Quy Hop trains Thai people in incense making

(Baonghean.vn) - On December 3, the People's Committee of Chau Cuong commune, Quy Hop district coordinated with the Project Coordination Board to build a model of growing vetiver plants and training in vetiver making to organize a summary of the training course on incense making for 25 Thai people in Dong Tien hamlet.

For nearly a month, students in Dong Tien hamlet learned techniques for selecting bamboo to make incense sticks, choosing the time to cut, choosing the age of the tree to cut, classifying to choose the right batch for making incense sticks, how to cut, soak bamboo in ponds, dry it, organize the splitting of incense sticks according to the sizes of 40cm, 60cm, 120cm incense sticks. Instructions on techniques for cutting incense paper, dyeing incense paper, dyeing incense stick legs, and rolling incense sticks of all kinds.

Chau Cuong commune project management board checks the quality of vetiver roots.

Students are also instructed in the techniques of mixing raw materials and formulas for mixing incense including agarwood root powder, bagasse powder, cardamom, star anise, cinnamon, etc. During the course, students visited the incense production village in Quy Chau district.

After being trained, the trainees had incense products for sale in the district market. The project was implemented for 2 years, from February 2015 to February 2017, with a total budget of 1,470 million VND. Opening 2 incense making training classes for Thai people in Dong Tien hamlet and Nha village, Chau Cuong commune is the second step of implementing this project.

Participating in the project, many women in Dong Tien hamlet, Chau Cuong commune have jobs and improve their lives.

The project aims to develop sustainable livelihoods for ethnic minority communities in remote areas, contributing to stabilizing life, eliminating hunger and reducing poverty, protecting the ecological environment, conserving and developing biodiversity, protecting against soil erosion and leaching, and increasing the protective function of forests.

Phan Giang