The 'capital' of roses, Nghe An, is bustling with joy

After two consecutive years of crop failure, this year, rose gardens are producing more fruit, with higher productivity and quality. Photo: Thanh Phuc

At this time, Nam Anh people are in the midst of a boom.harvest rose hips,persimmons. Throughout the gardens and hills of hamlets 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and the Khe Mai and Dam Nua hills, people are busy harvesting, traders drive trucks into the gardens to buy. Mr. Tran Van Hoa's family in Nam Anh commune has 80 persimmon trees. Compared to previous years, this year, persimmons produce more fruit, bigger, more even and more beautiful. According to rough calculations, each persimmon tree yields about 1.2 - 1.5 quintals of fruit, at the end of the season, 10-12 tons of persimmons can be harvested, with the current selling price, bringing the family about 200 million VND.

Mr. Tran Van Hoa said: “Like last year, the persimmon crop failed badly, with output decreasing by 70-80%. This year, although the yield is not as high as in peak years, it is still better. In particular, the persimmons are large and even, have beautiful colors, are crispy and sweet, so they are very popular with traders.”

People in Nam Anh commune are in the season of harvesting persimmons. Photo: Thanh Phuc

Is the household that grows the most roses in the commune.Nam AnhMr. Ho Viet Chuyen has more than 100 rose bushes in Khe Mai hill. For two consecutive years, 2018 and 2019, he lost the entire rose crop. Out of more than 100 rose bushes, only a few trees bore fruit. The harvest was only a few quintals of rose bushes, resulting in a loss of hundreds of millions of dong. This year, although the yield is not high, it is still considered a "good harvest" compared to the previous two years.

People in Nam Anh commune are excited when the persimmons bear fruit after 2 consecutive years of crop failure. Photo: Thanh Phuc

Mr. Ho Viet Hoa - Chairman of the Farmers' Association of Nam Anh commune said: "Hong isMain crop of Nam Anh commune. The whole commune has more than 300 households growing roses with an area of ​​over 100 hectares, spread evenly across the hamlets at the foot of Dai Hue mountain. Over the past two years, roses have had consecutive crop failures due to weather and pests. Learning from experience, after the 2020 rose season, people stepped up fertilization, pruning, cutting leaves, and extending the time for the trees to "hibernate" to regain strength; especially in 2021, the weather was favorable, with a lot of sunshine and rain, so the rose trees grew and developed well, the rate of flowering and fruiting was higher than in previous years, so the yield also increased significantly. It is estimated that the output will reach about 500 tons.

Even during the pandemic, traders still come to buy persimmons from Nam Anh commune right at the garden. Photo: Thanh Phuc

After two consecutive years of losses, this year, the persimmon yield increased, the selling price of persimmons was also stable, traders bought directly from the garden, and all the harvest was bought, so people were very excited.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Sam, a trader specializing in purchasing persimmons in Nam Anh commune, said: “Previously, before the Covid-19 epidemic, Nam Anh persimmons were exported to all provinces and cities in the country. However, this year, the epidemic has become complicated, so the market has narrowed. However, the price of persimmons remains stable and has not dropped. Currently, the price of persimmons purchased at the garden fluctuates from 17,000-20,000 VND/kg. Hopefully, in the coming time, when the epidemic is under control and the transportation of goods is more convenient, the price of persimmons will increase, making up for two consecutive years of losses.”

Currently, the price of persimmons is being purchased at 17,000 - 20,000 VND/kg. In the near future, when the epidemic is under control and the circulation of goods is more convenient, persimmon growers in Nam Anh commune hope that the price of persimmons will increase. Photo: Thanh Phuc

Nam Dan district has a development project.Community tourism from Nam Anh rose gardens, the commune has also chosen persimmon as the main product to participate in the program "One commune, one product". Accordingly, Nam Anh commune will be invested in technological lines, deep processing of products from persimmons: soft pressed persimmons, crispy dried persimmons, persimmon jam... to improve the quality and value of persimmons, expand the consumption market, and solve stable output for Nam Anh persimmon trees.