Thanh Chuong farmers rush to harvest the first white potato crop
(Baonghean.vn) - After 3 months of care, the first white potato crop in Thanh Yen commune, Thanh Chuong district has been harvested, affirming the new crop's affinity with this land.
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| Taking advantage of the sunny days, Thanh Yen commune people focused on harvesting potatoes grown on alluvial land along the Lam River. Local people said that the harvest should have taken place more than a week ago, but due to cold and rainy conditions, people had to postpone it. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| This is a potato planting project of Thanh Chuong district with the support of the district's Agricultural Service Center, Vietnam Academy of Agriculture, product consumption company... People participating in potato planting can borrow seeds, fertilizers and pesticides. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| After 3 months of planting and fertilizing, the first crop of potatoes was harvested. For the first time, potatoes were planted to replace traditional crops in the locality.farmerThere are still many surprises here, having to "learn while doing". The hardest part of this potato crop for local people is watering, many households have to use buffalo carts to carry water from Lam River to water the potatoes. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Thanks to proper fertilization techniques, the winter white potato crop in Thanh Yen has produced beautiful, relatively uniform tubers. After harvesting, the potatoes are divided into two types (large ones for purchasing companies, small ones for self-consumption) and carefully packed in mesh bags. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Although the area of potato cultivation is still modest, the results of the potato planting project have opened up a new prospect in changing the local crop structure. In the photo: From Lam river bank, people use buffalo carts, carts, and motorbikes to transport dozens of tons of potatoes home and to import for the company. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| During the potato harvest season, in households growing potatoes in Thanh Yen commune, potatoes are seen everywhere from inside the house to the yard. Mr. Dinh Bat Hieu in Trung Long hamlet said: His family grows 4 sao of potatoes, using 2.8 quintals of seeds, and harvests more than 2.8 tons of tubers. After deducting expenses, they earn 15 million VND. "In my opinion, if potatoes are grown and fertilized properly, they will bring in much higher income than growing corn and other crops. This winter, my family will continue to grow potatoes" - Mr. Hieu shared. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| The potato growing project in Thanh Yen commune is contracted by a company. About 42 tons of large potatoes from Thanh Yen commune farmers were purchased by the company at 7,000 VND/kg. Photo: Huy Thu |
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