The story of the pioneering party members who "don't let land rest" in the flood center of Lao Cai

One month after the flash flood, the muddy roads leading to Lang Kim village of the Giay ethnic group (Bat Xat commune, Lao Cai province) have not yet dried completely. But instead of the heavy silence, the entire field along Ngoi San stream is bustling with the sound of revival.

Kim Village farmers urgently restore winter crop production after the flood.

Inspired by soldiers

While many surrounding fields are still covered in mud and sand, the garden of more than 6,000 square meters of the family of Mr. Vui A Lui, Head of the Village Front Committee, is covered in lush green.

"How can we just wait for the government now? After the flood recedes, we will have to fix it ourselves. In about a week, our family will have vegetables to sell again," Mr. Lui asserted.

Head of the Front Committee of Vui A Lui village next to his "no rest" vegetable garden.

For the past 8 years, since leaving the army, Mr. Lui has created a sustainable circular economic model: raising buffalo for compost, growing vegetables, and then using leftover vegetables to feed fish and pigs. He was inspired by his days at Pha Long Border Guard Station.

Mr. Lui recalled: "I saw my uncles and brothers in the unit growing off-season cabbage on arid hilly land. When I returned to my hometown, I told myself I had to try it. Growing clean vegetables, sweet vegetables, and bringing them to the market, people rushed to buy them all."

From his model, the ripple effect was very natural. The villagers learned and followed suit, and in the past few years, no household in Kim Village left their land fallow for the winter crop.

"The boost" from the flood-fighting tractor

Not only hard-working, the party members in Kim Village are also pioneers in applying mechanization. Haunted by the historic flood in 2016, Party Cell Secretary Hu Van Vang realized that human and buffalo power were no longer the answer for the hardened rice fields after the flood.

Secretary Vang's tractor has become the main driving force to help people keep up with the season.

"Without big machines, when the flood swept through, people could only watch the grass grow. Now, just 1-2 of these machines can serve 20-30 hectares normally. I have already handled the hardest part, motivating everyone to get to work right away," Mr. Vang shared.

The agricultural machine invested by Mr. Vang has become a key driving force, helping farmers in the area not to miss the winter crop. The action of the head of the Party cell has created a real "push", motivating the whole community to join in. In the near future, Mr. Vang also plans to invest in a new machine with a larger capacity.

Turn danger into profit

Adaptation - that is the key word for development in Kim Village. At the family of Village Chief Ly A Sin, adaptation is taking on a new form. Tens of thousands of commercial frogs are growing every day in 11 solid cement tanks. This is a bold direction, turning the "water" element from a danger into an economic benefit.

"This type of frog is very valuable. My family is selling it for 80,000 VND/kg, twice as much as tilapia. Things are initially stable. Next year, I plan to expand production to produce more young frogs to supply to households in need," said Mr. Sin.

From being the first person to bring giant freshwater prawns to the village, to now being self-sufficient in frog breeds and planning an on-site supply chain, Village Chief Ly A Sin is showing a methodical economic mindset, always finding new directions for the whole community.

The frog farming model of Village Chief Ly A Sin opens up a sustainable economic direction for the people of Kim Village.

Ms. Ngo Thi Kim Hoa, an officer of the Bat Xat Regional Agricultural Service Center, noted: "Along with Quang Village and Pan Village, this is one of the villages where people are very active in applying new scientific and technological advances. All are aimed at the ultimate goal of increasing income. When people's lives are improved, other criteria will also improve."

Uncle Ho's simple teaching "Party members go first, the village follows" is vividly present in Kim Village. From the vegetable beds "not letting the land rest", the plows that overcome floods, to the pioneer frog ponds, the Giay party members here are proving their core role, the fulcrum for the whole village to rise up together.

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