning of December of the lunar calendar, the Economic - Defense Group 4 stationed in Nga Ngoi commune, Ky Son district, Nghe An province often holds a ceremony to process cassava to get raw materials to produce cassava vermicelli. This is the occasion for people to harvest cassava to prepare for the new production season.
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| People import dong rieng to the unit. |
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| The average price of cassava is 2,000 VND/kg. According to many people, cassava is very suitable for Na Ngoi so it has high productivity, with a harvest of 5-7 kg. |
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| The purchase of cassava tubers took place a few days before the launch of production and processing. The cassava products were purchased by the Factory for more than a month. However, in the first days, people sold more than 20 tons. With about 40 hectares in Na Ngoi commune, each year the unit buys nearly 300 tons of cassava tubers for the people, enough raw materials for production for the whole year. |
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| A large arrowroot tuber weighing nearly 0.5 kg was harvested at the Na Ngoi commune farm. |
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| The dong rieng is put into a rotating machine to wash away dirt and impurities; and then cut into small pieces before being put into the grinder. |
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| After washing and pre-processing, the arrowroot tubers are cut into small pieces. With this production line, the factory can process 5-7 tons of arrowroot tubers per day. To ensure no damage, the unit will notify the schedule so that people can plan to import to the unit. |
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| The arrowroot tubers are then put into the machine to be ground into a liquid powder. |
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| After being pressed by the machine, the cellophane noodles are dried under natural sunlight. Every day, staff regularly check and turn the noodles to dry evenly. |
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| On average, on a sunny day, the factory produces about 10 dong vermicelli; on a wet and rainy day, production is not possible. |
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| A representative of Economic - Defense Group 4 said that each year the unit produces about 33-35 tons of vermicelli, with an average price of 70,000 VND/kg. |
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| The vermicelli products of Economic - Defense Group 4 are packaged and branded "Phu xai lai leng vermicelli", the name of the highest mountain peak in Ky Son, right where the unit is located. |
Nguyen Hai
