Localities located at the foot of Hong Linh mountain in Loc Ha district (Ha Tinh) have focused on promoting the advantages of the semi-mountainous area to develop the economy.
Tan Loc people focus on developing large livestock farming.
Tan Thanh village (Tan Loc commune) is a semi-mountainous area and the residents here have known how to take advantage of it to develop the economy. In the condition of little rice land, people have promoted livestock farming associated with planting raw material forests. The planted forests and large herds of cattle have helped Tan Thanh village eliminate hunger, reduce poverty sustainably, and change the rural picture in all aspects.
Mr. Nguyen Doan Chau - Head of Tan Thanh village said: "In addition to the forest for paper production (average 3-5ha/household), the number of buffaloes and cows in our village is always the highest in the commune. Out of 145 households/more than 600 people in the village, about 135 households raise buffaloes and cows, some families raise up to 12 cows. Raising cattle has helped many households have a good income, improving their lives with a profit of about 500 - 600 thousand VND/cow/month".
Mr. Nguyen Van Suu's large-scale pig farm meeting VietGAP standards in Tan Thanh village (Tan Loc commune).
Similar to Tan Thanh village, people in the mountainous areas of Loc Ha have taken advantage of the potential and advantages of large land and fertile soil to develop livestock farming. Currently, in the hilly area, there are 6 concentrated livestock farms, 18 farms raising cows with a scale of 10 - 30 heads, 12 farms raising pigs with a scale of less than 50 heads and about 10,000 households raising livestock on a household scale (6,643 households raising buffaloes and cows, 772 households raising pigs, the rest raising poultry).
Localities along the foothills also have livestock herds accounting for about 2/3 of the total herd of the district (the whole district currently has 10,250 buffaloes and cows, nearly 10,000 pigs, 289,000 poultry), the hybridization rate of cattle herds reaches 70% (the whole district is about 60%)...
The semi-mountainous area in Loc Ha is the strip of land located at the foot of Hong Linh mountain, mainly in the communes of Hong Loc, Tan Loc, Thinh Loc, Binh An and a small part of the area of 4 other communes and towns. In addition to developing livestock, in recent years, the communes in the semi-mountainous area have converted some of the hilly land area of low-economic efficiency forest land to fruit tree cultivation.
Many semi-mountainous areas in Loc Ha have focused on developing fruit trees.
Up to now, there have been about 170 hectares of fruit trees planted in the semi-mountainous area, accounting for 2/3 of the total fruit tree area of the district and striving to have an additional 70 - 80 hectares by 2025 (the whole district strives to have an additional 100 hectares). The fruit trees selected for planting are grapefruit, orange, lemon, guava, jackfruit, sapodilla, dragon fruit...
According to estimates of hill gardeners in Loc Ha, each hectare of fruit trees currently generates an average income of about 150 - 180 million VND/year.
Nguyen Dinh Thanh, Deputy Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Loc Ha district, said: “In order to develop fruit trees in the semi-mountainous area quickly, sustainably and effectively, Loc Ha district has issued a policy to support the planting of new fruit trees in these areas. Accordingly, households planting at least 1 hectare will be supported with 50% of the cost of buying seeds (maximum 15 million VND/ha) and 50% of the cost of investing in land improvement and building irrigation systems (maximum 10 million VND/ha), as well as being facilitated in terms of land fund, access to science and technology, and support for other issues in production.”
The collective brand "Hong Loc Tea" is spreading more and more.
Besides growing fruit trees, Loc Ha people have also focused on growing raw material forests to increase income and diversify livelihoods.
The Head of the Loc Ha District Forest Protection Department informed: “Currently, there are 612 hectares of forestry land allocated to families and communities for production (accounting for more than 29% of the total forest land and forestry land area). In recent years, thanks to good management, protection and fire prevention, the area of planted forests has increased rapidly, yielding about 12 m3 /ha/year, with an average income of 12 million/year (60 million VND/5-year cycle), and the output of exploited wood reaching 1,500 m3 /year”.
Hong Loc people exploit planted forests.
To promote the advantages of hilly areas, in the Project on restructuring the agricultural sector associated with building new rural areas in the period of 2022 - 2025, Loc Ha district determined: focusing on reviewing land funds to prioritize production organization towards developing combined agricultural and forestry farms and planting high-value forestry trees, piloting the planting of medicinal plants and fruit trees suitable for livestock farming (focusing on raising buffaloes, cows, pigs) in the direction of biomechanics and circulation.
In addition, the district will also attract and encourage the development of large-scale farms and ranches in planned areas, focusing on closely monitoring environmental protection, disease prevention, strengthening linkages, and improving product quality.
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