Developing household garden economy from native plants in Nghe An
Việt Nam•07/11/2023
Mr. Nguyen Trong Dung's family is one of the typical examples of household garden economy in Thanh Chuong district. The main source of income is commercial areca trees. Currently, in his garden, he still keeps the old areca trees, replants and expands hundreds of other areca trees. Under the areca trees, he intercrops white pepper, tea... Photo: Thanh Phuc With the advantage of a large hill garden, Mr. Nguyen Trong Son's family in Yen Hoa hamlet, Thanh Hoa commune (Thanh Chuong) has renovated the mixed garden, planning it into plots and plots with different subdivisions. The outer ring, on the sloping hill, grows acacia and cassava; in the middle, they grow specialty trees: black star apple, crispy persimmon, dragon fruit, papaya; and along the pond bank, fence, and close to the gate, they grow 300 areca trees. Photo: Thanh Phuc While many people compete to grow pomelos, Dien pomelos, and green-skin pomelos, many households in Thanh Chuong district still maintain the local pomelo variety - Thanh My pomelo. With round fruit and yellow-green skin, Thanh My pomelos are sweet, fragrant, and have a dry, clean appearance and are very popular in the market. Photo: Thanh Phuc Black star fruit is a specialty of Thanh Chuong district. In recent years, the price of star fruit has increased, ranging from 80,000-140,000 VND/kg, with some star fruit trees generating tens of millions of VND/year. Therefore, in the development of hill garden economy in Thanh Chuong district, black star fruit trees are maintained and expanded. There are households growing thousands of star fruit trees, generating an annual income of 300-400 million VND. Photo: Thanh Phuc Households in Nam Anh, Nam Xuan, and Nam Thanh communes (Nam Dan) have chosen the rose variety - a perennial plant - to develop their garden economy. Currently, the whole district has about 400 hectares of rose and egg rose, with some rose gardens being hundreds of years old. Photo: Thanh Phuc The family of Mrs. Truong Thi Dung in Tram village, Quynh Thach commune (Quynh Luu) grows the local guava variety. Although the guava is not as big as other places, it is dense, sweet and fragrant. Mrs. Truong Thi Dung said: “The people of Tram village can tell by looking at the guava whether it is grown in their village or brought from another place. The skin of Tram village guava is not lush green but is usually yellow, with many freckles; the flesh is not pure white but slightly yellow, when cut open it is fragrant, and has a sweet and fragrant taste, not bland, nor too sweet. Anyone who has eaten guava grown in Tram village will be impressed immediately”. Photo: Thanh Phuc Native fruit trees such as jackfruit, honey jackfruit, peach guava, etc. are also chosen by many households, both promoting valuable genes and having high economic efficiency when favored by the market. Photo: Thanh Phuc When the gai cake making industry in Dong Son (Do Luong) developed strongly, many households converted their gardens to grow ramie leaves as raw materials. The leaves were harvested, dried, and ground into powder to sell to households in and outside the district. Photo: Thanh Phuc In addition, to grasp the market demand when large livestock farms need green food, many households in Quynh Vinh commune (Quynh Luu) choose to grow biomass corn for sale. Photo: Thanh Phuc Many types of organically grown vegetables, tubers, and fruits providing clean food for people are also promoted by many households. Photo: Thanh Phuc
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