Peanut harvest failure in Hung Nguyen flood-prone area
Huy Thu•DNUM_CCZAGZCACE 07:25
This peanut crop, people in Chau Nhan commune (Hung Nguyen) are not very happy, because the peanut crop failed and productivity was low.
Chau Nhan Commune is not only famous for its "earthworm land", but also for its peanuts in Hung Nguyen District. This peanut crop, the locals harvested later than other places. In mid-June, people here just started plowing and pulling out peanuts... Local people mainly use buffaloes and cows to plow the land and use human power to shake off the peanut roots. To avoid the heat, many households turn on lamps at night to shake off peanuts or work from 2-3am, finishing a peanut harvest at around 7-8am. Photo: Huy ThuAccording to local people, Chau Nhan commune is often flooded during the flood season, but the peanut growing land here is still improved for easy production by buying sand and pouring it onto the fields. The peanut variety that people are growing is lotus peanut, which people have saved from the previous season. Photo: Huy ThuBecause it is done by hand, using mainly human power, the peanut harvest time in Chau Nhan commune is often long. Each sao of peanuts, if there is little labor, takes several days to harvest. People plow and pull peanuts in order according to the plot, according to the row, working neatly as they go. Photo: Huy ThuMr. Vo Van Que - a large peanut grower in Phu Xuan hamlet, Chau Nhan commune said: This year, the peanut crop is bad, there are few tubers, and the price is high. His family grows 6 sao of peanuts, last year they got 50 bags of dried peanuts (about 1.2 - 1.3 tons), but this season, they have dried and packaged them, and only got 20 bags. Photo: Huy ThuAfter harvesting peanuts, people in Chau Nhan commune often plant beans (green beans, black beans) and sesame. Based on many years of experience, before plowing peanuts, people often plant bean seeds. When all the peanuts are picked, just use buffaloes and cows to harrow the ground to make it flat and weed-free. If it rains the next day, the beans and sesame will grow well. Photo: Huy ThuTo separate the peanut roots from the peanut roots, local people often hit the peanut roots on the side of a tire cart, on a wooden box with a net attached to the back like a basket for storing worms, or on a wooden bar placed on the mouth of a barrel. After hitting, the peanuts are packed in bags and taken home to dry. Mr. Cao Xuan Toan in Phu Xuan hamlet, Chau Nhan commune said: "This year's peanut crop was bad, not as happy as last year. My family grows 3 sao of peanuts, last year we got about 5-6 quintals of dried peanuts, this time the crop was bad, at best we got 3-4 quintals." Photo: Huy ThuMr. Vo Tien - Head of Phu Xuan Hamlet, Chau Nhan Commune said: This year, the whole hamlet has about 18 hectares of peanuts, mainly hybrid lotus peanuts, erect lotus, the area has decreased significantly compared to previous years, because people have switched to growing corn. During the peanut season, people usually harvest, dry and then sell to traders, not selling fresh peanuts like in other places. Photo: Huy ThuAfter harvesting, some households spread tarps on the fields to dry peanuts. Usually, the peanuts are dried in the sun for 1 day, then people sift the soil to clean the peanuts. Photo: Huy ThuChau Nhan Commune has many hamlets growing peanuts, but they are mainly concentrated in hamlets 7, 8, 9, Phu Xuan... each hamlet has a few dozen hectares. During the peanut harvest season, the village roads here are full of peanuts to dry. According to the locals, the sun is strong, so fresh peanuts have to be dried in 3-4 suns to dry. Photo: Huy ThuMr. Nguyen Cong Hoan - Chairman of the Farmers' Association of Chau Nhan commune added: "This peanut crop, the whole commune has more than 100 hectares of peanuts, but the peanut crop is bad, the yield is low. In my opinion, the peanut crop is bad due to many reasons: First, the old peanut variety has degenerated; second, the planting method, the land is not rotated by season, peanuts are planted forever; third, the weather is not favorable...". Currently, the price of dried peanuts in the locality is fluctuating from 34,000 - 38,000 VND/kg. Many households have dried peanuts but no traders have come to buy them. Photo: Huy ThuPeanut harvest in Chau Nhan commune. Video: An Nam
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