Conquering Tram Tieu hill area

QTO - With a passion for farming, raising livestock and determination to start a business in his homeland, after completing 4 years of working abroad in Malaysia, Mr. Le Van Trung (46 years old), in Thuong Phuoc village, Trieu Phong commune, returned to his hometown and boldly invested in planting forests, raising cows, releasing fish, and planting fruit trees in the Tram Tieu hill area, bringing high efficiency. Not only did he successfully conquer and turn the Tram Tieu hill area, which was full of weeds and reeds, into a key economic model of the commune, Mr. Trung is also a person who regularly encourages and helps many local people start a business.

Báo Quảng Trị•01/12/2025

Born and raised in the hilly area of Thuong Phuoc village, Trieu Phong commune (formerly Trieu Thuong commune, Trieu Phong district), Mr. Le Van Trung understands very well the climate, soil conditions, and economic development potential here.

Mr. Trung always cherished the idea of starting a business in the hilly area of his hometown, but unfortunately, his economy was too tight. In early 2006, he decided to go to Malaysia to work as an export laborer with the hope of saving up money to return home to rent land for farming and raising livestock.

"That year, I was 27 years old, had just gotten married and fortunately my wife and family supported my idea of going abroad to work. Through that, although the work was hard, the income was high and every time I was tired, I thought of the prospect of the vast cajuput forest, the orange garden full of fruit, the herd of cows frolicking on the hillside that I owned and I was full of energy to work. Just like that, I always encouraged myself with the goals I had set for the future, so the 4 years of working abroad passed quite quickly and smoothly," Mr. Trung recalled.

The organic V2 orange and Xa Doai orange growing model has brought high income to the family of Mr. Le Van Trung, in Thuong Phuoc village, Trieu Phong commune - Photo: NB

At the end of 2010, Mr. Trung returned to his hometown and boldly rented 7 hectares of land in the Tram Tieu hill area, in Thuong Phuoc village, to develop a comprehensive farm economy combined with afforestation. After renting the land, in early 2011, he made a land use plan, divided the area to plant Melaleuca, renovated fish ponds, and built barns to raise Sind crossbred cattle. In the early days of renovating the Tram Tieu hill area to do business, Mr. Trung encountered many advantages because the terrain here was too familiar and, moreover, he had made careful calculations many years ago.

"I chose Tram Tieu hill area because it is only about 5km from home, moreover, the terrain, soil and climate here are very suitable for the economic activity that I have cherished for a long time. After weeding and improving the land, I arranged 1.5 hectares to make a pond to raise freshwater fish such as sesame, grass carp, and crucian carp; built barns and a Sind crossbred cattle breeding area of about 0.5 hectares, enough to raise 20 breeding cows and 20-30 commercial beef cattle and reserved nearly 5 hectares to plant large timber forests, mainly hybrid acacia," Mr. Trung shared.

In 2015, the economic model of planting large timber forests developed favorably and the income from the herd of Sind crossbred cattle and raising freshwater fish was quite high, so Mr. Trung was more confident in expanding the economic model. He continued to rent 10 hectares of land in the Tram Tieu hill area to plant large timber acacia forests combined with planting 450 V2 orange trees, Xa Doai orange trees, 150 green-skinned grapefruit trees, and nearly 300 pear guava trees in an organic direction. "I took advantage of cow dung to fertilize fruit trees, so the trees grew very quickly. After 8 months of planting, the guava trees began to give a steady income. For orange and grapefruit trees, it takes about 2-3 years to harvest the first crop. Currently, fruit trees have given high and stable income," said Mr. Trung.

Realizing that fish ponds have advantages for raising ducks, Mr. Trung has released hundreds of ducks each year and raised them naturally, taking advantage of fish, small shrimp, snails in the pond, combined with bananas, rice, and rice bran. In addition, he also raises commercial chickens in the garden, using organic food sources, so it is highly appreciated by the market. For many years, the comprehensive economic model has brought Mr. Trung's family a profit of 300-400 million VND/year.

Sharing about his economic plans in the near future, Mr. Le Van Trung said: "I plan to expand the area of wood forests, multiply the herd of Sind crossbred cattle and plant more V2 oranges and Xa Doai oranges in an organic direction. Large timber forests and Sind crossbred cattle have stable output but the market for organic oranges is somewhat erratic. If I am linked to consume the products, I will be more bold in expanding the area of orange trees to take advantage of fertilizer from the herd of cattle, soil, climate, and water resources in the Tram Tieu hill area".

Vice Chairman of Trieu Phong Commune People's Committee Le Xuan Luong said: "The economic model of Mr. Le Van Trung is one of the typical agroforestry models of Trieu Phong Commune. Through the annual reality, it shows that the model brings high economic efficiency, contributing to encouraging the spirit of production and business for many people in the area.

In the coming time, the People's Committee of Trieu Phong commune will continue to connect with relevant agencies and units inside and outside the province to promote the transfer of plants, breeds, science and technology on organic production and farming, creating clean products with clear and transparent origins. At the same time, strengthen the construction of chains linking the consumption of organic agricultural products to help people feel secure in production."

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