Farmers in Con Cuong, Tuong Duong harvest and sell tens of billions of dong
(Baonghean.vn) - The best time to harvest cassia is from late February to mid-April every year. Therefore, currently, ethnic minorities in Con Cuong and Tuong Duong districts go into the forest to harvest cassia and earn millions of dong every day.
These days, going up to the remote districts of Nghe An, along National Highway 7A and National Highway 48, it is common to see people harvesting cassava, and many trucks are loaded with cassava to transport downstream.
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Mr. Kha Van Bon in Na Tong village, Tam Thai commune (Tuong Duong) measures the length of a meter stick according to the order of a trader. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
Mr. Kha Van Bon in Na Tong village, Tam Thai commune (Tuong Duong) is currently focusing on harvesting cassia in the forest. He said: His family has 100 cassia clumps planted 7 years ago.
Because customers have pre-ordered, Mr. Bon's family harvests and sells all the plants. Last year, his family harvested 1,000 plants, and this year they expect to harvest more than 1,000 plants. The shortest plant is 4 m and sells for 12,000 VND/plant, the longest plant is over 10 m and sells for 25,000 VND/plant. In one day, they can harvest 100 plants, sell them to traders, and earn millions.
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Meters are purchased on the spot, loaded onto trucks and transported downstream for consumption. Photo: Quang An |
Mr. Lo Kham Kha - Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Tuong Duong district said: The whole district currently has 1,100 hectares of meters, concentrated in the communes: Tam Dinh, Tam Quang, Tam Thai, Thach Giam, Yen Thang and Mai Son. Every year, people harvest meters and sell them to traders with an estimated quantity of hundreds of thousands of trees.
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Met Con Cuong is gathered at the edge of the forest to be transported for consumption. Photo: Quang An |
Con Cuong district is considered to have the largest area of meters in the highland districts. At this time, farmers are also urgently harvesting meters in time for the season.
According to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Con Cuong district, there are currently more than 2,000 hectares of cassava in the area, and each year ethnic minorities harvest about 1 million cassava trees, earning tens of billions of dong.
According to local people, planting meters can yield harvests from the 5th year; each year, meters can generate revenue of around 20 million VND/ha./.