Tan Ky planted over 700 hectares of spring forest

Mr. Nguyen Diep in Hamlet 2, Nghia Binh Commune, who is planting acacia, said: After harvesting 3 hectares of acacia, the family proceeded to burn and clear the ground cover and dig holes to plant forests. To ensure the progress of the spring crop, we "changed labor" with 10 more workers to help plant forests.

Because the location is near Ho Chi Minh road, it is quite convenient for transporting materials. Currently, Mr. Diep's family has planted 2 hectares of hybrid acacia, and is expected to complete the area in the next 2 days.

People dig holes to plant acacia in Nghia Dung commune, Tan Ky. Photo: Van Truong

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Bich, Chairman of Nghia Binh Commune People's Committee shared: This year, acacia is priced from 60 - 70 million VND/ha, traders come to the place to buy so people are very excited. Currently, people are planting as soon as they harvest. This year, the whole commune will plant nearly 200 hectares of hybrid acacia, the plan is to plant 150 hectares of acacia in the spring crop, currently over 100 hectares have been planted, around the end of March 2018, the spring crop planting will end.

According to the plan, in 2018, Tan Ky district will plant over 1,500 hectares of hybrid acacia forest, of which 1,000 hectares will be planted in the spring crop. Up to now, the whole district has planted over 700/1,000 hectares of spring crop forest, concentrated in the communes of Nghia Binh, Nghia Dung, Dong Van, Tien Ky, Tan Hop... Preparations for spring crop planting such as seedling nursery, clearing vegetation, digging tree holes... have been deployed since before the Lunar New Year.

People in Nghia Binh and Tan Ky transport trees up the hill to plant forests in the spring. Photo: Van Truong

Hybrid acacia seed suppliers such as Tan Huong Forestry Seed Service Cooperative and Tan Ky Protective Forest Management Board have sold more than 4 million quality seedlings of all kinds to local people for forest planting.

Farmers in Nghia Binh commune, Tan Ky district plant forests in the spring crop. Photo: Van Truong

Mr. Nguyen Cong Trung - Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Tan Ky district said: Planting forests in the spring season according to the right time frame will be favorable for the development of acacia trees. The district directed the communes to assign staff to directly guide the people in planting forests, speed up the progress, and it is expected that the spring forest planting will end on April 30.

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