When people plant forests to escape poverty sustainably

(Baonghean.vn) - As one of the districts with a large area of ​​forest and forestry land, accounting for over 94% of the natural land area. Que Phong has known how to take advantage of its potential and strive with the people to eliminate hunger and reduce poverty.

With natural conditions suitable for economic development from forests, the Executive Committee of Que Phong District Party Committee issued Resolution No. 03-NQ/HU/2011 on forest planting and protection with the target of planting 5,500 hectares of new forest, including 2,000 rubber trees. Up to now, Que Phong has increased forest coverage while helping people increase income and sustainably reduce poverty.

Cu villagers receive seedlings to plant.

Immediately after the Resolution was passed, the District People's Committee developed and approved the Project, issued guiding documents to implement the Resolution. Directed communes and forest owners to review and re-evaluate the entire forest land area under their management to plan for natural forest protection and additional forest planting in accordance with land and soil conditions.

Nam Nhong people happily received hybrid acacia seedlings to green up bare hills.

Through the Vietnam Fatherland Front and mass organizations, strengthen propaganda activities and mobilize the masses to participate in forest protection and development. Seriously implement the policy of allocating land and forests to the people. Up to now, over 28,500 hectares of forest have been allocated to 3,870 households, thanks to which people have actively participated in afforestation, reforestation of bare hills and many economic development models associated with forest protection have emerged.

Mr. Luong Van Xuyen, Na Chang village, Tien Phong commune, said that the state assigned over 15 hectares of forest to his family, and after 5 years focused on growing acacia, he earned over 300 million VND. Now his family is continuing to grow a second crop. In addition, he has also developed livestock farming. Currently, his family has over 20 cows, selling 3-4 each year. The average annual income is nearly 200 million VND.

In 2016, Que Phong Forestry strives to plant more than 120 hectares of planted forests.

Nam Nhong is one of the poor communes, people's lives still face many difficulties, awareness in planting and protecting forests is still limited, the commune has focused on promoting the exemplary role of party members in participating in developing and protecting forest areas. From the examples in planting and protecting forests of party members, in 2016, people registered to plant over 18.5 hectares.

In addition, to improve the quality of the same area of ​​planted forest, the district has also surveyed and re-evaluated a number of indigenous plants with high economic value to preserve, expand and introduce new valuable plants such as Sao den, Xa nu, Muong den, Lat hoa for planting.

Through project programs to train and transfer forestry production techniques to people. Actively sow and grow seedlings on site to ensure timely supply of plants to people.

It can be said that with the support policies of the Party and the State, the active propaganda of the departments, the awareness of the people in participating in the afforestation work is increasingly high. From there, it contributes to the development and increase of income from the forest in accordance with the socio-economic development orientation of the district, and hopefully this is a sustainable direction in hunger eradication and poverty reduction of Que Phong district.

Thuy Hang

Que Phong Station