War invalid Vo Van Thu "captures" land, finds it difficult to release "gold"

(Baonghean.vn) - Promoting the tradition of Uncle Ho's soldiers, veteran Vo Van Thu, in Xuan Loi hamlet, Van Loi commune (Quy Hop) is always diligent and hard-working in labor and production, rising to become a typical household with good economic performance.

In 1983, after returning from the army, disabled veteran Vo Van Thu chose a farmland in Van Loi commune, Quy Hop district and settled down here. In the early days in the new land, his family's life was very difficult and deprived. At first, in the reclaimed land, his family mainly grew corn and peanuts, but the income was not much. When a sugar factory came to develop the raw material area, he planted 2 hectares of sugarcane. On average, each year the sugarcane output reached 120 to 150 tons, with revenue reaching around 120 million VND.

Mr. Vo Van Thu's herd of cows (far left) in Xuan Loi hamlet, Van Loi commune (Quy Hop).

To increase his income, he took advantage of agricultural by-products and planted 8 more acres of elephant grass to raise cows, goats, and draft buffalo. Currently, his family has more than 20 goats, at peak times there were nearly 100, and nearly 10 buffaloes. Growing sugarcane and raising livestock has brought his family a stable income of nearly 300 million VND per year.

Not stopping there, in 2014, after researching neighboring localities, Mr. Thu boldly converted an area of ​​1 hectare of ineffective trees to grow oranges for higher income. After more than 2 years of care, the orange garden has developed very well, promising to bring a large source of income for his family in the coming years. In addition, Mr. Thu's family also planted 50 red-fleshed dragon fruit trees, which have now yielded fruit.

Mr. Vo Van Thu's family's orange garden promises to bring in big income.

Not only is he good at production and animal husbandry, Mr. Thu is also very active in participating in local mass organizations from the commune treasurer to the deputy hamlet chief and head of Xuan Loi hamlet. His family has always been exemplary in propagating and mobilizing people to develop the economy and reduce poverty. Thanks to that, Xuan Loi hamlet is now among the top in Van Loi commune; the average income per capita is over 20 million VND/year; the number of poor households has decreased to only 14 households, and the rural landscape is improving day by day.

Mr. Pham Xuan Truong - Head of the Veterans Association of Xuan Loi hamlet, Van Loi commune, Quy Hop said: "The Veterans Association of Xuan Loi hamlet has 13 comrades. All members of the association have done well in economic models with high efficiency. A typical example is comrade Vo Van Thu who is always at the forefront of the economic development movement, his children are all successful, worthy of being an example for everyone to follow."

The red-fleshed dragon fruit garden has given Mr. Thu's family an average harvest of about 150kg of fruit per crop.

With his efforts in economic development and poverty reduction, veteran Vo Van Thu has become a typical example of the Veterans Association of Van Loi commune, contributing to promoting the emulation movement of exemplary veterans in a remote commune to develop more and more. With that achievement, at the end of June 2016, he was honored to attend the Conference summarizing typical exemplary veterans in the period 2011-2016 organized by the Veterans Association of Quy Hop district.

Thu Huong

Kwai Hop Station