Farmers building greenhouses receive support of 100 million VND

Greenhouses are invested with drip irrigation systems, sun and rain protection, so commercial crops have brought in income of up to 200 million VND/1,000m²greenhouse

After more than 2 years of implementing the agricultural restructuring project, Dien Chau has built 164 models applying science and technology in the fields, creating a closed chain from production to product consumption.

Mr. Hoang Van Huong, the first person to bring greenhouse technology to the fields in Dien Thanh commune, shared: Nghe An's weather is very harsh. If we do agriculture depending on the weather, we cannot proactively source goods for customers as signed, so we have to use greenhouses and net houses to control. Applying science and technology to close the entire process, managing the input and output weather is the key to the sustainable development model, bringing long-term benefits.

With a reflective house model, Mr. Ho Van Quyet in Hamlet 9, Dien Trung Commune (Dien Chau) raises shrimp safely in all three crops. Photo: Mai Giang

Recently, Dien Trung commune has built 3 shrimp farming models in reflective houses with very high economic efficiency.

Mr. Ho Van Quyet in Hamlet 9, Dien Trung Commune has invested nearly 1 billion VND to build a house with reflective plastic panels on top to raise shrimp with a fan and air conditioning system, ensuring warmth in winter and coolness in summer, so that when the shrimp are brought back to raise, they will be safe for the first month, then brought to the pond. Thanks to that, the shrimp grow quickly, shortening the harvest time by about 1 month compared to other households, the yield is 15% higher than the usual farming method and safe farming for all 3 crops.

"With a private pond, warm water, full heater, and air conditioning on all four sides in the summer, raising small shrimp is 100% safe; if you are willing to learn and boldly invest, it is easy to succeed" - Mr. Quyet shared.

Chili pepper production linkage in Dien Phong commune (Dien Chau) earns about 8 million VND/sao. Photo: Mai Giang

Not only in cultivation, science and technology are also widely applied in Dien Chau to livestock such as biological bedding models in raising chickens and pigs; shrimp farming with Biofloc technology, biology... Currently, Dien Chau has built 13 models of linking to consume rice seeds and high-quality rice products with more than 500 hectares; linking to produce winter cucumbers with an area of ​​32 hectares; linking to produce hot peppers with nearly 20 hectares in Dien Phong, Dien Hoang; sweet potatoes in Dien Lam; 25 large-scale chicken and pig farms are also linked to ensure output.

Currently, after harvesting, farmers producing rice seeds in Dien Phu, Dien Tan, Dien Lien, Dien Loc... are selling rice to businesses such as the Central Seed Company, Nghe An Agricultural Materials Company at a price 1.2 - 1.5 times higher than the price of normal rice, that is, about 8 million/ton; it is expected that more than 1,500 tons of rice seeds will be purchased. In addition to productivity, rice seed production also brings high economic efficiency with an average income of 50 million VND/ha/crop.

Harvesting single-variety rice in Dien Tan commune field. Photo: Mai Giang

With the investment of tens of billions of VND in synchronous implementation from study tours, model building, ensuring stable output for products, Dien Chau has applied 164 scientific and technological models. Currently, the efficiency of agricultural production has been clearly affirmed with 100% of agricultural land generating annual revenue of 80 million VND/ha, of which 6,000 ha generate income of over 120 million VND/ha/year or more.

Mr. Le The Hieu - Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Dien Chau said: After more than 2 years of implementing the project, the district has strengthenedCoordinate with the Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences and centers, stations, and farms to bring scientific and technical advances to farmers for production on the land. At the same time, build models and link to create output for products. The models are invested in 100% of seeds; 30% of materials and fertilizers, training is provided to farmers, hand-holding, and monitoring the entire model building process. Thanks to the application, the value obtained is one and a half times higher, double per unit area.