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Economic development from lotus rotation - taro

26/04/2024 - Tỉnh An Giang

In recent years, crop rotation model from many different crops has been applied by some farmers and brings efficiency and economy.In particular, the model of planting lotus and taro brings profits for growers, creating more jobs for some local workers.

Farmer Huynh Van Phuc harvested Sen

Planting a tree on the same land area for too long will lead to soil loss of nutrients, plants are prone to attacks, weeds against drugs ...and quality.Since then, the crop rotation model was born, achieved positive effects, reduced the dependence of plants on nutrients, helping to limit pests and weeds, creating abundance and diversity of plantsPlanting on field land.

Mr. Huynh Van Phuc (An Thoi Hamlet, Hoi An, Cho Moi District ) said that his family used more than 5 hectares of land to grow lotus and taro.In particular, in addition to the area of nearly 4 hectares of family land, he also hired 1.4 hectares of land to grow lotus and taro.Each year, he planted 2 crops, the lotus harvest was completed and started renovating the land to plant taro for Tet.

Developing lotus and taro rotation models for 3 years, Mr. Phuc realized: Lotus is an easy -to -grow, less infected tree, mild care.During the lotus development, every 10 days of spreading 10kg of manure/land.Only when pests: leaves, thrips ... attack, spray.

In addition, Sen withstand erratic weather changes, planting about 3 months will be harvested, continuous harvest time in about 2.5 - 3 months/lotus crop, if there is no problem.Can give mirror productivity reaching 50kg/land.

Currently, 1.4 hectares of land for renting lotus growing with Mr. Phuc's mirror have been breed for more than 3 months and is harvesting.Every 2 days of harvest, about 400 - 500kg of mirrors, at a time when the lotus can produce more productivity.Mr. Phuc estimates that if the lotus is at a stable price of 12,000 - 15,000 VND/kg, each case for good income.

However, over the past time, the price of lotus mirror is unstable, at a time of up to 70,000 - 80,000 VND/kg of farmers very excited, but at one time, it is only 6,000 - 7,000 VND/kg,Even the barn stopped buying, resulting in a loss of growers.Particularly taro, the investment cost of each land is about VND 30 million, if the sale is VND 50 million/work, the profit is VND 20 million.Just the price of 20,000 VND/kg, the growers are quite profitable.

Thanks to the rotation model, many local workers have more jobs.Mr. Dam Van Ty (39 years old, living in An Binh hamlet, Hoi An, Cho Moi district) from the early morning was present with everyone to pick the lotus mirror.

Mr. Ty said that the rental price of lotus mirrors is calculated by the hour, 40,000 VND per hour, depending on the large and small area of the lotus field, picking more or less will have an income of 180,000 - 250,000 VND/person/day.On the day of harvesting, whether it is sunny or rainy, it must be picked, lotus seeds are very old, so they do not keep up or miss will affect the quality of the particle is not guaranteed, the sale is depreciated.

To harvest the large lotus field, everyone is lined up, go straight from the top of the field to the other end of the field and round the next points until the end of the lotus field.People harvest mirrors, in addition to wading in the mud, they must wear protective clothes, gloves, thick legs or raincoats to avoid spikes from lotus plants scratching on people.After harvesting the lotus crop, the growers switch to fertilizer, spraying taro crops, rice crop ... so that workers have more jobs and income to cover their lives.

From crop rotation shows the practical benefits of this model, helping farmers no longer depend on a tree on the same land area for many years, helping people to escape poverty and more active incultivation, job creation, income for many free laborers in the locality.

However, the biggest concern of farmers is the price and output for the product they make unstable.Because, agricultural products often meet the chorus of the harvest but devalued, the price is not available to sell.Therefore, growers need to carefully research the market, about planting techniques, outputs of agricultural products, avoiding planting according to the movement, according to the majority leading to oversupply, price falling products ...

Nguyen Xe

Source: baochinhphu.vn

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