(Baonghean.vn) - Craft villagesXuan Nhu mulberry, Dang Son commune, Do Luong districtestablished in 2005 with 150 participating households. In the last days of April, the craft village enters the main season, people are focusing on production to create quality cocoon and silk products. Since the beginning of the spring crop until now, the craft village's cocoon products have reached over 10 tons, contributing to a good increase in income for households.
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| Ms. Tran Thi Hoa's family has a tradition of raising silkworms for 4 generations. Last time, she raised 30 kg of silkworms in 20 days. |
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| Chu Thi Hoa's cocoon nursery has produced nearly 1 ton of cocoons since the beginning of the season. Her cocoon nursery is one of 10 nurseries in Xuan Nhu craft village that produces quality silk. Hoa sells cocoons for 70,000 VND/kg, earning nearly 70 million VND. |
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| After the silk reeling process, the cocoons are taken out to dry in the sun. The current silk price is 630,000 VND/kg. |
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| In addition to making silk products for weaving, silkworms are also sold at the market. Silkworms can be processed into many nutritious dishes with a selling price of 70 thousand VND/kg. |
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Do Luong has communes growing mulberry and raising silkworms such as Dang Son, Thuan Son, Boi Son, Bai Son, Da Son, etc. with over 300 hectares of mulberry. Xuan Nhu craft village has the advantage of being located along the Lam River, with fertile alluvial land and green mulberry fields all year round. Xuan Nhu craft village has a value of over 2 billion VND/year, accounting for about half of the total income of the village. Silk products are mainly consumed in the Northern market and exported to Laos. |
Le Ngoc Phuong
