Should check soon, have conclusion about bo bo tree?
(Baonghean) - There has been information for a long time that Ky Son people are massively destroying forests to plant bo bo trees. Going to Ky Son this time, I asked Mr. Vu No Denh - Vice Chairman of Tay Son Commune People's Committee about this matter, he affirmed: Saying that is completely wrong!
According to Mr. Denh, the bo bo tree, called "Chi Khau" in the Mong language, is a wild plant that grows naturally in damp places; if it grows under the canopy of large trees, bo bo still grows normally, so why do people need to destroy the forest! Mr. Denh cited an example in Tay Son commune: Vu Xay Chu household in Huoi Giang 3 village has up to 5 - 6 hectares of bo bo, half of which is intercropped with forest trees; Vu Pa Re household in Huoi Giang 2 village and Vu Nhu Co in Huoi Giang 3 village plant less, but most of it is also intercropped with forest trees...
The bo bo tree looks like galangal at first glance, has a 3-year growth period and is harvested in July and August every year. After taking the fruit, people cut the base so that the bo bo can branch out. According to many documents, bo bo seeds are a medicinal herb, so in the past few years, traders have come to villages in Ky Son and Tuong Duong to buy them at prices ranging from 20,000 to 40,000 VND/kg (depending on the time). Mr. Vu No Denh added that in Tay Son this year, Mr. Vu Xay Chu (Huoi Giang 3 village) earned no less than 30 million VND from harvesting bo bo. In Huoi Tu and Muong Long communes, there are also many households growing bo bo and all have a good income. Bo bo trees are easy to grow, do not require much care, and have a good price, so people are very interested!
When asked about the local policy on developing this type of plant, the Vice Chairman of Tay Son commune said that the commune did not have any plan yet, because it was still waiting for the direction of the district. When asked a leader of Ky Son district, he said that the district did not have a specific plan, but had a policy to support people in developing this type of plant to increase income. A leader of Tuong Duong district said that he was planning to find this type of plant to direct the planting of several or three hectares... When hearing that the Nghe An Plant Seed Center also had a document guiding the techniques of planting bo bo, Mr. Vu No Denh said he really wanted that document to reach the hands of commune officials like him to disseminate to the villagers how to plant bo bo according to the process and regulations.
So, in the face of the fact that many people in the highland districts of Ky Son and Tuong Duong are spontaneously planting bo bo and have been making profits for several years now, but the district level has not yet inspected and evaluated the reality, it is considered slow. Very slow! If planting bo bo has good benefits, it is thought that the districts need to soon develop a specific plan to direct and guide people from the planting stage to the consumption stage.
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