In a place of Quang Tri, people grow an xoa trees on the hills, and when they cut them, they sell them at a good price, making the whole village happy.

With a good harvest and local medicinal herb processing facilities coming to buy right from the fields at high prices, farmers are very excited.

These days, many households growing an xoa trees in Cam Lo district are focusing on human resources and means to harvest the first an xoa tree area.

Everyone was very happy because wherever the an xoa trees were harvested, there were trucks from processing facilities coming to buy them. In particular, the money was also paid right at the field at the price of 12,000 VND/kg.

Mr. Nguyen Van Tiet's family, in Quat Xa village, Cam Thanh commune, planted 3 sao of an xoa trees. After nearly 1 year, they harvested more than 3 tons of fresh an xoa, earning more than 36 million VND.

Mr. Tiết shared that compared to growing peanuts and cassava, the income from An xoa trees is much higher. “At first, we had no experience so the planting distance was sparse, which led to a lot of work in weeding and care. But another advantage is that the output is stable, and we are purchased right after harvest in the field, so we save on transportation and costs,” Mr. Tiết added.

Mr. Do Anh Khanh's family in Minh Chinh village, Cam Chinh commune (Cam Lo district, Quang Tri province) in May 2021 converted 0.6 hectares of cassava land to grow an xoa trees.

Mr. Khanh said that each an xoa tree is planted 1.7 m apart and is harvested every 6 months by cutting all branches and leaves 15 - 20 cm from the base.

According to Mr. Khanh, an xoa is a medicinal plant that is quite easy to grow, has few pests and diseases, has high productivity and income many times higher than other crops. On his an xoa growing area, Mr. Khanh's family invested in a drip irrigation system, did not use pesticides, only added manure and treated the soil with biological products.

“In the coming time, my family will continue to expand the area of ​​​​an xoa trees to more than 1 hectare according to the district's direction to increase income and create a stable source of raw materials for the locality,” Mr. Khanh added.

Farmers growing an xoa trees - a good medicinal plant in Cam Chinh commune, Cam Lo district (Quang Tri province) are harvesting an xoa trees - Photo: LT

Currently, the first harvest of An Xoa trees is concentrated in Cam Hieu, Cam Thanh and Cam Chinh communes with an area of ​​3.5 hectares. After nearly 1 year of planting, this medicinal plant has shown to adapt and grow well on all 3 land areas, including red Ba Dan soil, alluvial soil along the river and hilly land.

According to local people, the an xoa tree is of natural origin and grows quite a lot in the mountainous areas of Cam Lo district. Previously, people went into the forest to cut an xoa trees and sell them to medicinal processing facilities for 3,000 VND/kg fresh.

Many people use the leaves of this plant to boil water to drink every day to treat liver-related diseases. The an xoa plant is very easy to grow and care for, the time from planting to harvesting is less than 12 months, each year it is harvested twice.

On average, each hectare yields about 40 tons of fresh fruit per year. With the current purchase price of 12,000 VND/kg, after deducting expenses, farmers earn about 300 million VND/ha.

In Cam Lo district, there are currently 2 facilities specializing in processing medicinal herbs from the an xoa tree for export. In the coming time, the district plans to expand the area of ​​an xoa trees in the whole district to about 15 hectares.

According to Vice Chairman of Cam Lo District People's Committee Tran Hoai Linh, during the experimental planting of an xoa trees, monitoring showed that an xoa trees in the area achieved productivity beyond theory.

The investment cost for planting one hectare of an xoa tree is about 300 million VND, but the harvest time lasts from 7 to 10 years. After harvesting, the an xoa tree will regenerate and after 6 months of care, the tree will be ready for exploitation again.

Regarding product output, Mr. Linh said that recently, Cam Lo district has actively sought markets and has exported 2 batches of finished An Xoa medicinal herbs to the US market.

Currently, the partner has advanced funds for purchasing raw materials and the district is preparing to sign the next export shipments to the US market.

“In the coming time, we will continue to invite experts to support Cam Lo in expanding the area of ​​​​an xoa trees according to the technical process in the organic direction, ensuring the strict requirements of partners to continue exporting,” Mr. Tran Hoai Linh added.

In the socio-economic development strategy of Cam Lo district (Quang Tri province), the development of medicinal plants is identified as a key direction and will build Cam Lo into a concentrated raw material area. In particular, the plan to 2025, along with other medicinal plants, Cam Lo district will plan an xoa specialized growing area of ​​about 200 hectares. In parallel, Cam Lo is cooperating with AGRIDYNAMICS Vietnam Joint Stock Company, an enterprise that has cooperated with the district to export an xoa extract products to the US market, to build a medicinal plant processing factory.

This is an opportunity to open up many advantages for purchasing and consuming An Xoa products of local people. At the same time, it creates momentum for Cam Lo medicinal products in general and An Xoa in particular to continue exporting to the world market in larger quantities.

Source: https://danviet.vn/o-mot-noi-cua-quang-tri-dan-trong-cay-an-xoa-tot-um-tren-doi-he-cat-la-ban-gia-hoi-ca-lang-vui-20240915195121104.htm