Effective agricultural extension models in Thai Hoa town

(Baonghean.vn) - With the support and advice from agricultural extension programs, in recent years, many livestock and crop models in Thai Hoa Town have developed sustainably and in greater depth. One of the mottos that makes the success of model owners in Thai Hoa is to invest systematically, but during the implementation process, one must know how to "take the short term to feed the long term" to both use local resources and gradually find output for the products..

New Zealand rabbit farming model of Mr. Nguyen Thai Nhan in Dong Hoa hamlet, Nghia Hoa commune, Thai Hoa town. This is the first large-scale rabbit farming model in Thai Hoa town. Starting with only 20 mother rabbits that he bought in 2016, after nearly 2 years, Mr. Nhan has expanded the rabbit herd to nearly 500 rabbits. Currently, the output has been purchased by a company in Hanoi. With a price of 70,000 VND/kg, each rabbit weighing 3-4 kg brings in an income of 250,000-280,000 VND. Photo: Nguyen Hai

Taking advantage of the farm area of ​​nearly 2.5 hectares, Mr. Nhan also grows lemons and raises wild boars for breeding. In the photo: Mr. Nhan's wild boar model has just been implemented since the beginning of 2016, up to now the sow herd has reached 13, of which 4 sows have given birth to 6-8 piglets/litter. Currently, Mr. Nhan's family is investing in expanding the farm; in the near future, if the Farm certificate and product origin certificate are granted, the family will increase the size of the rabbit herd to about 500 sows and the wild boar herd to about 50 pigs. Photo: Nguyen Hai

Rabbits' main food is grass and leafy plants. However, to take advantage of family labor and locally available materials, Mr. Nhan uses the ground to raise earthworms; at the same time, he buys cassava residue to ferment and process into daily food for rabbits and pigs. With this method, Mr. Nhan both saves costs and creates a very good source of organic food to raise rabbits and pigs. Photo: Nguyen Hai

In 2013, Mr. Thai Quoc Huy in Dong Hoa hamlet, Nghia Hoa commune (Thai Hoa town) boldly invested in converting 12 hectares of land growing acacia and eucalyptus to growing fruit trees. After nearly 4 years of investment, his family had a comprehensive farm with 5.5 hectares of oranges, 3 hectares of sugarcane, 1 hectare of Taiwanese guava, 1 hectare of apples and many other types of fruit trees. Photo: Nguyen Hai

Implementing the motto "short-term to long-term", during the investment period waiting for the orange harvest, Mr. Huy also grows other short-term crops such as sugarcane, beans, squash, Taiwanese guava... With these short-term crops, each year he has about 200 million VND to pay for labor and continue investing in orange trees. (In the photo: drip irrigation system using Israeli technology for 1 hectare of oranges supported by the Provincial Agricultural Extension Center in 2016. Currently, with the support of the agricultural extension project, Mr. Huy has invested over 150 million VND to install an irrigation system for the entire farm). Photo: Nguyen Hai

With interest rate support from the Town, in 2016, Mr. Tran Van Huu in Hamlet 5, Nghia Hoa Commune boldly borrowed 250 million VND to buy 4 New Zealand dairy cows. Up to now, the family has a herd of 8 dairy cows, of which 4 have given milk. Each day, the herd gives 60 kg of milk (end of season), at a price of 14,000 VND/kg, the family has an average monthly income of over 30 million VND. Thanks to taking advantage of hilly land to grow grass and idle farm labor, input costs have been significantly reduced. Photo: Nguyen Hai

Starting with only 1 grapefruit tree 10 years ago, up to now, the Quang Tien pink grapefruit model of Ms. Nguyen Thi Loan in Trung Nghia block, Quang Tien ward has 400 grapefruit trees with an area of ​​2 hectares. With 400 grapefruit trees harvested, it brings an income of about 200 million VND per year to Ms. Loan's family and is a valuable source of seeds for the Town to continue to expand in the area. In the photo: Ms. Loan is wrapping grapefruit to limit the attack of insects and fruit flies. Photo: Nguyen Hai.

The Town's agricultural extension officer discussed with Ms. Loan about the care mechanism and brand building to find a stable outlet for Quang Tien pink grapefruit. Currently, according to the Town's mechanism, Quang Tien pink grapefruit growing models, in addition to being supported with 50,000 VND/branch, when the grapefruit bears fruit, households are also supported by the Town with 1,600 fruit wrapping papers. Thanks to this incentive mechanism, Quang Tien ward alone has dozens of households accepting to grow pink grapefruit, of which Trung Nghia block alone has 3 families growing over 200 trees equivalent to an area of ​​1 hectare or more. Photo: Nguyen Hai

Nguyen Hai