People in the highlands of Nghe An in the bamboo harvesting season, meters

In mountainous districtsXiangyangThere are currently more than 1,634 hectares of bamboo, mainly located on production forest land and concentrated in the communes of Yen Thang, Nhon Mai, Thach Giam, Tam Dinh, Tam Thai, Tam Quang. At this time, the ethnic people here are entering the massive harvest to sell to traders in the lowland districts to buy.

Currently, people in mountainous districts are entering the bamboo harvest season. Photo: Tien Dong

Mr. Vi Van Khanh, residing in Xa Luong commune (Tuong Duong) said: His family intercropped bamboo and meters in more than 5 hectares of forest. Every year in December, when there are buyers, he cuts down the old trees and gradually sells them. The price of each tree ranges from 20,000 to 30,000 VND depending on the diameter of the tree, as it is now. With this price of buying meter bamboo, it is much higher than in previous years. Each time he cuts it down, his family earns more than 10 million VND, enough to cover the family's basic needs.

Depending on the diameter, each bamboo tree, when stretched out to the main road, costs from 15,000 to 30,000 VND. Photo: Tien Dong

Mr. Nguyen Duy Son - Vice Chairman of Xa Luong Commune People's Committee said: The whole commune currently has more than 45 hectares of bamboo forest. Currently, this is the time when people harvest the most bamboo because this season the trees are not affected by pests and diseases, and are solid, so they are favored by traders. If we deduct the cost of cutting and dragging each tree to the road of 5,000 VND, planting bamboo also brings a fairly stable income to the people.

Bamboo harvesting at this time often has higher productivity, the bamboo is dense and less susceptible to insects. Photo: Tien Dong

In the districtCon Cuong, currently has more than 3,000 hectares of bamboo, distributed in 11 communes in the area, mainly concentrated in the communes of Chau Khe, Bong Khe, Chi Khe, Binh Chuan, Lang Khe, Luc Da ... This is the locality with the largest area of ​​bamboo in the province, each year harvesting about 1.5 million trees, bringing in tens of billions of VND in revenue. With a short cultivation time and flexible exploitation cycle, bamboo brings economic efficiency 3-4 times higher than acacia. Not to mention the tree also has the effect of preventing erosion and protecting the soil, so it has become a staple crop in these localities.

During the harvest season, traders in the lowlands often drive their cars to the local people to buy bamboo. Photo: Tien Dong

Although it bringsstable economic valuefor local people, however, many forestry experts also warn that with large planting areas and high density, there will be a risk of fire in the dry season, and damage from storms and tornadoes in the rainy season. Therefore, to minimize the risk of damage, households need to strictly comply with PCCCR measures; choose afforestation methods suitable to the terrain, slope, height, and main wind direction; in the process of designing planting, care, protection, and exploitation, combine silvicultural measures such as mixed forest planting to achieve the highest economic efficiency./.