Dong Luong implements economic development solutions

Safe vegetable growing model of Lang Chanh Organic Safe Agriculture Cooperative.

Director of Lang Chanh Organic Safe Agricultural Cooperative Luong Thi Niem said: "Realizing the increasing demand of people for safe food and agricultural products, in 2021 I rented 3 hectares of agricultural land from people in Chieng Khat village (Dong Luong), including building nearly 6,000 square meters of greenhouses, net houses, improving the soil, installing advanced irrigation systems and dividing production zones for each crop to produce safe vegetables according to VietGAP standards".

Realizing that this land is suitable for some varieties of vegetables and fruits, she has advocated growing mustard greens, baby cauliflower, kohlrabi, squash, chili, cucumber, pumpkin... In particular, in production, she says no to chemical fertilizers and pesticides, only using biological products to control pests and insects. Due to the suitability of the soil and climate, and being cared for according to the correct technical process, the vegetables grow well. Vegetables, tubers and fruits are purchased by key enterprises in Hanoi at stable prices. On average, each year the cooperative produces and sells over 30 tons, with an estimated revenue of over 1 billion VND, creating jobs for 10 local workers.

Secretary of the Dong Luong Commune Party Committee Nguyen Viet Thang said: In order to help people have conditions to develop the economy, eliminate hunger and reduce poverty, in recent years the commune has directed people to change the structure of crops and livestock towards commodities, apply science and technology to production, associated with new rural construction. In particular, focusing on reorganizing production, restructuring the seasons, rearranging crops and livestock suitable for each production area and adapting to climate change. In addition to stabilizing 256 hectares of rice, 129 hectares of corn, 25.5 hectares of cassava, 49.5 hectares of sugarcane, 40.4 hectares of vegetables, people in the commune have boldly converted over 12 hectares of ineffective rice and sugarcane land to grow other crops with high income. The commune is gradually planning areas for growing fruit trees and medicinal plants, gradually forming concentrated production areas to become commodities. To increase crop yields, the commune cooperates with the Department of Agriculture and Environment and the District Agricultural Service Center to transfer science and technology in sowing seedlings, planting hybrid rice and corn varieties, and fertilizing with deep pellets to farmers, so crop yields increase.

The commune currently has over 2,252 hectares of forestry land, including 1,305.6 hectares of bamboo, generating an annual income of over 25 billion VND. Taking advantage of the forest canopy, people focus on developing livestock and poultry farming. Currently, the whole commune has 24,389 livestock and poultry. Industrial production, small-scale industry, and construction continue to be maintained and traditional occupations such as unburnt brick production, household wooden furniture, weaving, and stone mining are developed; at the same time, new occupations such as welding, activated carbon production, and export supermarket bag processing are developed...

With the advantage of National Highway 15A running through, the people in the commune have focused on developing services. In the commune, there is 1 garment processing facility, 153 establishments and households doing business in food, groceries, transportation services, agricultural services, creating jobs for hundreds of local workers.

The average income per capita in 2024 of the commune will reach 42.98 million VND/year. With economic development, people will have more conditions to contribute to the construction of new rural areas.

Article and photos: Khanh Linh

Source: https://baothanhhoa.vn/dong-luong-thuc-hien-cac-giai-phap-phat-trien-kinh-te-245372.htm