(Baonghean.vn) - On this occasion, Thanh Chuong people are in the middle of mass harvesting of the Agarwood tree. This tree has brought farmers a good income, about 60 - 70 million VND/ha.
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| In recent years, many areas of gentle hills in Thanh Nho, Thanh Duc, Thanh My, Thanh Hoa, Thanh Thuy communes... have been covered with green by the people with the aromatic root tree. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Thanh Nho is the commune with the largest area of agarwood roots in Thanh Chuong district, concentrated in hamlets 7, 8, 9, 10; with an area of 30 - 70 hectares/year. Starting from the 9th lunar month, agarwood roots are harvested en masse by people to serve the production of Tet incense. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Harvesting incense roots is quite laborious, workers have to use hoes to dig up each tree stump. A resident of Hamlet 10, Thanh Nho Commune shared: "To make incense roots, one person plants and three people dig." This year, the area for growing incense roots has not increased, while market demand is high, so purchasing is "hot" in the market. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| After digging and pulling the tree up, the harvester usually holds a handful of incense roots and hits the base of the tree to clean the soil. The base of the tree is moved as the tree is dug. Good quality incense roots are old trees with many fragrant roots; the current purchase price is about 8,000 VND/kg fresh, 28,000 VND/kg dry. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| According to Mr. Nguyen Phung Nho in Hamlet 8, Thanh Nho Commune, his family grows more than 0.5 hectares of incense roots, if sold in the field, it will fetch 30 million; but if harvested and processed by themselves, the price will be almost double. During the incense root harvest season, households often exchange labor with each other or work for traders." Photo: Huy Thu |
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| After harvesting, the incense roots are cut short, taking 10-12 cm of the base, dried, and can be ground into powder... In Thanh Nho commune, there are currently 3 large processing factories, creating jobs for many local workers. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Thanh Chuong incense root products are favored by customers in big cities such as Hanoi, Hai Phong, Da Nang, etc. Sinh Van purchasing facility said that they export dozens of tons of incense roots every month. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Mr. Tran Dinh Truyen - Vice Chairman of Thanh Nho commune affirmed: "Compared to other crops such as tea and cassava, the aromatic root tree brings higher income, about 60 million VND/ha. However, aromatic root is quite picky about soil, so after 1-2 years of planting, it must be rotated with other crops." Photo: Huy Thu |
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