Black sesame, drought resistant crop, high income.

(Baonghean.vn) - In order to switch to drought-resistant crops, for many years, Tho Son commune, Anh Son district has chosen black sesame as the main crop in the summer-autumn crop production structure. At this time, Tho Son farmers are very excited to harvest sesame, because this year black sesame has a good harvest and good price.

The characteristics of sesame are that it is not picky about soil, is a crop with a short growing period (about 75 days) and is drought-resistant; suitable for converting areas that do not have a proactive water source. Therefore, for many years, Tho Son farmers have converted many areas of corn and peanut cultivation, which are ineffective, to black sesame cultivation.

Tho Son farmers in black sesame harvest season

Local farmers are excited because this summer-autumn crop, black sesame yield is high (1.7 - 2 yen/sao), and the price is good (over 40 thousand/kg).

This summer-autumn crop, Ms. Nguyen Thi Dao's family in village 7, Tho Son commune, planted 2 sao of black sesame, earning nearly 2.5 million VND. Ms. Dao said: The investment cost to grow sesame is low, the cultivation technique is quite easy, suitable for areas with scarce water. Sesame yield is quite high (about 1.7 yen/sao), the current price is 40 - 45 thousand/kg. This is the crop that brings the highest economic value among the summer-autumn crops.

After being picked, sesame is dried and then beaten to get the seeds.

Black sesame is a popular product in the market, so the output is quite favorable. Therefore, in recent years, Tho Son farmers have actively expanded the sesame growing area in the area. Up to now, the whole commune has over 30 hectares of sesame, planted evenly in 11 hamlets and villages.

After drying, sesame is carefully sifted for retail sale or import to traders; sesame prices this year are quite high, so Tho Son farmers earn 25 million VND/ha.

Mr. Pham Ngoc Canh - Vice Chairman of Tho Son Commune People's Committee said: Currently, the area of ​​black sesame cultivation accounts for over 40% of the local summer-autumn crop area. The sesame cultivation model not only brings high economic efficiency, generating an income of 25 million VND/hectare within 2 months.

The commune will continue to mobilize people to expand the sesame growing area for the summer-autumn crop next year, to improve economic efficiency, and at the same time improve and increase soil fertility.

Huyen Trang