(Baonghean.vn) - To develop the economy and get rich on their homeland, many farming households in Anh Son have boldly converted mixed gardens to specialized crop cultivation combined with livestock farming for high income.
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Mr. Nguyen Huu Thang's family (in hamlet 323, Dinh Son commune) is one of the households that has done well economically by converting specialized crops to livestock farming. Photo: Thanh Thuy |
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On an area of 2 hectares, Mr. Thang grows all the V2 orange trees. Up to now, Mr. Thang's orange farm has yielded 4 harvests. Each orange season like this gives his family over 5 tons of fruit. Photo: Thanh Thuy |
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Along with orange trees, Mr. Thang also raises free-range chickens. His farm earns an annual income of 200 - 250 million VND. Photo: Thanh Thuy |
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Also developing the economy, Mr. Bui Quang Huynh's family (Hamlet 1, Thach Son) combines livestock farming, tree planting and fish ponds. In addition to raising pigs, chickens, monitor lizards... Mr. Huynh also invested in a cage to raise 11 pythons. Photo: Thanh Thuy |
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On an area of 3 hectares, in addition to fish ponds and livestock, Mr. Huynh also grows 200 Thai jackfruit trees and 150 green-skinned grapefruit trees. Mr. Huynh's average annual income is over 200 million VND. Photo: Thanh Thuy |
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Mr. Hoang Ngoc Tai's family in Hamlet 3, Dinh Son Commune, did not accept poverty and tried to rise up by investing in freshwater fish farming, combined with commercial frog farming. Photo: Ba Hau |
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With more than 20 million VND, after renovating the pond and covering it to prevent loss during big floods, he released 30kg of fish fry, including grass carp, bighead carp, silver carp, and common carp. In addition, he used bamboo to build a frame and then spread nets to raise more than 500 frogs and released more than 1.5 million eel fry. Currently, the price of frogs sold on the local market is 70,000 VND/1kg, eels 120,000 VND/1kg. With 3 crops a year, the profit from frogs and eels is more than 20 million VND. Besides, he also earned nearly 50 million VND from fish. Photo: Ba Hau |
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Dynamic economic models have contributed to changing the face of the New Rural Area in Anh Son. Photo: Tran Chau |
Thanh Thuy - Luong Mai