In recent years, the consumption of organic food products in the world has tended to increase strongly and is becoming increasingly popular with consumers.
Grasping this need, many Vietnamese investors in Laos have been investing in the production of organic agricultural products.
This not only helps them have good output for their products, but also brings stable and quite high income compared to the income level of Lao people, especially helping people in remote areas of Laos change their farming habits and customs, get used to high-tech agricultural production, thereby supporting long-term stability of life.
With more than 1,000 hectares of high-tech organic banana land located in Xaysettha district, Attapeu province, each year Khanxay Agricultural Development Company Limited, a member of Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group, is creating clean agricultural products worth over 30 million USD.
Talking to VNA reporters in Laos, Mr. Nguyen Chi Thang, Director of Khanxay Agricultural Development Company Limited, said that in the context of increasing demand for organic products in the Chinese and world markets, supply cannot meet demand, the Lao Government is also encouraging and creating maximum conditions for businesses, including Vietnamese businesses, to invest in the high-tech agricultural sector.
Meanwhile, in Laos, the land is vast and the population is sparse. People have never had the habit of using chemicals in agricultural production. There is still a lot of clean, contiguous land, which is very suitable for developing organic agriculture.
In addition, investing in clean agriculture also helps the company produce organic products with high surplus value, while helping to protect land, water resources and people's living environment, in line with the Lao Government's sustainable agricultural development policy.
According to Mr. Nguyen Chi Thang, the weather in Attapeu province is hot and sunny, so bananas in this area can be harvested twice a year. With a planting rate of about 2,500 banana trees/ha on the existing 1,200ha of bananas, Khanxay Agricultural Development Company Limited can export about 60,000 tons of organic bananas each year.
With an average price of about 450 USD/ton, each year banana exports alone bring the company nearly 27 million USD.
For the remaining 40% of bananas that do not meet export standards, the company processes them into animal feed for export and raises free-range cows, chickens and pigs, bringing in an additional income of about 6 million USD/year.
Faced with the growing potential and demand of the market for organic products, Khanxay Agricultural Development Company Limited is currently asking the provincial government for about 500 hectares of land to expand the area of organic crops.
The company's new direction has contributed to creating high and stable income for local workers.
Keo Khounlakhone, from Samakhixay district, Attapeu province, is a typical example. She returned home after 9 years of wandering, going all the way to the capital Vientiane, nearly 1,000km away, to work as a worker in a French garment company with an income of about 3 million kip/month.
When the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, the company closed and she had to return to her hometown. However, Keo Khounlakhone could not have imagined that there was a job back home with an income equal to or even higher than in the capital.
Sharing with VNA reporters, Ms. Keo said that during her 9 years in Vientiane, she only dared to return home occasionally because the distance was long and the expenses were high.
Now returning home to work at the banana processing factory of Khanxay Agricultural Development Company Limited, she has a high income and is close to her family.
She confided: “Working here is very fun, it is close to home and the salary is over 3 million kip/month like working for a French company in Vientiane. In addition, the Vietnamese company also supports food and rice for the workers every month. I am very happy.”
Since childhood, he has only known how to work in the fields, work hard all year round but his income is unstable, his life is still lacking in many ways. Mr. Xong Xayavong in Xekamane district feels extremely happy because since working at the company, with the above average income, he not only takes care of his own living expenses but also has money to help his family.
Mr. Xong Xayavong said that after working for the company for more than a year, his life has improved significantly and now he only wishes to work for the company long-term, because in addition to salary, the Vietnamese company's leaders also support monthly rice and food, provide accommodation for families and care a lot about the workers' lives.
Similar to Mr. Xong Xayavong, Mr. Sai Vanouvong and his wife in Hatxan village, Xaysettha district, previously only knew how to farm, and life was very difficult.
Since working for Khanxay Agricultural Development Company Limited, with a monthly income of over 6 million kip for both husband and wife, his family's life has completely changed.
Mr. Sai confided: “Before, life in the village was just farming, which was very difficult. Working here is very fun and reassuring. The leaders of the Vietnamese company are very good. Our income is much higher than working in the village."
Once a freelance construction worker, here today, gone tomorrow, sometimes with work, sometimes without, Keo Kittixay, Khong district, Champasak province (about 300km from Xaysettha district, Attapeu province) expressed that since working as a banana harvester at Khanxay Agricultural Development Company Limited, he has had a stable job, the company has arranged accommodation for his family, and a stable income of 3.5 million kip - 5 million kip/month. Therefore, he is very happy and wants to stay with the company for a long time.
According to Director Nguyen Chi Thang, the company is currently creating stable jobs for about 900 local workers with an average income of 3-5 million kip.
In addition to policies supporting food, accommodation, and transportation, the company also provides free treatment for cases of illness and work-related accidents.
Mild patients will be treated at Attapeu Hospital, also sponsored by Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group, while severe cases will be transferred to Hoang Anh Gia Lai Hospital in Gia Lai Province. This is also the reason why many local workers want to work long-term with the company.
Speaking to VNA reporters, Mr. Thanousay Bansalth, Deputy Governor of Attapeu province, highly appreciated the effectiveness of Vietnamese investment projects in the province, especially high-tech agricultural projects.
He emphasized that these projects not only help people change their farming habits, make important contributions to creating stable income and jobs for people, but also create many products that meet export standards for the province and Laos.
Commenting on this issue, Lao Minister of Planning and Investment, Mr. Khamjane Vongphosi, said that in recent years, Vietnam has supported Laos in researching and developing agricultural development policies, promoting cooperation and investment in high-tech agriculture to produce clean and sustainable agricultural products to meet domestic and export demand, including the mixed agricultural development project of Hoang Anh Attapeu Company, the cattle raising project in Xiengkhuang province and many other projects, bringing very good results....
The above projects are not only of great economic, social and political significance, but also contribute significantly to the work of hunger eradication and poverty reduction for the Lao ethnic people./.
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