Models to 'awaken' barren land in Anh Son

(Baonghean.vn) - Implementing the policy of converting the structure of crops and livestock, introducing new varieties of plants and animals with high productivity and quality into production, in recent years, Anh Son people have "turned" wasteland into farms and ranches, earning hundreds of millions of dong each year.

The comprehensive farm economic model of Ms. Tran Thi Truc's family in village 5, Long Son commune, is considered a model in economic development in Anh Son..In 2003, realizing the potential and advantages of the wasteland in her hometown, with the help of the local government, Ms. Truc decided to borrow money from the bank to buy 30 hectares to build a farm. Initially, she invested 70 million VND to open roads, bring electricity to develop the hill and forest economy, raise pigs and cows, and dig ponds to raise fish.

Ms. Tran Thi Truc's integrated farm in village 5, Long Son commune (Anh Son) generates an income of 200-300 million VND per year.

After many years of hard work, a comprehensive farm was formed in the middle of the deserted hills, with 30 hectares of acacia trees yielding 150 million VND per year; 40 cows, 40 wild boars; 100-150 poultry; 1 hectare of fish pond. Each year, Ms. Truc's farm has a total income of 200-300 million VND, creating jobs for 5 to 10 seasonal workers with a salary of 200,000 VND/day.

Meanwhile, Mr. Nguyen Tuan Dung in village 1/5, Cam Son commune invested in raising pigs with a scale of 40 sows, 200 - 250 pigs, in 2015 the total output reached 50 - 60 tons of live pigs, earning 1.2 billion VND, after deducting expenses he earned about 400 million VND. In addition, Mr. Dung also took advantage of the available land area to dig ponds to raise fish, develop hill and forest economy, and plant industrial tea to increase income.

Mr. Nguyen Tuan Dung's farm in village 1/5 of Cam Son commune has a scale of 40 sows, 200-250 pigs, in 2015 the total output reached 50-60 tons of live pigs.

As for Ms. Bui Thi Mai Hoa in Tra Lan village, Phuc Son commune, with her mushroom growing model, she is harvesting 7-8 kg of mushrooms every day, with a selling price of 35,000 VND/kg. After deducting expenses, she earns 200,000 VND/day. Seeing the effectiveness of the mushroom growing model, in 2015, Ms. Hoa decided to invest 50 million VND to build a sterilization steamer and a mushroom hanging house. Thanks to that, the mushroom products meet food hygiene and safety standards, are favored by consumers, and on average, she earns about 50-60 million VND per year. Her family's mushroom products are sold out as soon as they are produced, not only supplying the Anh Son district market but also the Vinh and Hanoi markets.

Clean mushroom production model of Ms. Bui Thi Mai Hoa, Tra Lan village, Phuc Son commune.

Mr. Nguyen Dinh Dang - Head of the Department of Agriculture of Anh Son district said: In order to encourage people and localities to continue to replicate effective economic models, in 2016 the district implemented many mechanisms and policies; supporting newly built farms with 20 million VND; concentrated livestock areas with 30 million VND; supporting new industrial tea planting with 5 million VND/ha...

The effectiveness of the economic development models of farms and family farms in the district has changed the lives of Anh Son people. The poverty rate of the whole district has decreased from 21.51% in 2011 to only 15.3% now. Anh Son farmers, who have long been accustomed to traditional production and animal husbandry, are now able to own large-scale, effective farms.

Thai Hien

Anh Son