Hua Nhan escapes from difficulties

People of Trong De village, Hua Nhan commune, Bac Yen district support building houses for poor households.

Hua Nhan is located at the top of Chen Pass, where National Highway 37 runs through. At the top of Chen Pass - the intersection of the three districts of Bac Yen - Mai Son - Yen Chau, turn into the center of Hua Nhan commune for about 15 km. Welcoming us, Deputy Secretary of the Commune Party Committee Giang A Pao said: Hua Nhan is still a poor commune with a poverty rate of over 45%. Currently, the biggest difficulty of the commune is traffic. In addition to the road connecting National Highway 37 to the commune center that has been paved, most of the roads to 9 villages and 17 areas are still dirt roads. In addition, due to the wide area with many hilly and mountainous areas, the shortage of domestic water occurs from December of the previous year to April of the following year.

Improving people's living standards is always a concern of the commune leaders. In the past time, the commune has organized for a number of households to visit effective economic models in the district; effectively used State support resources to invest in people's economic development. Invited technical staff of the district to guide people in a "hands-on" manner. Reviewed and built a horse breeding model with 69 households in Suoi Thon, Deo Chen, Ho Sen, Khum Khia, Hua Noong, Suoi Sat and Cay Khe villages; a model of breeding cows in Pa Khom and Hua Noong villages with 37 households. From 2021, the commune has coordinated with Son La Sugarcane Joint Stock Company to propagate and mobilize farmers in the villages to register to grow sugarcane. Up to now, the whole commune has over 170 hectares of sugarcane, with an average yield of 60-70 tons/ha.

Hua Nhan commune center, Bac Yen district.

Hua Nhan currently has over 1,554 hectares of cultivated land, of which over 820 hectares are corn; nearly 70 hectares of rice and some other plants such as longan, mango, vegetables and beans of all kinds. Livestock is considered a strength, the commune has over 3,500 cattle and over 8,000 poultry. Forest protection and development work is well maintained, the commune mobilizes people to protect nearly 2,200 hectares of forest. In 2024, the commune's poverty rate will decrease by 6% compared to 2023.

Arriving at the Trong De village cultural house, the village party committee was holding a meeting to prepare the content for the party cell meeting. Mr. Mua A Lu, Party cell secretary and village head, informed: The village has 143 households, 736 people cultivating 42 hectares of sugarcane, 40 hectares of cassava and 140 hectares of corn. In recent years, sugarcane growers have been instructed by the Company's staff on techniques for care, fertilization, investment in planting seeds and supported with money for land preparation with excavators. Sugarcane growers have all signed contracts with the Company to purchase sugarcane. At this time, people are focusing on harvesting sugarcane and selling it to the Company at a price of 1,030 VND/kg. Thanks to the change in crop structure, people's lives have gradually improved.

Farmers in Hua Nhan commune harvest sugarcane.

With the support of the Party Committee and the government, Mr. Vang A Day, Pa Khom village has found a way to develop the economy to rise up. Mr. Day said: I borrowed 30 million VND from the Transaction Office of the Social Policy Bank of Bac Yen district to buy seeds to plant 2 hectares of banana trees. Thanks to the technical guidance on proper care, the banana trees have grown well. Each year, the banana garden yields over 20 tons of fruit, sold at 5,000 VND/kg, earning 100 million VND. I have shared my experience and instructed the techniques of separating young seedlings for people in the village to plant together to expand the area, without having to spend money on buying seedlings. In addition to growing bananas, my family also uses banana trees to raise 12 cows, earning more than 50 million VND each year.

In an effort to overcome difficulties, the Party Committee, government and people of Hua Nhan commune are determined to reduce the number of poor households by 4% per year. In addition to promoting internal resources, the commune has recommended that all levels and sectors pay attention to investing in building infrastructure, creating conditions for the development of trade and goods. Strengthen support for poor households to borrow preferential capital sources to develop production; organize training courses on science and technology, develop production; open short-term vocational training courses associated with building economic models, helping people change their thinking and working methods, develop production, and sustainably reduce poverty...

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