Utilize native plants and animals
Every morning, before going to the fields, Mr. A Hop (Kram village, Ro Koi commune, Sa Thay district, Kon Tum) takes the opportunity to go to the garden to pick some vegetables to put in the pigsty. Thanks to the help and guidance of the Ro Koi Border Guard Station, A Hop and his wife thought of raising native pigs to improve the family economy.
A Hop (right cover) talks with Border Guard soldiers
In 2012, after completing his military service, A Hop returned to his hometown and got married. According to local custom, he and his wife had to move in with his wife's parents, who had to work hard to repay their parents' kindness before they were allowed to live on their own. Both families were poor, so when they moved out, A Hop and his wife had nothing.
Mr. A Hop received capital support from the Border Guard to buy native pig breeds to develop the economy.
Asking his parents for a piece of land, the couple went to the forest to cut bamboo to build a temporary roof for shelter. Thanks to their diligence and hard work, A Hop and his wife bought a garden of about 1 hectare. However, the land was barren, so they could only grow cassava, which did not bring in much income. Knowing that A Hop and his wife were enthusiastic about business but had no way to develop their livelihood, in 2023, the Ro Koi Border Guard Station suggested and supported his family with a pair of native pigs. "When we received the piglets, my husband and I immediately went to our neighbor's house to buy some boi loi trees to build a temporary pen. Thinking that it would be a waste of time to build a pen, feed them... so we borrowed money from our brothers to buy another sow," A Hop said.
Not only is A Hop’s eldest child, who is in 4th grade, supported by the border guard station with 500,000 VND for food each month, he is also supported by the border guard station with 500,000 VND for food every month. Although the amount is not much, it helps to share some of the burden for the couple.
Thanks to raising pigs, A Tuan's family economy has changed significantly.
The family of Mr. A Tuan (Dak Nong commune, Ngoc Hoi district, Kon Tum) is a typical example of effective economic development from the livelihood model supported by the Border Guard (BĐBP) and the Women's Union. Previously, the couple's life was quite difficult, having to earn a living from meal to meal, their income only relying on a few acres of land growing cassava. In 2019, Mr. A Tuan and his wife received 6 million VND from the Duc Nong Border Guard Station and the Women's Union of Dak Nong commune to develop their livelihood. With the guidance of the Border Guard Station, Mr. A Tuan and his wife bought a pair of local pigs to raise. This is a native breed of pig, so it is very easy to raise, has few diseases, and the food source is taken advantage of agricultural products available in the home garden.
Two years later, seeing the effectiveness, A Tuan and his wife bought two more sows to increase the herd. From the initial number of pigs, each year his family has more than 30 pigs for meat. Thanks to that, the family's economy is better than before and he and his wife have built a spacious and comfortable house. "Thanks to the support of the border guard station and local authorities, my family learned about this black pig farming model. The meat of this type of pig is similar to wild boar, it is both crispy and fragrant, so it is very popular. During the last Tet holiday, my family did not have enough pigs to sell," A Tuan happily said.
From the black pig farming model of A Tuan and his wife, up to now, many households in the village and commune have come to learn from their experiences and buy breeds to raise, such as: Y Hong household in Dak Ba village or Krong Gioi household in Cha Nhay village...
Meanwhile, Dak Nhoong Border Guard Station (Dak Nhoong Commune, Dak Glei District, Kon Tum) supports people in developing the economy from indigenous medicinal plants. Because Dak Nhoong border commune is located in a protected forest area, it is favorable for growing Ngoc Linh ginseng and lingzhi mushrooms, bringing high economic value.
Together build strong border
In recent times, the Kon Tum Provincial Border Guard Command has directed border posts located in 13 border communes to work with local authorities to implement many programs, models, and tasks to help people develop socio-economy and reduce poverty, such as: models of raising native cows and pigs to help the poor, growing ginseng, two-crop rice, and growing coffee associated with the movements "The whole country joins hands for the poor, leaving no one behind", "The whole people unite to build new rural areas and civilized urban areas"...
Border guards propagate and mobilize people to change their thinking and way of doing things.
Kon Tum Provincial Border Guard builds hundreds of houses for disadvantaged people in border areas
From 2019 to present, officers and soldiers of Kon Tum Provincial Border Guard have supported more than 12,300 working days to help people in production; coordinated the construction and repair of nearly 140 km of village roads; repaired more than 61 km of irrigation canals; helped people care for and harvest 108 hectares of crops. On the occasion of the annual National Border Guard Day, Kon Tum Provincial Border Guard always organizes many practical and specific activities towards people in the border areas such as: helping nearly 3,500 working days, awarding 15 livelihood models, giving scholarships to poor students who overcome difficulties, giving gifts to disadvantaged households, providing free medical examination and treatment, and medicine to more than 3,500 people... with a total value of over 3.5 billion VND.
In addition, Kon Tum Provincial Border Guard also coordinated with the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, the Ministry of National Defense, and the Ministry of Public Security to implement a program to support the construction and repair of over 450 houses for poor households in border areas. Kon Tum Provincial Border Guard directly mobilized support to build 146 houses with a total value of 8.2 billion VND; 13 domestic water works with a total value of over 2.6 billion VND. Over the past 5 years, Kon Tum Provincial Border Guard also coordinated with the Kon Tum Provincial Women's Union and Women's Unions at all levels to implement the program "Accompanying women in the border areas", thereby supporting the construction of warm houses, low-cost toilets, providing livelihood models, giving gifts to women's union members, poor students... with a total value of over 5 billion VND.
With practical activities, Kon Tum Provincial Border Guard has "3 together, 4 close" with people in the border areas in socio-economic development, improving material and spiritual life; at the same time, contributing significantly to building 7/13 border communes to meet new rural standards.
According to Colonel Le Minh Chinh, Political Commissar of the Kon Tum Provincial Border Guard Command, the livelihood models for families in difficult circumstances demonstrate the concern of all levels and sectors for people in border areas. "Through this model, all levels and sectors have helped people have new thinking to develop the economy and escape poverty. All households supported with this livelihood model have used the capital very well and effectively, contributing to hunger eradication and poverty reduction," said Colonel Chinh. (to be continued)
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/bien-cuong-huu-nghi-tao-sinh-ke-giup-dan-185240526191643057.htm
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