Growing medicinal herbs with JICA support, Quynh Luu farmers earn quite a profit

In 2016, Mr. Nguyen Van Tu's family was one of the households in Hamlet 1 selected by the project to grow medicinal cabbage - a type of vegetable that is only suitable for cold weather, at temperatures ranging from 18 - 20 degrees Celsius.

Agricultural staff of Quynh Luong commune check the situation of pests on medicinal herbs and disseminate safe prevention methods to people. Photo by Hong Dien

Mr. Tu said: The family grows medicinal cabbage on an area of ​​50 square meters. During the production process, they strictly follow the care procedures as trained by the project, at the same time, apply nitrogen fertilizer, and prune off yellow leaves, so the vegetables grow quickly, are green, have large leaves, and give high yield. After 45 - 50 days of care, the harvest yield reaches 1.7 quintals, earning 2.7 million VND.

Ms. Ho Thi Mai, Hamlet 1 excitedly shared: This type of cabbage is easy to grow and care for, but in the hot summer, the vegetable will grow slower. However, the yield is still relatively high, the selling price fluctuates from 14 - 20 thousand VND/kg, so with just a small bed in the field, the lowest profit is 2 million VND and at the highest, it is nearly 3 million VND.

Growing medicinal herbs for farmers in Quynh Luong commune (Quynh Luu) brings high income. Photo: Hong Dien

The spinach growing project in Quynh Luong commune has only been implemented on 10 households, with an area of ​​500 m2. The highlight of this vegetable is that people are not allowed to use pesticides in spraying to kill pests, but instead use chili, ginger, crushed garlic mixed with water to spray to kill pests, so it is safe for consumers. Every year, the locality signs a contract with Bibigreen Clean Food Company in Vinh city to purchase products for people. Thanks to that, prices are stable, farmers feel secure in production.

Mr. Nguyen Van Tue - Chairman of Quynh Luong Commune People's Committee said:“This is a closed-chain production model. Currently, the locality maintains good contracts with consumers and especially directs people to focus on quality production, increasing prestige and reliability between the purchasing company and the product supplier, which is the farmer. This is the basis for the company to increase the purchase quantity in the coming time."

Herbal cabbage is not only a delicious dish, but medicine also says that this dish can prevent many diseases. Photo: Hong Dien

Spinach is considered by medicine to be a delicious dish to prevent and cure many diseases. Through studying different documents, this vegetable has the effect of enriching blood, beneficial for people with anemia, lowering blood pressure, supporting heart failure, headaches, arthritis pain...

In addition, it can prevent prostate cancer, ovarian cancer and protect the cardiovascular system. Therefore, spinach is a crop with a value many times higher than other vegetables in Quynh Luong commune.

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