Tan Ky spring forest planting

(Baonghean) - This year, Tan Ky district was assigned the target of planting more than 1,000 hectares of forests of all kinds. Identifying the spring crop as the main crop, the Forest Protection Management Board and people have prepared seedlings, land, and strived to plant forests with high efficiency...

As a district with many advantages for developing forest economy, with over 10 thousand hectares of hilly land, every year, implementing the direction of all levels, Tan Ky district propagates and mobilizes people to plant forests, bringing many benefits to society. In 2014, the district was assigned the target of planting 1,000 hectares of forests of all kinds. During the implementation process, despite many difficulties in surveying the land area under the protective forest planting project (JICA forest planting project), the locality also planted approximately as planned.

Checking seedlings at Tan Ky Protective Forest Management Board.

In 2015, Tan Ky was assigned the target of planting 1,030 hectares of forest in 17 communes. Of which, 900 hectares were planted under Project 147, 100 hectares under the JICA project, and 30 hectares under the protective forest development project. Currently, local people have carefully prepared the land, and the competent authority, the Protective Forest Management Board, has prepared seedlings and materials to provide timely forest planting for the people.

Mr. Cao Tien Hanh, Head of the District Forest Protection Management Board, said: To prepare for spring forest planting, at the end of 2014, the unit coordinated with local authorities and people to survey the land for forest planting, provide guidance on burning, clearing vegetation, and digging holes. The Forest Protection Management Board has deployed the work of cultivating seedlings on the spot. Currently, the unit has cultivated 800,000 seedlings of various types, such as: Acacia mangium, Acacia cuttings, and Sao den. With that number of trees, it is enough to plant on an area of ​​500 hectares in this spring crop. Launching the Tree Planting Festival, from the 7th to the 15th of January, the whole district has planted about 50 hectares of forest, including nearly 1,000 scattered trees. Currently, there is no rain, so people have temporarily stopped planting forests, waiting for the rain to come, the unit will provide seedlings and fertilizers according to the State's support policy for people to plant forests.

On the Ho Chi Minh road, through Tan Huong commune, we saw many people taking care of forestry nursery gardens. At some nurseries, people were selling seedlings to customers. Ms. Nguyen Thi Hong, in hamlet 3, confided: Her family has a nursery garden of about 500m2, this spring they planted about 80,000 seedlings, and so far they have sold more than 20,000 seedlings to customers in Quang Binh. With many years of experience in planting seedlings, the quality of Ms. Hong's seedlings is always guaranteed.

Mr. Phan Ba ​​Thanh, in hamlet 4, the household with the largest forest planting area in Tan Huong commune this year, said: The family registered to plant 5 hectares of forest in the spring crop, using raw acacia trees. Before Tet At Mui, the family mobilized labor to dig holes on the hill. Right after Tet, there was scattered rain, the family planted nearly 1 hectare. The remaining area will be planted when it rains. Planting forests, placing seedlings, needing rain, the trees will quickly take root and not die. Thanks to registering to plant forests under Project 147, we were supported with 100% of seedlings and fertilizers, 2 ounces of NPK fertilizer per hole.

Tan Huong is one of the localities assigned the largest forest planting target in the district, and is also the commune with a cooperative of tree seedlings in the area. Talking to us, Mr. Le Hai Nam, Chairman of the Commune People's Committee, said: The commune was assigned the target of planting 105 hectares under Project 147, much higher than in 2014. In order for the forest planting to be highly effective, the local government has been doing propaganda work since October last year. Currently, on an area of ​​more than 60 hectares planted in this spring crop, people have prepared the land, and when it rains, they will receive seedlings to plant immediately. As a locality with many advantages in planting raw material forests, people's awareness in planting and caring for forests has been raised, so the commune completes the target every year. In parallel with the forest planting work, the commune annually harvests from 7 to 100 hectares of raw material forests, creating a source of income for the people.

On this occasion, the atmosphere of preparing for forest planting in Tan Huong is more bustling than other localities. Because the locality has Tan Huong forestry seedling nursery cooperative, with 30 members specializing in seedling nursery, operating for many years. It is known that every year the cooperative nurseries over 7 million quality forestry seedlings, in addition to supplying a small portion of seedlings to local people, most of the seedlings are mainly sold to customers from Quang Binh, Ha Tinh and the northern provinces...

Tan Ky district annually harvests over 1,000 hectares of raw forest, which means that each year the district plants a new area of ​​the same size. Spring is the season with the most favorable weather for forest planting, so the district is ready for a new forest planting season with high efficiency!

Xuan Hoang