(Baonghean.vn) – The entire Pieng Pho village (Pha Danh, Ky Son) has only over 60 households but has over 40 hectares of royal bananas. Almost every house grows this type of tree. That is why Pieng Pho is also called "banana village".
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| Going up to Pieng Pho, at every step, you will see... bananas. Banana hills follow each other, stretching endlessly. The whole Pieng Pho village has more than 40 hectares of royal bananas. |
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| Banana trees have been associated with the Pieng Pho people for a long time, and in recent years, the area has been increasing rapidly. Nearly 100% of households in Pieng Pho village grow bananas and consider banana trees as the main crop in economic development. |
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| Thanks to the experience of the people in caring for them, the royal banana variety in this Thai village has high productivity, bringing a good income to the people here. |
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| On this occasion, people growing royal bananas in Pieng Pho are harvesting and selling them on the occasion of the full moon of July. Royal bananas are favored by consumers in and outside the province, so people's banana growing is long-term. |
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| Due to the steep terrain, the basket is an effective means of harvesting bananas. Each basket can carry about 40 to 60 kg, equivalent to 3 to 5 bunches of bananas. |
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| Most of the people of Pieng Pho choose to grow royal bananas. This is a banana variety that is suitable for the soil, climate, low and hot terrain here, and has a higher economic value than other banana species, and is favored by consumers. |
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| In remote areas, men use motorbikes to transport the fruit to the collection point. Most banana varieties are very vulnerable to damage, so harvesting requires extreme care. |
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| When harvested, bananas are gathered on the floors waiting for traders to come and buy. |
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| Bananas are a crop that has higher value than other crops and do not require much care. |
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| The Thai people in Pieng Pho also know how to use banana flowers to prepare dishes for people, and use banana trees and banana leaves to feed their cows, geese and ducks. Therefore, livestock farming in Pieng Pho is quite developed with a herd of more than 170 cows, the largest in Pha Danh commune. |
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| It's a rainy day, but many women still go to the fields to harvest bananas to sell to traders. |
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| The banana bunches are packed very carefully to be shipped to other provinces. |
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| After being carefully packaged, the banana bunches are loaded onto trucks and transported downstream for sale. The current price of bananas sold in the village is 3.5 to 4 thousand VND/kg. |
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| Pieng Pho village has more than 60 households with more than 260 people. This is the village with the largest herd of livestock and poultry in Pha Danh commune, and the lowest poverty rate in the commune (nearly 20%). |
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