Taking advantage of favorable weather after the Lunar New Year, people in Vu Quang district (Ha Tinh) urgently planted new acacia areas after exploitation.
In the days after Tet, on the hillsides of Huong Minh commune, people are busy planting acacia. According to the people, the beginning of the year is the right time to plant acacia, because after Tet, the hill soil is often soft thanks to previous spring rains, so planting acacia is more favorable than in other seasons. In particular, thanks to favorable weather, planting acacia at the beginning of the new year helps the trees grow faster.
Acacia planting brings a good income to people in Huong Minh commune.
On her family's hill of more than 2 hectares, Ms. Tran Thi Hong (Hop Duan village, Huong Minh commune) is quickly filling the soil around the newly planted acacia trees so that the trees can take root soon. Ms. Hong said: "To prepare for the spring acacia planting, before Tet, my family proactively processed the ground cover and dug holes. With the available land, taking advantage of the warm sunny days after Tet, my family hired 4 more workers to focus on planting more than 2 hectares of spring acacia. After more than 4 days of operation, we have "greened" more than 1 hectare, and it is expected that in about a week, the entire area will be planted."
According to Ms. Hong, although the waiting time for harvest is quite long, from 4 to 5 years, growing acacia brings a stable income for people. Currently, 1 hectare of acacia is purchased by traders at a price of 70 to 80 million VND.
Ms. Tran Thi Hong (Hop Duong village, Huong Minh commune) is carefully planting acacia trees in her family's fields.
Not far away, Mr. Nguyen Luong Bang's family (Hop Duan village, Huong Minh commune) is also busy planting more than 3 hectares of acacia trees. Mr. Bang said: "My family sold the previous acacia crop at a good price, so we were very excited. Therefore, after Tet, we focused on planting acacia trees. With the efforts of my family and 3 workers, we have so far planted more than 1.5 hectares, the remaining area will be planted in the next few days. Hopefully, my family and other acacia growers in the area will have a successful acacia crop in the coming years."
Huong Minh commune currently has 2,300 hectares of production forest, mainly acacia plantations.
Mr. Pham Trong Hien - Vice Chairman of Huong Minh Commune People's Committee said: “The commune has 2,300 hectares of production forest, mainly acacia plantations. In 2023, people harvested more than 150 hectares of acacia with more than 12,000 m3 of wood, bringing in revenue of over 10 billion VND. To ensure income for people in the coming years, from the beginning of the year, the locality has urged households to prepare seedlings well, prepare the land, and plant as soon as the weather is favorable. This year, the locality plans to plant more than 150 hectares of acacia. Thanks to good preparation of conditions, people have so far planted more than 70 hectares".
Favorable weather after Tet will help acacia trees grow quickly.
Not only in Huong Minh commune, at this time, in most localities in Vu Quang, people are taking advantage of the weather and focusing on human resources to complete the planting of acacia areas after exploitation.
Mr. Nguyen Van Tuan (Dang village, Tho Dien commune) said: “Acacia is a type of tree that is easy to grow and care for, so for nearly 15 years, my family has always been attached to this type of tree. In the last acacia crop, with more than 4 hectares harvested, the family had a good source of income. Continuing the success, this crop we have done well in preparing the ground, seed sources, fertilizers and digging holes, so far, we have completed the spring acacia planting according to plan”.
It is known that Tho Dien commune currently has more than 2,000 hectares of production forest. Acacia planting has helped people stabilize their lives and become rich, so people always focus on development. According to the plan, in 2024, the whole commune will plant about 100 hectares of acacia.
In 2024, Vu Quang district strives to plant more than 600 hectares of acacia.
Mr. Ton Quang Thanh - Head of Vu Quang Forest Protection Department said: “The district currently has nearly 14,000 hectares of production forest, mainly raw acacia forests. From the beginning of 2023 to now, the whole district has exploited nearly 1,000 hectares of acacia, with a wood reserve of 86,161 m3 , bringing in more than 100 billion VND to the people. In addition, there are currently more than 1,000 hectares of planted forests that are about to be exploited and are being cared for by the people.”
Also according to the Head of Vu Quang Forest Protection Department, in 2024, according to the province's planning target, Vu Quang district strives to plant more than 600 hectares of acacia, concentrated in communes such as Huong Minh, Tho Dien, and Vu Quang town. Thanks to good preparation of seedlings and planting land, from the beginning of 2024 until now, the area of newly planted acacia forests in the district has reached nearly 180 hectares (replanted after exploitation). Currently, people are still actively planting new areas.
Van Chung - Trung Dan
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