The best rose orchard in Nghe An has a bad harvest
(Baonghean.vn) - Fruit production has decreased by 70%, fruit quality has also decreased... causing people to suffer heavy losses. That is the sad situation happening in the persimmon growing capital of Nghe An province.
About Nam Anh commune, districtNam Dan- the place is consideredrose growing capitalIn Nghe An these days, unlike the bustling scene of people and households harvesting the main crop of persimmons in previous years, this year, people have to go pick each tree and find each persimmon to import to traders...
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| The rose garden in Nam Anh commune, Nam Dan district has very few fruits even during the harvest season. Photo: Quang An |
Visit Mr. Tran Hoai Nam's house, the 4-person hamlet has the largest number of roses in the commune.Nam AnhThe persimmon trees in Mr. Nam's garden are bare, some even have only a few fruits.
Mr. Nam lamented: "My family has 120 perennial rose trees, each year they harvest 3-4 tons of fruit, which has been the crop that has supported the whole family for many years. However, this year the rose crop has suffered a serious failure, at present the family has only harvested 200 kg, the output has decreased by 70% compared to previous years...".
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| Mr. Tran Hoai Nam is sad because this year's persimmon yield has decreased by 70%. Photo: Quang An |
Not only Mr. Nam's family, but also the common situation of nearly 1,000 households with persimmons in Nam Anh commune. According to the people, this year the persimmon yield of the whole commune has decreased significantly, even some trees that last year yielded 1-2 quintals of fruit now yield only a maximum of 100 kg.
Not only that, the persimmons that can be harvested are not of the same quality as previous years. Most of the persimmons this year are small in size and have a bland sweet taste. Some of the fruits have been stung by insects, causing them to rot on the tree and cannot be harvested.
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| The harvested persimmons are also of poor quality because they are small, less sweet, and have an unattractive color. Photo: Quang An |
According to local people, the main reason for the worst persimmon crop failure in many years is the weather. At the beginning of this year, heavy spring rains caused persimmon trees to flower poorly, then from April to August this year, there was a widespread drought, with no rain, which affected the growth of persimmon trees. In addition, the appearance of some animals such as birds, insects... caused many fruits to wither and rot on the tree before they were ready to be harvested.
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| Many persimmons were even stung by insects and rotted right on the tree. Photo: Quang An |
The biggest consolation for persimmon growers right now is that the price of persimmons has nearly doubled compared to previous years. If in 2019, persimmons cost 20,000 - 25,000 VND/kg, now it has reached 35,000 VND/kg.
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| Nam Anh residents have to pick up persimmons to sell to traders right in the harvest season. Photo: Quang An |
The whole commune has about 80 hectares of persimmons, planted throughout the hamlets, most of which are concentrated on the slopes of Dai Hue mountain. Although it is a crop with high economic value and is known to many people, this year the persimmon crop failed. If in previous years, the total output of the commune was estimated at 700 tons of persimmons, now it is only about 100 tons. Saving persimmons is also very difficult because most of these are natural rose roots, with many years of age, so their resistance has also weakened over time.
Currently, the locality is consulting with plant experts to find a way to save the rose garden. In addition, some households have invested in machinery for deep processing, helping to increase the value of roses and avoid losses due to the decreasing rose output./.
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