Mong women pioneer economic development in remote areas

(Baonghean.vn) - When you come to Luu Thong village, Luu Kien commune (Tuong Duong), if you ask for Ms. Vu Y Do, everyone will know her. Because Y Do is not only the excellent Women's Association President of the village but also the leader of the emulation movement for good farmers in production and business.

The cow-raising model was first implemented by Ms. Vo Y Do's family in Luu Thong village and up to now many households have also applied it effectively.

In her story, Vu Y Do shared: After starting a family, she and her husband moved out to live on their own with a few fields that their parents had given them. Due to a lack of capital and production techniques and not knowing how to do business, at first, her family's life encountered countless difficulties. To escape poverty, she and her husband were determined to develop the economy from a model of growing and raising livestock. Realizing that the special plants and animals of her ethnic group were especially popular with consumers, Vu Y Do boldly expanded the area for growing taro, squash, etc. At the same time, they intercropped short-term crops under the canopy of the forest during the period when they had not yet spread, such as pineapples and various green vegetables, to sell for additional income.

With diligence, hard work and the desire to escape poverty, Vu Y Do also brought high-yield corn and rice varieties to grow. Every year, her family harvests over 10 tons of corn, which is sold to earn money for family living and to ensure the service of raising cows. Her family is also one of the pioneers in the movement of raising cows in captivity. This model is really economically effective, has many outstanding advantages compared to traditional free-range cow raising, saves time and costs for grazing, ensures a source of clean grass for cows, and preserves the village environment.

In addition to raising Mong cows, Ms. Vu Y Do also grows corn, taro, squash... thanks to which her family earns hundreds of millions of dong each year.

The model of raising Mong cows, growing corn, taro, squash... has brought Vu Y Do's family hundreds of millions of dong in income each year. Thanks to that, her family's life has become much more prosperous and stable than before. Currently, her family has a spacious house with 2 stilt houses and expensive means such as motorbikes, televisions, refrigerators... With a stable economy, she has the conditions to send her children to a full education.

On average, each year, Vu Y Do's family harvests 10 tons of corn to ensure food for livestock and sell for money to cover daily expenses.

Not only is she good at economics, as the head of the village women's association, Y Do is always proactive in building plans for the activities of the village women. She is especially interested in guiding women in science and technology, encouraging members to grow taro, squash, raise Mong cows... to develop the family economy. Thanks to that, many Mong ethnic families in Luu Thong village have risen up to escape poverty sustainably.

Talking about Ms. Vu Y Do, Ms. Nguyen Thi Nam - Vice President of the Women's Union of Tuong Duong district commented: Ms. Y Do is a Mong woman, a very active branch president, a leader in the movement for women's advancement and local economic development.

Vu Y Do and her family are truly a shining example of striving to improve. For many years, her family has been recognized as a cultured, studious family and a good business household in Luu Kien commune and Tuong Duong district.

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