15 years of rubber plantation in the border area of Cambodia has been a journey full of hardships and difficulties. From the initial pioneering steps, now vast green rubber forests have sprouted one after another, writing a song imbued with love for the land and people.
Staff and workers of Dong Nai - Kratie Rubber Joint Stock Company at the project farm headquarters in O'Kreang commune, Sambo district, Kratie province
Do not back down in the face of difficulties
Mr. Le Van Lam, General Director of Dong Nai - Kratie Rubber Joint Stock Company, said that on January 29, 2008, VRG's Board of Directors approved the capital contribution plan to establish Dong Nai - Kratie Rubber Joint Stock Company. After that, the company was granted a certificate of establishment by the Ministry of Commerce of the Kingdom of Cambodia. In implementing that policy, the company is responsible for planting, caring for, exploiting, processing and consuming natural rubber latex in the Kingdom of Cambodia.
The rubber plantation project of Dong Nai - Kratie Rubber Joint Stock Company is located in O'Kreang and Roluos Meanchey communes, Sambo district, Kratie province, bordering Binh Phuoc province. From Hoa Lu border gate, it takes about 200 km by road to reach the "capital" of about 5,000 hectares of rubber in harvest season, which VRG member units invested in 15 years ago.
The pioneer force of Dong Nai - Kratie Rubber Joint Stock Company in reclaiming new land in O'Kreang and Roluos Meanchey is 15 officers and employees from the parent company - Dong Nai Rubber Corporation (DNRC, under VRG) who were mobilized to act as the core to undertake the task.
At that time, all living conditions were extremely difficult, most of the cadres did not know the Khmer language, the accommodation facilities were very poor, many people had to stay and work in temporary camps built from forest trees, the red dirt road to the project was severely damaged in many sections, making travel extremely difficult, especially during the rainy season. Communication was unstable; machinery for land reclamation and planting was lacking and when damaged, it took many days to fix, causing many difficulties for land reclamation and land preparation. Not discouraged by these difficulties and hardships, the leading cadres gradually set about shaping the area of the orchard over the years.
In 2008, Dong Nai - Kratie Rubber Joint Stock Company planted more than 71 hectares and with the experience gained, in 2009, it planted more than 1,021 hectares; in 2010, more than 2,035 hectares; in 2011, more than 2,652 hectares; in 2012, more than 590 hectares. In 5 years (2008 - 2012), the company completed the reclamation work and planted more than 6,371 hectares; on average, more than 1,274 hectares were planted each year.
During the growing period, the garden encountered many difficulties such as hot and dry weather, soil, soil (sand and gravel) and especially in the project, the garden was sunburned on a large area of over 1,441 hectares, of which: in 2012 it was over 78 hectares, in 2013 it was over 151 hectares and in 2016 it was over 1,211 hectares. The sunburn caused the area of the rubber garden to shrink to about 5,000 hectares.
Mr. Le Van Lam, General Director of Dong Nai - Kratie Rubber Joint Stock Company, inspects the rubber garden during the latex harvesting period.
Pioneering responsibility
"The biggest thing that remains after a 15-year journey full of challenges is that here, from a remote, sparsely populated area, with many difficulties in life and difficult transportation, but with the enthusiasm of Vietnamese staff and workers and the hard-working spirit of Cambodian workers; along with the close guidance of VRG and the enthusiastic support of the local government of the neighboring country, the company has completed the new planting plan, shaping the well-developed garden. Starting from 2016 - 2022, the company has gradually put the entire garden area into rubber latex exploitation", Mr. Le Van Lam shared.
During the process of developing and constructing a basic construction garden, Dong Nai - Kratie Rubber Joint Stock Company was awarded the emulation flag and many certificates of merit by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the State Capital Management Committee at Enterprises, and VRG. After 15 years of construction and development, from a wild land with a sparse population, the company has now formed about 5,000 hectares of green rubber, with an average productivity of 1.7 tons of latex/ha/year (in 2021, the latex output reached more than 7,000 tons, with a revenue of more than 274 billion VND; in 2022, more than 8,100 tons, with a revenue of more than 275 billion VND). The rolling mill, farm headquarters, and workers' housing areas were built in combination with a convenient transportation system, with full electricity, telephone, and internet. Mr. Le Van Lam shared: "The company's current status is the result of a difficult period in which everyone worked together and worked hard to build it."
In the land of pagodas - Cambodia, Dong Nai - Kratie Rubber Joint Stock Company has actively responded to local social and charitable activities, organized visits and gifts for disadvantaged workers' families, organized visits to workers and communities on holidays and traditions of the Khmer people. At the same time, fulfilled the obligation to pay the budget in full to the host country.
In addition, Dong Nai - Kratie Rubber Joint Stock Company also contributes to local charity funds, the Red Cross Society in Cambodia; contributes to the construction of welfare works, and the construction of pagodas to serve the local community where the company is located. Thereby, it has created a closer relationship between the company and its workers and people, further strengthening the solidarity between Vietnam and Cambodia. (continued)
CONTRIBUTE TO ENHANCING FRIENDSHIP
After 94 years of continuous construction and development, the rubber area managed by VRG has reached nearly 402,650 hectares (domestic more than 288,101 hectares; in Cambodia about 90,000 hectares and in Laos about 27,000 hectares).
There is a common point in the country and neighboring countries Cambodia and Laos, rubber trees mainly grow in border areas, remote places, where economic and social conditions are still difficult. Land reclamation and rubber tree development is a task that always faces many challenges and hardships.
It is a matter of pride that the rubber industry in every period has pioneers, continuing the industry's tradition of contributing to greening the border areas and maintaining border security...
In Cambodia alone, VRG currently has 16 member companies (total registered investment capital of nearly 1.8 billion USD) investing across 7 provinces (Kampong Thom, Kratie, Rattanakiri, Odor Meanchey, Preah Vihea, Siem Reap and Mondolkiri): Chu Se - Kampong Thom Rubber JSC, Ba Ria - Kampong Thom Rubber JSC, Tan Bien - Kampong Thom Rubber JSC, Phuoc Hoa - Kampong Thom Rubber JSC, Chu Pah - Kampong Thom Rubber JSC, Mekong LLC, Tay Ninh - Siem Reap Rubber JSC, Hoang Anh Mang Yang K Rubber JSC, Chu Prong - Stung Treng Rubber JSC, Krong Buk - Rattanakiri Rubber JSC, Mang Yang - Rattanakiri Rubber JSC, Dau Tieng Kratie Rubber JSC, Dau Tieng Cambodia Rubber JSC, Dong Nai - Kratie Rubber JSC, Dong Phu - Kratie Rubber JSC and VKETI Company Limited.
Mr. Yim Chhayly, Deputy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, Chairman of the Council for the Restoration and Development of Agriculture and Rural Development of Cambodia, highly appreciated the contributions of VRG in the socio-economic development of Cambodia. Up to now, rubber trees are a vivid evidence, contributing to the friendship, sustainable development cooperation, and mutual benefit between Vietnam and Cambodia.
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