The agarwood root, also known as vetiver, has become a staple crop, helping many farming households become rich. The agarwood root is considered "green gold" on the hills of Nghe An.
The agarwood root tree (also known as vetiver) is considered a crop that brings high economic value to people in semi-mountainous communes such as Tan Thang, Quynh Thang (Quynh Luu); Thanh Duc, Thanh Thuy (Thanh Chuong); Chau Cuong (Quy Hop)... Photo: TPThe roots of the plant are wild and easy to grow, but only suitable for red-yellow ferralitic soil. In particular, semi-mountainous areas such as Quynh Thang and Tan Thang (Quynh Luu) have high productivity, high medicinal properties and the most characteristic aromatic scent. Currently, these two localities are also the places with the largest area of roots of the plant in the province, each commune has about 400 hectares. Photo: TPThe aromatic root plant is harvested from December this year until early April next year. Photo: TPThis year, after Tet, the cold and rainy weather has lasted for a long time, so the incense root harvest has slowed down compared to previous years. Taking advantage of the sunny weather, people are now busy going up the hill to harvest incense roots to dry in time for the sun… Photo: TPThis year's agarwood crop is in full swing. 1 hectare of well-planted and cared for plants will yield 4 tons of dry roots. Photo: TPAfter harvesting, the incense roots are transported home, the leaves are removed, the soil is shaken off, and the roots are crushed using a rolling machine before being dried. Photo: TPDried incense roots are raw materials for producing agarwood and incense sticks. Photo: TPSome households with machines grind it into powder, package it and import it to incense and card incense production facilities. Mr. Nguyen Dao - owner of an incense production facility in Quynh Thang commune (Quynh Luu) said: "Incense roots are an easy-to-consume commodity, there are times when this raw material is scarce. Therefore, we buy all the amount that people have." Photo: TPWith the current purchase price of incense roots being over 50,000 VND/kg of dry roots, 1 hectare will yield an income of over 200 million VND after 12 months of planting and care; after deducting expenses, farmers will still earn about 100 - 110 million VND/ha. Photo: TPThe production of agarwood and incense sticks takes place all year round, so now people also plant in different seasons to always ensure a harvest to supply raw materials to the market. Besides the fields that are being harvested, there are fields that people are taking care of. Photo: TPThe market is easy to consume, the selling price is high, farmers have quite a profit, so the area for growing aromatic roots is expanded, creating specialized areas. From there, it creates jobs and increases income for many seasonal workers in the locality... Photo: TP
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