Nghia Dan: Effectiveness of intensive rattan cultivation model
Nghia Dan is a mountainous district, the largest area of land is forestry land. The total natural land area is 75,578 ha, of which forestry land is 27,527 ha. However, the current forestry land area of the district has not yet fully developed and exploited its available potential.
To help people increase their income and create new jobs, in 2009 - 2010, Nghia Dan District Gardening Association cooperated with Nghe An Province's Agricultural Extension Center to build a model of intensive rattan afforestation with a scale of 19 hectares and 22 households participated.
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K83 rattan variety developed after 2 years of planting in Nghia Loi commune |
The model was built in 3 communes: Nghia Binh, Nghia Loi, Nghia Khanh. After 2 years of implementing the model, some quite good results have been achieved. The trees grow well, with an average height of 85 - 90cm, dark green leaves, and long stems clinging to wooden pillars. Rattan has no pests or diseases, good soil coverage, and is very suitable for intercropping with forest trees under the canopy.
According to the assessment of households growing rattan, the prospect of the model in the coming years is very positive. Expanding the planting area divided by household management and increasing intercropping with new forest plants will save planting area and help the rattan grow better.
In fact, planting rattan under the forest canopy gives quite clear economic efficiency. If we plant rattan with full care: such as balanced fertilization and weeding, the rattan will grow well.
Planting rattan, after 4 years, can yield 3 - 4 tons of rattan/ha, the value is 4 - 4.5 million VND/ha. The economic cycle of rattan can yield harvest in the next 20 - 25 years, in which the year with the highest yield can be up to 40 - 50 tons/ha. Besides high yield, rattan also has the effect of covering the soil, preventing erosion and creating jobs for farmers. Therefore, the model of planting rattan in Nghia Dan district can be replicated and developed in the following years.
Thuy Ha
