Replicating arrowroot on Luc Da land

(Baonghean.vn) - Selecting and introducing new, productive plant and animal varieties into cultivation is a policy being implemented by Con Cuong district, in which Luc Da commune has boldly chosen the arrowroot plant.

With more than 500m²Mr. Luong Trong Bang's family's cultivated land in Met village, Luc Da commune, previously only grew one crop of corn per year, with low economic efficiency. In 2016, he switched to growing arrowroot, which has now yielded a harvest.

It is worth mentioning that although this is the first year that arrowroot has been planted, the profit on the same area is 2-3 times higher than that of corn and cassava. Mr. Bang said: The plant is quite easy to grow and does not take much time to care for, so there is time to do many other things such as raising livestock and growing vegetables.

According to Mr. Bang, cassava is a tuber plant, resistant to drought and cold, and has few pests. The plant is usually planted from February to May, harvested from October to December, and can be used in garden land, stream land, and rice fields.

People of Luc Da commune are excited to harvest cassava. Photo: Ba Hau

Ms. Lieng Thi Nghiem, Met village, Luc Da commune, said: Based on the success of households in the area, this year the family will order seeds to plant on an area of ​​3 sao, and at the same time renovate the fallow land to expand further.

It is known that in early 2016, Luc Da commune authorities cooperated with Thanh Chuong cassava starch processing factory to develop arrowroot plants as raw materials for the factory. In the immediate future, Thanh Chuong cassava starch factory will support arrowroot seeds and fertilizers for Luc Da people to plant 10 hectares to propagate for the 2017 spring crop, expanding the raw material area.

Luc Da is the first commune in Con Cuong to boldly plant arrowroot on an area of ​​10 hectares, with 65 households participating in 7 villages. The crop is suitable for the soil, grows well, so by the end of 2016 it was harvested, reaching a yield of 200 tons/ha. The economic value reached nearly 300 million VND/ha. On the same area, the profit from arrowroot is 2-3 times higher than that from growing corn and cassava. In addition to being purchased by the factory, the plant's trunk is also used as animal feed and very effective organic fertilizer.

Galangal is an easy-to-grow plant that can adapt well to weather conditions. Photo: Ba Hau

Mr. Luong Van Nguyen - Head of the Agriculture Department of Luc Da commune, Con Cuong district said: Although this is a new plant variety that has been tested in the area, through practical assessment, it has been shown that this is a plant with high economic efficiency, which is the basis for the commune to continue to propagate and expand in 2017 with an area 5 times higher than the area in 2016./.

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