'White gold' on the barren land of Nghi Van

(Baonghean.vn) - On average, each year, 1 hectare of pine trees produces nearly 18 tons of resin. More than1,000Ha pine produces abundant "white gold" reserves on the barren land of Nghi Van (Nghi Loc - Nghe An), helping people improve their lives.

Currently, Nghi Van (Nghi Loc) has 1,667 hectares of forest being protected and nurtured by local people, of which this area is pine forest. Thanks to the exploitation of pine resin, people's lives have improved significantly.

On average, each hectare of pine trees produces more than 200 kg of resin per month. In the photo, Mr. Nguyen Van Tan is exploiting his family's pine trees at Khe Ho hill. The pine trees have been with his family for nearly 12 years, bringing in an income of over 3 million VND per month.

Pine is a tree species that can withstand harsh conditions well, and at the same time, the investment capital is not much (only invested during the basic construction period) and has a long exploitation cycle (over 20 years), so people increasingly consider this to be the most economically effective crop on barren land.

On average, each pine tree produces 2.7 kg of resin per year. The average density of 1 hectare of pine in Nghi Van ranges from 850 to 1,000 trees per hectare.

The price of 1 kg of fresh pine resin is currently 22 thousand VND.

The exploitation of pine resin is not arbitrary. Only large, numbered trees are tapped for latex.

Plastic will be packaged by people for easy transportation to places of consumption.

Currently, the commune has a Forestry Team managing nearly 536 hectares of pine plantations and assigning exploitation rights to 71 households in the area. The salary they are paid depends on the finished plastic products each month, but the average is 3 million VND.

Every month, the Team will import plastic into the warehouse twice, each time about 7 to 8 tons.

Currently, pine resin has a fairly stable consumption market, mainly imported from the Northern market. Income from this plant has contributed significantly to helping people stabilize their lives.

In addition to resin, dry pine needles are also an important raw material for people here to cover the soil for growing chives. Therefore, pine trees are always chosen by Nghi Van people as the leading crop in economic development.

Thanh Quynh