(Baonghean.vn) - The mountainous commune of Quynh Thang is the largest raw material area for growing industrial crops such as sugarcane, cassava, pineapple and vetiver in Quynh Luu district. At this time, farmers here are harvesting vetiver, with an estimated yield of 4 to 4.5 tons/ha.
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| Quynh Thang commune has 264 hectares of agarwood trees, planted evenly in all hamlets. More than 20 years ago, people domesticated wild agarwood trees and brought them to intercrop on local fields. Seeing that agarwood trees grown in this area grew well, people expanded it to a larger area. |
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| Every year around November to December of the lunar calendar, people gather manpower and vehicles to go up the hill to harvest vetiver. It takes about a year for vetiver to be planted and harvested. |
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| Mr. Hoang Van Nam in Hamlet 7, Tien Thanh planted 3 sao to grow vetiver. This season, his family harvested and estimated to reach nearly 1 ton of roots. After deducting expenses, his family earned a profit of 17 to 20 million VND/year. In the photo: Mr. Nam is cutting the tree trunk to harvest vetiver roots. |
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| After harvesting, vetiver roots are brought home to be processed and dried. Ms. Ho Thi Nga, in Hamlet 6, Tien Thanh, is cutting leaves from the roots to prepare for the leaf stripping process. |
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| Mr. Ho Van Thang, who grows nearly 1 hectare of agarwood trees, shared: “This year, the agarwood trees are growing well, with long roots. The yield is 4 to 4.5 quintals of roots per hectare, and the selling price is also higher than in previous years.” |
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| People invented a machine to peel and cut vetiver leaves, reducing the labor of people. In the photo: Mr. Nguyen Van Minh is stripping leaves to prepare them for the drying machine. |
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| After drying, people dry the roots. If the weather is sunny, the roots will be purchased by traders after about 2 days. Currently, dried vetiver roots cost from 35 to 37 thousand VND/kg. |
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| Vetiver root is the main raw material for producing agarwood. In addition to growing incense, many households in Quynh Thang commune have also boldly opened incense workshops. In the photo: Workers at Mr. Le Tien Son's family in Hamlet 1, Tien Thanh produce incense to serve the Tet market. |
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| After many years of studying at incense workshops, Mr. Le Tien Son boldly opened an incense workshop. Thanks to the good quality of the products, his family continuously received orders from all over the country. |
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