Con Cuong people earn millions of dong every day from meter trees

Harvesting rice in Lang Khe commune (Con Cuong). Photo: Hai An

These days, going up to the districtCon CuongAlong Highway 7A, people are harvesting cassava, many trucks are loaded with cassava to transport downstream.

Mr. Vi Van Nam in Lang Khe commune is transporting meters from the forest to National Highway 7 and said that his family has 120 meter clumps planted 10 years ago.

Because customers have pre-ordered, Mr. Nam's family has harvested and sold all the plants as soon as they arrived. This year, they plan to harvest more than 1,000 plants, with an average selling price of 15,000 VND/plant. They can harvest 100 plants a day, sell them to traders, and earn millions.

Con Cuong people carry meters from the forest to the assembly point. Photo: Van Truong

According to some local people, the meter is an easy-to-grow plant, and can be harvested after about 5 years. In particular, it is possible to harvest from meter shoots to meter trees, so there is work all year round. There are times when we have to hire more local workers to help harvest and transport them to cars when customers order in large quantities.

Cars buy meters in Con Cuong district along National Highway 7A. Photo: Van Truong

According to the report of the Department of Agriculture of Con Cuong district, the whole district currently has more than 3,300 hectares of land concentrated in the communes of Chau Khe, Bong Khe, Chi Khe, Binh Chuan, Lang Khe, Mon Son, Luc Da, Cam Lam...

In 2022, the whole district will harvest and sell over 1.2 million products to the market.meter tree,earning over 15 billion VND. In the first 4 months of 2023, Con Cuong district earned over 3.5 billion VND from meter trees, thereby contributing to improving the lives of local people.