Farmers in the Nhut land are excited because they "hit" the incense root
(Baonghean.vn) - The aromatic root tree has been associated with Thanh Chuong hill land for a long time, but this year, this raw material tree has a good price, each hectare brings in an income of about 150 million VND.
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| In recent years, many areas of gardens and hills in Thanh Nho, Thanh Duc, Thanh My, Thanh Thuy communes, etc. of Thanh Chuong district are being covered with green by the people with the Aquilaria tree. Of which, Thanh Nho commune is the locality with the most planting; concentrated in hamlets 7, 8, 9, 10 with an area of about 70 hectares/year. |
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| From October to November, incense roots are harvested en masse to serve as raw materials for producing Tet incense. Purchasing facilities go to the hills and gardens to buy incense roots by area, then hire people to harvest. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| One-year-old round incense roots are of good quality. The plant has many roots and is fragrant. When harvested, the scent is strong. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Many hill gardens, right after harvest, have been replanted with new crops. Because the price of incense roots is high this year, the new planting area has increased by about 1.5 times. According to farmers, if the land is dedicated to growing incense roots, the soil must be turned after 2-3 years for the plants to grow well. The advantage of incense roots is that they are not picky about soil, do not require large investment costs, techniques, care, etc. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| This year, growers of agarwood roots are excited because this raw material plant has a good price, selling quickly in the field for 7-8 million VND/sao, double the amount last year. If families harvest by themselves, they can earn more. Mr. Vo Van Ky (60 years old) in Hamlet 10, Thanh Nho Commune said that this season his family grew 0.5 hectares of agarwood roots and sold them for 80 million VND. Currently, the demand is high, and people in the surrounding area do not have agarwood roots to sell. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Harvesting incense roots on high mountains, after cleaning and bundling them, people will roll or carry them down the mountain. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Harvesting incense roots at the same time means that cars can be used to transport them to the hill gardens. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| After being brought home, the incense roots will be dried and dust-free; depending on market demand, purchasing and processing facilities and households will package the whole plant or grind it into powder before selling. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Thanh Chuong incense root products are popular with customers everywhere. Thanh Nho commune alone has 5 incense root purchasing facilities, each month these facilities sell dozens of tons of finished incense roots to many places. Photo: Huy Thu |
