Nghi Loc farmers grow water spinach, high profits

(Baonghean.vn) – In recent years, Nghi Loc farmersboldly converted many areas to grow commercial water spinach.Currently, the whole district has about 30 hectares of water spinach, the price of vegetables is good, farmers are excited, earning a profit of nearly 2 million VND/sao/month.

Hamlet 11, Nghi Trung Commune (Nghi Loc) has about 20 households growing water spinach. According to the vegetable growers here, water spinach has the outstanding advantage of requiring little investment capital, little care, only planting once, harvesting all year round and stable price. Especially, during the hot season, the market demand for this vegetable is very large.

In Nghi Loc, many families grow water spinach on large areas. Ms. Cam Tu's family (Nghi Trung, Nghi Loc) grows 2 sao of water spinach, earning over 2 million VND/sao/crop.

The family of Ms. Nguyen Thi Cam Tu - Hamlet 11, Nghi Trung Commune, is one of the households that grows a lot of water spinach, earning a high income from this wild vegetable. Ms. Tu said: "My family has 1 sao of rice field, borrowed another sao nearby, all of which are used to grow water spinach. On average, I pick 100 bunches of vegetables every day to import for traders, earning over 400,000 VND".

At this time, the weather is hot so water spinach is very popular and sells for a good price. On average, each bunch costs from 4 to 5 thousand VND. The main consumer markets of water spinach farmers in Nghi Loc are Quan Hanh Town markets, Nghi Trung commune and Vinh City markets.

Water spinach is tied into small bunches, each bunch is sold for 4,000 - 5,000 VND.

Farmers in Nghi Thuan commune are excited because this year the water spinach crop is good and the price is good. Present at the water spinach fields of hamlet 14, Nghi Thuan commune in the afternoon, people are busy picking bunches of green vegetables in time for the traders to come and buy. According to the experience of Ms. Nguyen Thi Chau, a farmer with many years of growing water spinach in Nghi Thuan, the technique of growing water spinach is quite simple.

To have good quality green vegetable beds, the soil must be plowed thoroughly, loosened, leveled, weeded and watered proactively. At the same time, when planting a new crop, it is necessary to clear the residue of the previous crop to eliminate shelters for insects and pests that harm the crops. From planting to harvesting the first crop of water spinach is about 20 days, so farmers can grow many crops in a year. Regarding the varieties, people take advantage of choosing old, multi-branched vegetable shoots to plant.

Morning glory sells well in the summer. As soon as people bring it to the market, traders buy it.

Currently, in Nghi Loc area, there are over 30 hectares of water spinach, grown mainly on garden land, pond land and some ineffective rice growing land in the communes: Nghi Thuan, Nghi Hoa, Nghi Phuong, Nghi Trung, Nghi Dien, Nghi Thinh, Nghi Truong.... Each sao of water spinach can bring in an income of 2.5 to 3 million VND per month. Compared to rice production, growing vegetables brings in many times more income.

Housewives also especially prioritize choosing this cool vegetable for summer meals.

Morning glory soup is always delicious in hot weather.

Mr. Dong Thanh Binh - Deputy Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Nghi Loc district said: "In Nghi Loc, although the area of ​​​​water spinach cultivation is not large, it has brought a significant source of income to many households. In the near future, we will continue to encourage people to expand this area. At the same time, we will mobilize households to change the crop structure, to plan specialized water spinach production areas in the area."

Hong Vinh

Nghi Loc Radio and Television Station